| Show Rules For Better Lawns Good lawns require good management management management man man- according to Jack W. W Herring Utah State University Extension Agent in Sanpete County Following these simple rules of management provided by Dr Paul D. D Christensen Extension soil specialist will do much to provide you with a lawn you and your neighbors will appreciate 1 I. Fertilize adequately In Utah nitrogen fertilizer is the only fertilizer needed for most lawns Two or three light applications applications applications of ammonium nitrate or ammonium sulfate will keep your lawn growing well all sea sea- son Apply three to four pounds of ammonium nitrate or five to six pounds of ammonium sulfate per 1000 square feet of lawn Sprinkle it in immediately You Youcan Youcan Youcan can add that much fertilizer two or three times spring and late summer or early spring late spring and late summer or early early early ear ear- ly fall Avoid using fertilizer in hot weather If you like clover in the lawn apply phosphate once every two to four years You can apply five pounds of concentrated 45 percent per percent percent cent or orten orten orten ten pounds of single phate 20 per cent per 1000 square feet of lawn 2 Sprinkle your lawns heavily and infrequently Daily sprinkling sprinkling sprinkling ling encourages crabgrass Heavy infrequent sprinkling tends to prevent it from grow grow- ing Lawns need about one-fourth one inch of water per day in sum sum- mer Less water is required in inthe inthe inthe the cooler spring and fall er Sprinkling heavily 1 2 ll to 2 inches of water once every two to three weeks should suffice in springtime except on shallow gravelly or sandy soils As the weather gets warmer water more often A good summer schedule for lawns growing in loam and clay loam soils is to apply two inches of water once per week For lawns growing in light loam and sandy soils apply one inch of water twice per week In the hottest weather you may need to sprinkle more often 3 Dont Don't clip your grass too close to the ground Adjust the lawn mower so it will leave at least one and one-half one to two inches of grass The green leaves leav leav- es feed the roots Short clipping means starved roots and unhealthy unhealthy unhealthy un healthy plants that cant can't compete compete compete com com- pete with weeds |
