Author: Clark Throssell
Maintenance Calendar for Indiana Lawns
The “Maintenance Calendar” provides seasonal lawn tips for cool season grasses. Three maintenance levels are established depending on the amount of money and time you are willing to invest. The calendar provides practices and notes on what you should do each month to ensure a healthy lawn.
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Should I Hire a Professional Lawn Care Service?
This publication addresses the advantages of hiring a professional lawn care service. It also discusses what to look for in a lawn care service and what you can do to help the lawn care service make your yard look better.
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Soil Testing for Lawns
This publication is intended to aid in interpreting soil test results and to provide guidelines on improving soil nutrient status for general turf, commercial and athletic turf, and to home lawn owners.
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Improving Lawns in the Shade
Information in this publication provides a series of suggestions on fertilization, pest control, and general maintenance for improving the health of turfgrasses growing in shaded areas.
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Irrigation Practices for Homelawns
This publication discusses several irrigation practices for homelawns such as frequency of watering, time of day to water, and rate of application.
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Don’t Bag It
How can you handle grass clippings when the city is not going to collect them any more? AY-2 offers tips on how to leave grass clippings on the lawn while maintaining a healthy yard.
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Building a Backyard Putting Green
Seeding a Turf Area in the Spring
This publication provides turf seeding guidelines in the spring for established turf areas and new turf areas.
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Zoysiagrass for Indiana
This publication provides suggestions on establishing and maintaining midwestern lawns composed of zoysia and bermuda grass.
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Building and Maintaining Soccer Fields in Indiana
Soccer fields are the toughest of all turf areas to manage. This publication highlights several principles of construction and maintenance to help produce a soccer field with good playability and emphasis on player safety.
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