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