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Senior Voice of Hernando County • OCTOBER 2020 • 5
Preparing Your DONNA Accolades poured in from

friends and former colleagues.
Lawn for Winter continued from page 4 “Donna was fearless and
with Jim and Shelby, she is

By Dr. William Lester, January 1 to March 31. This survived and mourned by hilarious, took no nonsense,
and had a big heart,” said
her sons Gregg Morgan and
UF/IFAS Extension black-out period should not Darren Morgan, grandchildren Nancy Crotti, who worked
Hernando County, and be a problem because, as we Ellie, Eliana, Raelyn, Avonea, with Donna at the Delaware

Lilly Browning, Florida- mentioned, your lawn will not Isaac, Elijah, Christopher, State News.
need to be fertilized during
Friendly Landscaping that time of year. Michael, Hannah, Emma, Monica Rhor, Senior Writer
Program Coordinator, Thomas and Samantha, for the Houston Chronicle

Hernando County Winters can be a dry time who range in age from six who also worked with Donna
Utilities Department of year in Central Florida. to 31. She had five great- at the Delaware State News,
Regardless of how much grandchildren. said, “She was so special, so
Your Central Florida rain we receive naturally, After Donna’s death, Shelby full of spirit.”
lawn requires a different you should not irrigate your purchased a cassette player
maintenance program in the lawn more than once a week, online so that she could Perhaps the best tribute
fall and winter months than it and only then if it is needed. listen again to those tapes her to Donna came from Phil
does in the summer. During Additional water will not mother sent to family during Willon, senior political writer
the summer months, the lawn make a dormant lawn grow Shelby’s childhood. for the Los Angeles Times,
is growing and actively taking faster or look greener. You who worked with Donna
up fertilizer and water. But all lawn is responding to shorter “I can hear her voice talking at the Tampa Tribune. He
our warm season grass species daylight hours and will slow about things we were doing summed up the news of her

go into a semi- dormancy, its growth tremendously. and my grandparents’ passing with just one word:
where growth slows, the When your lawn begins to responses,” she said. “DAMN!”
demand for nutrients drops, grow slower, it doesn’t need
and even most of the roots are to be mowed as often. When
shed. With a little knowledge you do need to mow again, HELP WANTED
you can work to keep your be sure to cut at the highest
lawn as healthy as possible recommended height for your Telephone Advertising Sales
through your winter mowing, grass type. Do not scalp the Representative Senior Voice Newspapers
irrigating, and fertilizing lawn, as this makes it less Work 10 – 12 hours per week from home.

practices. able to recover from freeze Right now, businesses are in dire need of
damage. Cutting your lawn
Central Florida lawns of all too short is one of the fastest getting the word out to the public that they are
types should not be fertilized ways to kill a lawn. open for business after being on shutdown.
after late September. Before
that time, a fertilizer low in Don’t be lured by national The Senior Voice can give these businesses
nitrogen should be used. Turf advertisements on the exactly what they need. Our advertising rates
fertilizers high in potassium television or radio. Florida are very affordable for even the smallest of
(the third number on the has a unique climate and businesses.
label) can help to impart what works in northern states We need you to call these businesses to let

some stress tolerance to cold may not work here. As cute
or freezing temperatures and and catchy as some of those them know that we can help them get customers
may enhance spring green- advertisements may be, they back in their doors.
up. Do not fertilize your lawn are selling their product to Must be good at sales over the phone.
to try to green it up after a a wide audience and their
freeze. Wait for the natural results may far short of our This is a great way to earn extra money working
cycle of events to occur in specific needs. For example, from home.
the springtime. Fertilizing any “weed and feed” product please email us and tell us a little about your
after a freeze will do more is not recommended by the sales experience. Email to..., seniorvoice99@
harm to your lawn. Also, the University of Florida. In gmail.com.
Hernando County Fertilizer Florida, weed control and

Ordinance bans homeowner fertilizing are two different No phone calls please.
fertilizing of lawns from Continued on page 8