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NEWARK, Del. A lawn
may need a minor repair job
or perhaps even a complete
renovation this Spring.
Whichever the case, if
seeding grass is involved,
now is the time to do it, says
University of Delaware
Extension turf specialist Dr.
William H. Mitchell. Grass
seeded in early Spring
should be well established by
the time hot weather and
crabgrass arrive.
Grass that has survived
the Winter is turning green
now, and damaged or bare
areas in your lawn can be
easily seen. The first step in
renovation is to identify the
cause of lawn failure.
Knowing the cause of
failure, one should be able to
develop a program that will
prevent a repeat per
formance.
The first place to look for
trouble is in the soil, says
Mitchell. Are the roots of
surviving plants deep and
well branched? Or are they
restricted to the top two or
three inches of soil? Is there
a thatch layer which limits
root development and
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prevents the deep movement
of lime and fertilizer?
If a thatch layer is present
it is an indication that thesoil
is acid and activity of
microbes and earthworms is
reduced. A soil test will
provide important in
formation about level of
acidity and nutrition.
Sometimes the top three to
four inches of soil will be
well limed, but the un
derlying soil will be acid.
This may cause a “perched
root system” and plants that
are very susceptible to
Summer heat and drought.
One may find an unusual
number of grubs in the top
two or three inches of soil. If
so, perhaps they have
caused root pruning and
grass damage. Does water
stand in the damaged areas
for several hours after a
hard rain? If so, this could
lead to poor soil aeration,
which is death on grass
roots.
Now, a person should look
above the ground. What are
the problems one finds
there? Ihere are a number
of fungus diseases that can
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weaken or destroy a stand of
grass. One of these, dollar
spot, causes small dead
areas in the lawn. These
may be two or three inches
in diameter. If present last
year, one can expect more
trouble this Summer, warns
the turf specialist. The
resting stage of the fungus is
very resistant to en
vironmental extremes.
If large areas of grass died
out rather quickly last year,
a person can suspect chinch
bugs. They like a warm,
south slope. They may be
there now, waiting for some
tender young, grass this
year. They rarely cause
problems on north slopes or
under shade trees, so one
can look for other culprits in
these areas.
If crabgrass and other
weeds took over the lawn
last Summer, it probably
was because the grass was
very thin and offered little
resistance to the weeds.
After the likely causes of
lawn failure have been
corrected or at least
recognized, it’s time to move
ahead with the renovation.
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Lime and fertilizer should be
worked into the soil if
possible, to a depth of two to
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‘Piggyhood school’ attracts women
COLUMBIA, Mo. -
“Feminine farrowing
schools” which started in
Missouri last Fall are
continuing to draw top
enrollments.
“By this fall, more than
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“The schools are ‘hands
on’ affairs where women
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Once the soil has been
conditioned, a person is
ready to seed his lawn. A
good all-round lawn mixture
should include the following:
50 per cent Kentucky
bluegrass-use two or three
cultivars, such as Baron,
. Bonniblue, Fylking, Adelphi,
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fescue; 25 per cent Pennfine,
Manhattan, or other fine
respiration, clipping needle
teeth, giving shots, docking,
castration, and clean up.”
“Other classroom topics
deal with feeding, breeding,
disease control, marketing
and other topics.”
Rottman says the special
“schools on piggyhood”
have drawn so much interest
because, “We have already
have several hundred
women in Missouri in charge
of at least part of the swine
operation and many others
starting in the business.”
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One should seed at a rate of
three pounds per 1000 square
feet.
If one needs additional
help trouble-shooting and
renovating a lawn, Mitchell
suggests a person call his
county Extension office in
Newark, Dover or
Georgetown for further
information.
“Besides, hogs have been
the most profitable
agricultural enterprise in
Missouri over the past 10
years.”
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