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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Thomas, Harry Higgott |
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| Monograph Title: | Fertilizers for Gardens and Lawns: How to Use Them to Advantage, 1929. |
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| Publishing Information: | Plymouth, England: Charles Norrington and Co., Ltd. |
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| Collation: | 48 pp. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Lawn turf; Establishment; Fertilizers; Lime; Soil conditioners
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| Geographic Terms: | England |
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| Language: | English |
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| Note: | Illustrations: 1.
No index included. |
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| Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard: | "This very rare, small manual emphasizes the use of fertilizers and liming materials in lawn care. The simplicity of presentation is oriented to the amateur lawn enthusiasts of England. There are short sections on lawn establishment and care. Descriptions and prices of lawn fertilizers and soil conditioners are presented in the back. It was printed for private circulation. In 1929, Harry Thomas described his approach for the use of manures in feeding lawns as follows:
Natural manures from the stable or farmyard are not so suitable as chemical manures for use on lawns because of their bulkiness. If used too freely or if not sufficiently decayed they will do more harm than good and may indeed cause many of the finer grasses to perish. If the lawn is on light land that dries out quickly in Summer, a dressing of thoroughly decayed manure may be put on in January; much of it will have been washed in by the end of March and the residue can then be swept off: much of it will have been washed in by end of March and the residue can then be swept off: such a dressing will help in some measure to provide humus, will supply certain manurial elements and, if the grass is not smothered, it will be beneficial. It is, however, unwise to apply stable manure or farmyard manure to a lawn on heavy land; the result will almost certainly be to kill or weaken some of the grasses: a far better procedure is to prepare a compost of sifted soil, sand and thoroughly decayed manure, e.g., that from an old mushroom bed, and use it only if such cannot be kept in good condition for an indefinite period unless deficiencies in the supply of plant foods are made good. As the grass grows it extracts certain elements from the soil just as flowering plants do and, as a consequence, the soil in time becomes impoverished and the grass becomes thin, light green instead of deep green, and weeds begin to spread. Now the only way in which the loss of plant food can be made good is by 'topdressing,' or by applying suitable manures." p. 361-362 |
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| Beard Section Heading: | Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture |
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| Beard Rarity Statement: | Very rare |
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| Beard Special Note: | Identified by James B Beard in Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf (2014) as being old and rare based on his experience. |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Thomas, Harry Higgott. 1929. Fertilizers for Gardens and Lawns: How to Use Them to Advantage. 48 pp. Plymouth, England: Charles Norrington and Co., Ltd. |
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