Expert guide to lawns : pro secrets for a beautiful yard

Expert guide to lawns Pro secrets for a beautiful yard

Joseph R. Provey

Book - 2008

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Subjects
Lawns.
Published
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Creative Homeowner c2008.
Language
English
Main Author
Joseph R. Provey (-)
Other Authors
Kris Robinson (-), Van Cline
Item Description
"Creative homeowner."
At head of title: Toro.
Originally published as: Better lawns, step by step.
Physical Description
175 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-169) and index.
ISBN
9781580113755
  • Introduction: The Allure of Lawns
  • Part I. Reviving Your Lawn
  • Chapter 1. Assessing Your Lawn's Design
  • Design a Lawn for Your Lifestyle
  • Rate Your Lawn Design
  • Score Sheet
  • Creating a Plan
  • Redrawing the Lines
  • More Design Considerations
  • Chapter 2. Assessing Your Lawn's Condition
  • Understanding Soil Compacted
  • Soil Infertile
  • Soil Lack of Humus
  • Soil Too Sweet or Too Sour Too Much
  • Shade Excessive Thatch Disease, Insects, and Weeds
  • Irregular Surface
  • Rate Your Turf Condition Score Sheet
  • Chapter 3. Restoring an Old Lawn
  • Improve Your Soil
  • Getting a Soil Test 8 Steps to Restoring a Lawn
  • Chapter 4. Planting a New Lawn
  • Comparing the Methods 6 Steps to Starting Over
  • Chapter 5. Choosing the Right Grass
  • Basic Distinctions Variations in Texture
  • Other Important Characteristics Cool Season Versus Warm Season
  • Perennial Versus Annual Grasses
  • Purchasing Seed Mixtures and Blends Grass Seed
  • Labels Which Grass Where?
  • Cool-season Grasses
  • Warm-season Grasses
  • Part II. Making Lawn Care Easier
  • Chapter 5. Choosing a Mower Garden Tractors Lawn
  • Tractors Riding Mowers Zero-turn-radius
  • Mowers Buying a Zero-Turn-Radius
  • Riding Mower Walk-Behind
  • Mowers Buying a Self-Propelled
  • Walk-Behind Mower Other Lawn Tools
  • Specialty Tools Tools to Rent
  • Chapter 7. Reducing Lawn Maintenance
  • Set the Right Height When to Mow Whether to Bag
  • Avoid Over Watering Fine Tune
  • Fertilization Prevent Thatch Build-up
  • Chapter 8. Irrigating Your Lawn
  • How Permanent Sprinkler Systems Work Assessing Your System
  • Installing an In-Ground System Lawn
  • Irrigation Gets Smarter Other Advances
  • Chapter 9. Repairs and Improvements
  • Clean Up Fertilizer
  • Spills Patch Bare Spots Upgrade Edges
  • Repair Damage from Vehicles
  • Let In the Sun Remove Stumps Solve Poor Drainage
  • Part III. Troubleshooting Lawn Problems
  • Chapter 10. Controlling Weeds
  • Identifying Weed Species A Healthy Lawn: Your Best Ally Cultural Measures Count
  • The Nitty-Gritty of Weed Removal Herbicides Common Lawn Weeds
  • Chapter 11. Fighting Lawn Diseases Fungi: Friends and Foes Is It Really Disease?
  • Lawn Examinations About Fungicides Identifying Diseases
  • Chapter 12. Managing Lawn Pests Preventative Tactics IPM, an Eco-friendly
  • Approach Visible Clues to Insects
  • Harmful Insects to Watch For So You've Got Bugs Mechanical
  • Removal Natural Controls
  • Beneficial Insects A Garden for Beneficials Synthetic Toxins: A Last Resort Taking Cover Moles In the Lawn

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