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Show Jgi ,f. Home & rrs r7. ,bft')K Garden, Wednesday, J t April, 8? 1992 :ilT ,.- - W' K .U'J- orrf. (LL-I- Jl -.-THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Page 33 r 7 Look to roots for great lawn - It's botMOLINE, HI. (AP) lawn. a for toms ap great "The key to a healthy, beautiful lawn is a prosperous root system," says Bob Tracinski, master gardener and consumer information manager for John Deere. The roots need just the right amount of water, nutrients and blade length to maintain a healthy green lawn, he says. Watering. Don't overdo wa- tering, but when you do, water deeply. "Frequent, shallow water ing trams the roots to stay near tne soil surface, putting the lawn in a bad position to seek out moisture during a dry spell," he says. Water should soak into tne sou a Vint fi to 8 inches to train the roots down. Tracinski recommends ap plying about an men ot water eacn , M VI SP " ' UP A 'n' week. To measure the inch, mark sev eral cans or plastic containers 1 inch from the bottoms, men peace them around the lawn while watering. By timing how long it takes the containers to reach the mark, you will be able to calculate how , f-- n " LsV-p- s - w i ' ''' 0 - aa J Back With Oak & J J Sfe " MS& Brass Trim iI5 - 1 ' RgL '1 VWf- -t SOFA & LOVESEAT -- Mi B long to run the sprinklers each time. Feeding. Plants as intensely 'cultivated as lawns need nutrient boosters to help the soil, but as with water and for the same reason, commercial fertilizers should be used judiciously. "Fertilizing twice a year , unless there are spe- cial considerations, should be enough for most lawns." He recommends fertilizing about a month after the grass starts crowing and again about a month before it goes ... KSW599 dormant. The fertilizer tvoe also should be considered, says Tracinski. fertilizers encourage 'too much top growth at the expense f the roots, look ror tne nignesi intent of nitrogen 5 to 50 percent. Mowing. The ratio of root-t' lade is ideally about equal, with le blades producing green touage sunlight and tne roots storing hod. Tracinski cites a 4yle to determine how much to trim , nch time you mow. . "Mow your lawn often enough ' of jp you remove only e grass blade in any one mowing, rhat way you won't stress the root Wstem. The small clippings will ill down between the grass blades Fast-relea- se water-insolub- IZxir f lamps M S770 f, q!!ZIm f3' ie one-thi- one-thi- tid decompose naturally . Country 3 Piece Set SOFA, LOVESEAT & CHAIR $1 rd "V " r Cool-seaso- ' iS2H32 r j if ' T S Mj'rfffrr. ; , , ., ' 336 MgM v free w " I OMcrcgset ; Oak Tables wBrass Trim YOUR CHOICE! Rectangular SEQ y hP i 1 I FREE Z -- :" J I S'jffSQ I " car-ietli- ke jBi,. - j rd That means you may have to low every 5 days when the lawn is rowing fast or every 10 days hen growth is slower. Not all grasses should be cut to le same height. Higher is usually etter. "Remember, it's not how iw. but how even you mow. that ;ives your lawn that smooth, look and feel. The actual kitting height depends on the grass ariety in your lawn." n grasses can be awed to a height of 2 ft to 3 n aches; grasses to 1 2 inches. St Augustine grasses ihould be mowed to 3 inches. warm-seaso- 17 SttSWS? 549 lfL'C''"" I o- I LOVESEAT 579 I r $99 A... SQQQu W JrAHPB OT WL Trwt A . J Clr VUJ ( 1 -- W j 4fc43tAI- - vi m3 M)m . $k)m FLOOR COVERINGS S$?9 ; f FURNITURE AND INTERIORS so. State . Cocktail or Square End Table I Qrem (1 block north of U. MalU..v.. I srowHfswas-- LgggLigLLI v, - ,.i ,1 . 5 . . h . ( . |
