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How to Have the Best Lawn in Your Neighborhood

How to Have the Best Lawn in Your Neighborhood. MG/Lawn Rangers in Training Ken Caro Jim Henry Vince Rasper. The Good, Bad and Ugly. Examples from Near and Far. Lawn Examples – Good , Bad and Ugly. Agenda. Lawn Examples – Good, Bad and Ugly The Challenges We Face

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How to Have the Best Lawn in Your Neighborhood

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  1. How to Have the Best Lawn in Your Neighborhood MG/Lawn Rangers in Training Ken Caro Jim Henry Vince Rasper

  2. The Good, Bad and Ugly Examples from Near and Far

  3. Lawn Examples – Good, Bad andUgly

  4. Agenda • Lawn Examples – Good, Bad and Ugly • The Challenges We Face • Steps to Impressing Your Neighbors • Establishing New Lawns • Renovating Old Lawns • Maintenance Tips • Summary

  5. Lawn Examples – Good, Bad andUgly

  6. Lawn Examples – Good, Bad and Ugly

  7. The Challenges We Face • Our Climatic Transition Zone is Tough • Hostile to Cool-Season Grasses • Not Kind to Warm-Season Grasses • Cost to Water Sufficiently an Added Challenge • To Meet the Challenge • Use Proper Cultural Practices • Utilize the Extension Office Guidance

  8. Steps to Impressing Your Neighbors • Establishing New Lawns • Renovating Old Lawns • Maintenance Tips

  9. Establishing New Lawns • Step 1 – Soil Test • Step 2 – Pre-Planting Steps • Weed Control • Irrigation and Drainage Assessment • Soil Prep Based on Step 1 • Step 3 – Choose the Best Time of Year • Dependent on Grass Seed Type • Seed vs. Sod • Step 4 – Post-Planting Irrigation

  10. Renovating Old Lawns • Step 1 - Assess Existing Conditions • Step 2 - Soil Test • Step 3 - Weed Control • Step 4 – De-thatch / Aerate • Step 5 - Apply Lime / Fertilizer Based on Soil Test • Step 6 - Overseed • Step 7 - Water

  11. Maintenance Tips • Annual Program • Mowing Technique • Utilize the VCE Calendar Based on Grass Type and Soil for Fertilization and Weed Control • Periodic Maintenance • Dethatching / Aeration • pH Adjustment • Disease / Insect Control

  12. Summary • Get to Know Your Soil • Utilize the Extension Office • Develop and Execute a Soil Amendment Program as Needed • Water Wisely to Develop a Healthy Lawn and Strong Root System • Maintain Your Lawn Based on the VCE Turf Care Calendar • Watch for Diseases, Insects and, If/When They Appear, Remember …..

  13. ….ACE Is the PLACE

  14. References • http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-718.html • Master Gardener Handbook, Chapter 12 • Photography • V. Rasper World Travels • K. Caro Local Travels

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