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In our Gardens
written by Eileen Abbott
Turfgrass
wth s
Pro er m wing h le to ght nc eases turf ra le r s
d o w h r e density nd
p omot d by s deep r ot gr wth e
dr b ee th of hich le d to a awn that pr vents ee s and is b tt r a ing le to e
dr f w ught abit ntal The ut ing height is etermin d by the abit ntal and le y are f w dth af b f the turfgr ss. Grass s that arrow leaf blad s and grow horiz ntal y are the .
Always m w at th highest recomm nded heig much t or p the
s cies. Turf ra s s ime ffer it i p ysical ress ea h s
m s s ime s
m wed t o espe ially if too much s rem sp ve da . Remova oo
much of the gr ss sho t od t o e ti e to , know a sca ping,
can p od sc ce long erm dam at .
Mow e
s , su ev pe ro s r l w t r p a ro s es
dr survive stresses like drought.
A deeper root system also
promotes greater tolerances to
insects, disease, temperature
stress, poor soil conditions,
ature
s ess poor soil c water- ndi io or s,
nu rie t efi tia g h iencies, nd raffic. W t grass sho owed due to he pot tia g h for sp eading water- e
path Mowing Frequency
y
Th growt rat y th ti det e g d.
Mowing re y
Th growt rat of the lawn det e g el rmine how fr uent th ti le o
mo The gr wth rate d end upon th ti le grass spe es, f year w wi athe g.
I y c ndit ons,
and
le el f man gement M o w
often enou h so t t i .
C p p g.
I is important o a ways Clipping Removal
er back i th o h .
C o ippi g R moval
Gra s c ippings should be l ft o th o h aus gro pro d th o h aus lp p t utrie ts and org nic ma er back i ppings ar to t e s adi il. I the law is
mowed req ently e decomposed by microbes
. c ha o not con owed i ,
exce but, if mowed infrequently,
excess clippings can result
su ing ,
exce and water infiltration and poor
rt off
turf q turf quality and can increase insect and disease infestation.
rd d nu f washe on ppi t ca ies. gs
c the te f e nt e n o s
d s
i w a sid ing weed management chemicals entering waterways.
Watering
de ll, t r aso seasonally. Irrigation systems should be reset for different
on f i uced re es
t e can g t y o . ig y o . ig irrigation causes overwatering. Overwatering harms long-
sus ig epti sus e w r s
l t , p e w a y r t i e h nding
dry s nding
w dry s n sho s e roo t y i b r r o a w dry s n sho rf w rf w roo rf w rf w il ay nt on How Much
The amount of irrigation water should not vary seasonally,
e. e. t wa e tu wate nche enc hold t ove irrig to l. Do te ca e. the soil e. the soil th t ove irrig systems should be turned off. Excessive irrigation that
ess t w eq ess t w be t t
sat eq is eq root stall t w ot wi terin ystem ot wi sys ystem it’s t t r w t g t ’ e l nk he cl ged leaks in the lines.
arly
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Th de ten irri e rn gr m e de ten de ten gr m cce Turfgrass and Landscape Plants
what
pla s
po P ’ o i i t l l an tan zo mor , sel ow ts ct d m e i groundcover.
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