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For lawn establishment, there should be ______ inch(es) of topsoil spread evenly over the subsoil.
6 inches
The general slope for a lawn should not exceed ___ percent.
15%
It tiling is used to provide soil drainage for a lawn, it should be placed about _____ below the surface.
3 ft
Starter fertiliser which is high in ___ should be used for lawn establishment.
Phosphorus
Most lawn grasses require a soil pH of from.
6.0 to 6.5
Small lawn seeds should be covered with ___ inch(es) of soil.
1/8 to 1/4 inches
Sod should be cut from ___ inch(es) thick.
3/4 to 1 inch
Plugs of sod for spot sodding are paced from ___ inches apart.
8 to 12 inches
For strip sodding, the 2 to 4 inch wide strops are placed in rows ___ inches apart
12 inches
Planting individual plant, runners, cutting , or stolons at spaced intervals is called ____.
sprigging
Lime moves down into the soil at a rate of about ___ inch(es) per year.
1/2 to 1 inch
Lawn soils that are too alkaline should be treated with ____ to lower the pH.
lime
Lawns should receive an application of turf fertilizer every _____.
Year
Established lawns require a fertilizer high in ___.
nitrogen
No more than ___ of the lawn’s top growth should be removed in one mowing. (fraction)
1/3
No more than ___ inch(es) of the lawn’s top growth should be removed in one mowing.
1 inch
Each application of water should provide at least ____ inch(es) of water to the lawn.
1 inch
Which of the following is not a result of thatch buildup in the lawn?
reduced aeration
reduced water penetration
reduced fertility
increased insect problems
increased disease problems
reduced fertility
As a general rule, the lawn should be reseeded if more than ____ of the grass plants are dead and large bare spots exist.
1/3
Weed siller should not be used for __ month(s) after a new lawn seeding is made.
3 months
As a general rules, any spot of dead or weak grass over ___ in diameter should be renovated.
1 foot
Peat moss is a good mulch material. true or false
false
Straw is a good mulch material to use for lawn establishment. true or false
true
The soil in the planting area for sod is prepared in the same manner as for seeding. true or false
true
Stolonization is usually done by hand. True or false
False
The best time to apply lime to an established lawn is in the spring. true or false
false
Organic fertilizer is less likely to cause fertilizer burn on lawns than is inorganic fertilizer. True or false
true
Most lawns are cut too short. True or false
true
Cool season grasses are cut shorter than are warm season grasses. true or false
false
Grass clippings should be left on the yard to provide organic matter. True or false
true
Chemicals should be the first method used to control woods in the lawn. true or false
false
2, 4-D is a chemical commonly used to kill broadleaf weeds in lawns. true or false
true
Most lawn diseases are caused by fungi. True or false
true
Fungus diseases can easily be spread throughout the lawn. true or false
true
Insects may attack both the above- ground and below- ground parts of lawn plants. true or false
true
Spot patching involves sodding weak areas of the lawn to renovate it. true or false
true
The procedure for spot seeding of renovation spots is the same as that used when seeding a new lawn. true or false
true
Lawn renovation should be done just prior to the lawn’s most active growing season. true or false
true
Moss growth can crowd out grasses in an existing lawn. true or false
false
Moss is a weed which may grow in lawns. true or false
true
List the 2 types of chemical weed killers used on lawns and explain how each controls the weeds
Pre Emerging- kills early weeds Reemerging- kills reocurring weeds