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| Author(s): | Anonymous |
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| Title: | Some new ideas about lawn care. |
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| Volume Editors: | Lockwood, Lee |
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| Source: | Horticulture, The Magazine of American Gardening. Vol. 68, No. 4, April 1990, p. 13, 16, 18. |
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| Publishing Information: | Boston, MA: Horticulture Limited Partnership. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Lawn turf; Drought; Mowing height; Irrigation frequency; Root depth; Mowing frequency; Nitrogen fertilization; Potassium; Drought resistance; Bouteloua dactyloides
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| Abstract/Contents: | Summarizes advice by Dr. Norman W. Hummel, Jr., a turfgrass scientist at Cornell University, on how to protect a lawn from summer drought. Suggestions include light, frequent watering, mowing to 2 1/2 to 3 inches high to allow development of stronger root systems, and mowing more frequently to reduce water use of cool-season grasses. However, lawns should not be mowed if they are wilted or not growing. Other considerations for drought protection include nitrogren and potassium fertilization and use of drought-tolerant grasses such as tall fescues and certain cultivars of Kentucky bluegrass. Also briefly describes buffalograss, a warm-season grass which has been developed for drought resistance. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Anonymous. 1990. Some new ideas about lawn care.. Hortic.: Mag. Am. Gardening. 68(4):p. 13, 16, 18. |
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