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| Web URL(s): | http://www.landscapeonline.com/research/article.php/7889
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Anonymous |
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| Title: | Benefits of thatching |
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| Column Name: | Turf talk
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| Source: | Landscape Superintendent and Maintenance Professional. Vol. 3, No. 9, October 2006, p. 16-18. |
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| Publishing Information: | Tustin, CA: Landscape Communications |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Thatch; Thatch control; Dethatching; Clippings; Clipping removal; Clipping return; Clipping weight; Clipping management; Nitrogen
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses possible advantages to thatching. Explains that "lawns generate a lot of clippings...leaving the clippings on the lawn or 'grasscycling' has many advantages. Grass clippings are a free source of nitrogen that can reduce by one-third to one-half the fertilizer needed. Clippings also prolong the effects of any fertilization by returning the nitrogen in an organic, slow-release form that promotes steady grass growth." Mentions a study conducted by the Michigan State University Department of Crop and Soil Science in East Lansing, Michigan, which determined that "grasscycled plots greened up earlier in the spring, grew faster, and stayed greener in the fall"; "grasscycled plots had fewer broadleaf weeds than bagged plots"; "bagging clippings nearly doubled the total mowing time compared to grasscycling"; "bagging generated between 6 and 11 tons wet weight (1,000 to 3,800 cubic feet) of clippings per acre per year"; and "neither the bagged nor grasscycled areas developed any thatch build-up." Compares nutrient content of clippings to nutrient content of fertilizers. States that "clippings do not contribute to thatch accumulation in a healthy lawn." Discusses grasscycling vs. thatch, managing thatch, and causes of excessive thatch. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 3 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Anonymous. 2006. Benefits of thatching. Landscape Superintendent and Maintenance Professional. 3(9):p. 16-18. |
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