The Perfect Lawn
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An easy step by step guide to creating the perfect lawn and at the same time caring for the environment. You don't have to be an expert or indeed know anything about gardening to grow a beautiful, lush green and healthy lawn the envy of friends and neighbours. Imagine the pride of your very own creation!
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The Perfect Lawn - postie1
Dirt, Mud, Grass
You Can Grow The Perfect LAWN
W.C. Nixon
Copyright © 2008 By: W.C. Nixon
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Humus & Loam
Soil Types
Sandy Soils
Loamy Soils
Clay Soils
Chapter 2 Soil Composition
The Feel Test
The Squeeze Test
The Jar Test
Chapter 3 A New Lawn
Starting a Lawn
Laying Sod
Seeding
Sprigging
Plugging
Chapter 4 Grading
Grading
Fix Grade Problems
Chapter 5 Trimmers
Understand Trimmers
General precautions
Gas
Battery
Electric
Chapter 6 Turf Removal
Remove the Old Turf
Chapter 7 Weed Control
Weed Control
Identifying Weeds
Dandelions
A Lawn with hundreds of Weeds
Grassy Weeds
Fixing Bare Spots
A Thick Lawn
Insects
Chapter 8 Going Green
Think Green
Appendix A References
Appendix B Checklist
Appendix C Weeds
Eliminate the Conditions that Promote Weeds
Summary
Introduction
With all of the new technology on how to purchase the seeds, determine the number of clouds you see per day, the angle of the sun’s rays, no wonder we can not grow rich rewarding lawns.
You don't have to be an expert to grow a healthy lawn. The secret is to work with nature. This means creating conditions for grass to thrive and resist damage from weeds, disease, and insect pests. Caring for your lawn in an environmentally sensible way can have a bigger impact than you might think. Your lawn is only a small