Includes: Planning the New Lawn (The Lawn Grade; Soil Problems; Plans for Watering; Tools for the Job; and Adaptable Grasses); Soil for the New Lawn (Origin of Soils; Soil Types; and The Ideal Soil); Improving Soil Conditions; The New Lawn: Rough Grading and Drainage (Control of Grading; Replacing the Topsoil; Grading Slopes and Terraces; and Protecting Trees); Finish Grade and Seeding (Soil Improvement; Final Leveling; Apply Grass Food; Selecting the Seed; When to Seed; How to Seed; Protecting the Planting; and Early Care); Proper Mowing (The Right Height; Disposition of Clippings; Type of Mowers; Pattern of Cut; and Special Mowing Problems); Watering Lawns (Importance of Watering; When to Water; Quantity of Water; and Watering Not a Panacea); Proper Lawn Feeding (The Right Food; When to Feed; and Soil Testing); Many Lawns Need Lime (Moss in Lawns); Control of Weed - Non-Grass Types (Effects Are Good; May Be Slow; and Weeds Ever With Us); Control of Weeds - Crabgrass (Knowledge is Power); Other Grass-Type Lawn Weeds (Goosegrass; and Foxtail); Hot Weather Troubles (Too Much Moisture; and Turf Diseases); Control of Beetle Grubs and Earthworms (Jap Beetles; May Beetles; and Control of Grubs); Earthworms in Lawns; Control of Ants and Other Insects (Control Measures); Termites; Growing Grass in the Shade; Lawn Renovation (Investigation; Improving Soils of Established Lawns; and Procedures); The Plan of Action; and Index to Lawn Care.
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