Includes: Foreword; Making New Lawns (Clearing and Grading; The Soil (Physical Characteristics; Soil Classes; Chemical Characteristics; All Soils Complex; The Ideal Soil; Improving Soil; and Organic Matter); Moisture Supply and Drainage (Drainage; and Mechanics of Drainage); Grass Varieties and Seed (Basic Grasses; Special Purpose Grasses; Nurse Grasses; Filler Grasses; Why Seed Mixtures; Seed Quality; and Southern Grasses); Preparing the Seed Bed (Fertilizing the Seed Bed); and Seeding); Maintenance of Lawns (General Lawn Maintenance; Feeding Lawns (The Proper Grass Fertilizer; Kinds of Fertilizing Materials; Best Fertilizer for Established Lawns; When to Fertilize; and Fertilizer Applications); Weed Control (Control Methods; Chemical Weed Destroyers; and Common Turf Weeds); Pests and Diseases (Moles; Gophers; Ground Squirrels; Beetles and Grubs; Earthworms; Ants; Crawfish; Skunks; Snails; Sod Web Worms; Brown Patch; Snow Mold; Algae; Fairy Rings; Slime Mold; and Toadstools); and Renovating Established Lawns (Renovating Lawns; Preparation; Fertilizing; Shady Places; Re-Seeding; Subsequent Treatment; and Re-Making Lawns)); Special Problems of Athletic Fields (Building New Fields (Grading; Grass Varieties; and Seeding); Maintenance of Athletic Fields (Rolling; Raking; Mowing and Watering; and Fertilizing Athletic Fields)); Scott's Turf Products; Scott Publications; and Index.
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