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23 Cards in this Set
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What are 4 characteristics of "good" lawn?
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-dense
-uniform -wear tolerant -fine-textured |
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What are four traits of kentucky bluegrass?
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+wear tolerant
+drought tolerant -not shade tolerant -slow to establish |
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What are 5 traits of Creeping Red Fescue?
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+drought tolerant
+shade tolerant +tolerates acidic soil -doesn't tolerate wear well -does not like high fertility |
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What are three traits of Perennial Ryegrass?
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+germinates and establishes quickly
+tolerates wet soils -not all cultivars are cold hardy |
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What are 4 traits of bentgrass?
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+tolerates wet soils
-prone to disease -requires high fertility -susceptible to drought |
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Which grass is used on golf courses most often?
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-Bentgrass
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Which two grasses are drought tolerant?
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-kentucky bluegrass
-Creeping Red Fescue |
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Which two grasses can stand being wet?
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-Bentgrass
-Perennial Ryegrass |
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What is a good grass mix?
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-Kentucky bluegrass 40 - 70%
-Creeping red fescue 30 - 60% -Perennial ryegrass 10 - 20% |
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How do you alter grass mix for shade?
Sun? |
-add more fescue for shade
-increase bluegrass for sun |
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What are 8 things to consider when establishing a lawn?
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-sun vs shade
-drainage -incidence of drought -heat tolerance/cold tolerance -pests -appearance -texture -growth rate/height |
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How do you make a lawn?
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-prep soil
-lay seed/sod/plugs -water as instructed |
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How do you lay down seed?
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-Do from April to May or mid-August to October
-Sow in 2 directions -Use 2-4#/1000 sq ft (know the size of your lawn) -rake seeds into soil surface lightly -mulch with straw not hay! -water 2x daily for 2 weeks until established |
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How do you lay down sod?
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-same time as seeding
-lay out pallat immediately to prevent heating and drying of roots -roll or tamp into place for root contact -water once daily for 2 weeks |
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What are the three steps of mowing?
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-When 3" tall, cut down to 1"
-Remove only 1/3 of existing grass if at different lengths -Do not cut below 1.5" to help keep out weeds and increase photosynthesis |
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What type of mower should be used?
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-reel mower (not traditional rotary mower!)
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What is a good ratio for fertilizer on lawns?
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3-2-2 or 2-1-1
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How much fertilzer should be used for lawns?
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-4# N/1000 sq ft/year
-never mor ethan 2# N/100 sq ft/ application (fertilize twice a year or more for better results) |
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How often should lawn fertilizer be applied?
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-water soluble: 3x yearly in Northeast
-2x for organic farms or slow-release fertilizer (in April and September) |
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When should you rake?
Edge? Remove thatch? |
-rake in fall
-edge anytime -remove thatch in spring |
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What are some common weeds found in turf?
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-plantain
-white clover -dandelion |
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What are 8 trouble makers in lawn care?
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-fertilizer overdose
-compaction of soil -drought -spilt oil -disease -leatherjackets (grubs) -buried debris -dogs |
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How can you naturally control lawn grubs?
-How does it work? |
-Use BT (Bacillus thuringiensis)
-AKA: "milky spore bacteria" -gets in gut of larvae and kills it from inside out |
