Florida Lawn Handbook: Environmental Approach to Care and Maintenance of Your Lawn - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 091628722X ISBN 13: 9780916287221

Verlag: University Press of Florida, 1997

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This eco-friendly guide shows how to take care of and maintain lawns in Florida. Written by turfgrass experts, this edition contains lawn management information, including approved pesticide and fertilizer practices. Colour plates identify various grass types and weeds.

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This comprehensive, eco-friendly guide takes the mystery out of proper lawn care and maintenance in Florida. Written in practical language by turfgrass experts, this new edition is completely up-to-date. Color plates identify various grass types, weeds, diseases, and insects -- including those that are good for your lawn. Chapters address:
-- the 8 Florida grasses: turf, bahia, Bermuda, buffalo, carpet, centipede, St. Augustine, and zoysia
-- soil analysis and fertilization
-- yearly calendars for lawn care and culture
-- mowing, watering, and calibrating sprinkler systems and fertilizer spreaders
-- preparing a lawn for drought and low temperatures
-- weed and thatch control
-- how to choose a lawn maintenance or landscaping service
-- safe pesticide application and use
-- complete diagnostic information by type of grass for identification of weeds, grass diseases, insect problems, nematodes, and other pests like moles and fire ants.

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• Verlag: University Press of Florida
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• ISBN 10: 091628722X
• ISBN 13: 9780916287221
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Herausgeber: Black Robert J., Ruppert Kathleen C.