Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-03-28 | Page 18 | Lawns Require Effort for Lasting Beauty

Lawns Require j Effort for Lasting Beauty By ROBERT 8. GEIGEB There has been so much research on lawns recently that a good lawn la more a matter of effort than of accident Follow these rules, say experts, and a good lawn is almost a certainty: cer-tainty: Soil prepara- fLAST I tloa Spade or plow to depth A' of 8 to 10 Inches. VT?7 If soil is very VVTf light and sandy. EjH ' add good top- . Bip soil Grade LA MKIO-J surfaces well; almost Imperceptible Impercepti-ble depressions cause poor drainage drain-age that kills some greases. It helps most soils to work In liberal quantities of manure or peat moss and It usually pays to add superphosphate super-phosphate to stimulate root growth. Fertilisers should be worked to a depth of two inches a week or two before seeding. Seeding Select seeds that grow best in your region. Kentucky blue grass likes more lime than fescue and bent grasses, and It grows well in most areas. Bent ihrivM in northern climates, but doesn't do well In midsummer heat. Chewing fescue ls for shady places. Your dealer knows the best seed e aalnture So so leeellyi Iwsnoet areas fall seeding Is considered best but spring seeded lawns do well, too. Maintenance Best time for watering an established lawn Is early morning; mldafternoon sprinkling is necessary U roots are shallow and the weather hot or if the soil dries rapidly. Fertilising U possible, determine deter-mine the soli's acidity and the elements ele-ments It lacks. Most seed dealers will make this test In general, abundant nitrogen la needed spring and fall. If too add, the soil needs lime occasionally. Phosphorus is needed, especially on new lawns, for root growth. An occasional top dressing of manure or peat moss will supply organic matter. ... - ,, n I i i .. i