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A� OtODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1969 •
lawns
Choose right seeding time
BY A. R. BUCKLEY
Experiments carried out at
the Plant Research Institute at
Ottawa have shown clearly that
t4rfgrasses establish most
'Satisfactorily here if sown
between • Augu t 24th and
September 15th.
Warm soil tem
bring quick ger
soils are dry
•cultivating and
are on the decli
year and the s
crisp,..rool nig
ideal conditions for the
of grass.
Before you are rea . y to sow
the grass seed, the are must be
properly prepared. As you
would not attempt to build a
fine house on a weak foundation
do not attempt to build a fine
lawn on a poorly prepared seed
bed. Around a new home
remove all the stones and other °
construction debris that are
often buried below the soil
surface.
If there is any top soil left,
move it to one side. Then grade
the land making sure that it
slopes slightly away from . the
house. Avoid terraces, if
possible, and fill in depressions
or pockets.
Next dig or rototill the subsoil
to a ' depth of five or six inches.
Level the area off and add at
least four inches of good top
soil.
In some subdivisions the final
grading of the area is often
completed by the contractor and
the topsoil has been added. In
such areas, though, the soil must
be loosened by a rototiller where
the heavy equipment has
compacted it to a road -like
surface.
'As the soil is being worked,
mix in a complete fertilizer such
as 10-6-4'or 6-9-6 at the rate of
two pounds of nitrogen to 1,000
square feet of lawn surface. This
would be 20 pounds of 10-6-4
and 34 pounds of 6-9-6. Select a
fertilizer which has at least half
the nitrogen in an organic or
slow release form.
If your soil appears to lack
' humus, work in organic
materials such as good compost,
peat moss or leaf mold at the
same time that you add the
fertilizer.
- Rake or grade a new seed bed
after rototilling so that Pio
hollows, mounds or depressions
exist. There is Flo need to rake
and rake to get a dusty,
.pulverized surface. Quite often
the, seeds that germinate best are
those that drop into crevices.
Soil particles up to 1/2 or 'A
inch in size are quite acceptable'
in the' finished lawn surface_ A
`pebbled' type surface helps to
prevent washing of the seeds
during heavy raids and will not
cake on drying.
The finished lawns will not be
any better than the grasses
planted in them. Select a good
mixture . f turfgrass seed for
your la n.
For an average well prepared
and irrigated lawn W. E.
Cordukes, turf specialist at the
Plant Research Institute,
recommends a mixture
• containing 80% •Merion
• Kentucky bluegrass plus 209-
Norlea ryegrass applied at a rate
of 3 pounds per 1000 square
feet.
Alternatively a blend of
Merion Kentucky bluegrass
along with the commercial
Kentucky bluegrass (60%) plus
30% creeping red fescue, and10%
ryegrass. makes a good lawn
mixture under these conditions.
For moist shaded sites
Kentucky bluegrass, • rough
stalked meadowgrass and red top
May be used.
For droughty soils or shaded
areas a mixture containing '25%
.._`cent city'_._. _.13ttcegr 60% ,
° creeping red fescue and 15%
Canada: bluegrass should provide
a satisfactory turf.
ratures will
'nation, and
enough for
andling. Weeds °
e at this time of
rtening days
owth
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For prairie conditions where
irrigation is not possible a
mixture containing 20%
Kentucky bluegrass, 20%
creeping red fescue and 60%
Russian wild
used.
Seeding can best be dorte with
a mechanical seeder which one
can often rent from a local
garden centre or Borrow from a
neighbor.
Sow half the seed in 'one
direction and the other half in
the opposite direction.
The area should then be raked
lightly ° with a leaf rake . to
incorporate the seeds and rolled
lightly.
Keep the seed bed moist, but
not heavily saturated - after
seeding, until the grass becomes
well established. •
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SEEDING THE LAWN
ryegrass should be
• To avoid washing the seed
from the soil, sprinkle lightly
and often rather than applying
the occasional heavy spray.
On steep slopes or terraces use
a mulch of chopped straw one or
two straws thick to prevent
erosion of soil and seeds.
Alternatively, terraces may best
be sodded. This is not usually
necessary on level areas if proper
watering is done and no heavy
rains occur.
Netting or :sifted sphagnum .
moss will also act as mulch ,to
conserve moisture and. prevent
erosion. Any covering that is
loose enough to admit rain and
some sunlight and yet prevent
the drying out or washing out of
the seed may be used.
Germination of the seeds
--should take place in two weeks.
If the weather stays warm it will
be necessary to mow the grass
before winter.
Wait until .the grass is over 2
inches high, set the mower
blades at 11/2 inches and cut.
Be very careful about this
operation for ft is so easy to pull
out the riew grass plants by their
roots. Use a very sharp mower —
a reel type is better for this
purpose than a rotary type, -
because unless you are careful
the, rotary mower may leave
small heaps of grass that will
smother the new seedlings.
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