LAWN AND TURFGRASS

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  1. 1. CONSISTS OF GRASS AND GRASS ROOTS IN A THIN LAYER OF SOIL THAT IS REMOVAL FROM THE AREA IN STRIPS
  2. 2. PLANTING OF INDIVIDUAL PLANTS, RUNNERS, CUTTINGS, OR STOLONS AT CERTAIN SPACED INTERVALS
  3. 5. MACHINE USED FOR SOIL AERATION
  4. 7. EXAMPLE 2,4-D
  5. 9. SHREDDED STOLONS ARE SPREAD OVER THE AREA WITH MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
  6. 12. IT IS IMPORTANT FERTILIZER IS APPLIED _____ AND IN TWO DIRECTIONS
  7. 14. THATCH REDUCES SOIL _____, THEREFOR DAMAGING ROOTS AND PROVIDES A BREEDING PLACE FOR INSECTS AND DISEASES
  8. 16. EQUALS ABOUT HALF GALLON OF WATER ON EACH SQUARE FOOT OF LAWN
  9. 17. HELPS HOLD MOISTURE AND PREVENT THE SEED FROM WASHING AWAY
  10. 18. ENSURES A BALANCE BETWEEN AIR AND WATER IN THE SOIL
  11. 19. SOD IS ROLLED TO PREVENT
  12. 21. MATERIAL IN THE PACKAGE THAT WILL NOT GROW BUT DOES ADD WEIGHT TO THE PACKAGE
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  1. 1. PLANTING OF STRIPS OF SOD END TO END IN ROWS THAT ARE 1 FOOT APART
  2. 3. SLOPE FOR THE LAWN AFTER THE TOPSOIL IS SPREAD SHOULD NOT EXCEED ____ PERCENT
  3. 4. HIGH AMOUNT OF THIS NUTRIENT IS RECOMMENDED IN ESTABLISHING NEW LAWNS
  4. 6. MAKEUP OF THE SEED BY PERCENT OF THE DIFFERENT GRASSES IN THE PACKAGE
  5. 7. KILLS GERMINATING SEEDS AND VERY TINY WEED SEEDLINGS BEFORE THE WEEDS BECOME ESTABLISHED
  6. 8. EFFICIENTLY MOWS GRASS CLOSE
  7. 10. NUTRIENT THAT IS LEACHED FROM THE SOIL AND MUST BE REPLACED REGULARLY, FIRST NUMBER ON FERTILIZER LABEL
  8. 11. LAYER OF DEAD STEMS, LEAVES, AND ROOTS OF GRASS THAT BUILDS UP ON THE SOIL SURFACE AND UNDER THE GREEN LEAF AREA OF GRASS
  9. 13. THE MAIN CAUSE FOR MOST TURF DISEASES
  10. 15. SIX INCHES OF ___ SHOULD BE SPREAD OVER THE ROUGH GRADES SUBSOIL
  11. 20. SOIL SHOULD BE TESTED BEFORE FERTILIZING TO DETERMINE PROPER AMOUNTS OF FERTILIZER AND ____ TO APPLY