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Index
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
Gallery of Beautiful Lawns
Evaluating Your Lawn
Understanding Your Soil
Lawn Soil Types
Soil Nutrients
Testing Your Soil
How to Test Your Soil
Knowing Your Lawn
Turf Grass Propagation
Geography, Climate & Grass Choice
Cool-Season Grasses
Warm-Season Grasses
Inspecting Your Lawn
How to Evaluate Your Lawn
Your Lawn-Care Plan
Scheduling Lawn Care
Renewing an Older Lawn
Renew or Replace?
Dealing With Thatch
Dethatching Your Lawn
How to Use a Vertical Mower
Aerating Your Lawn
How to Use a Power Core Aerator
Leveling the Lawn Surface
How to Level High and Low Spots
Repairing Bare Spots
How to Patch a Bare Spot With Sod
How to Patch a Bare Spot With Seed/Fertilizer Mix
How to Patch a Dead Spot With Seed
Overseeding
Planting a New Lawn
New Lawn Options
Selecting Sod
Selecting Grass Seed
Selecting Lawn Plugs
Removing an Old Lawn
How to Remove a Worn-Out Lawn
Options for Tilling Organic Material Into the Soil
Preparing Your Soil
How to Prepare Soil for a New Lawn
Adding Topsoil
Amending Soil With Compost
Natural Soil Amendments
Maintaining Proper Soil pH
Grading for Proper Drainage
How to Grade a Lawn
Laying Sod
How to Lay Sod
How to Plant a New Lawn from Plugs
Planting a Lawn From Seed
How to Seed a New Lawn
Maintaining Your Lawn
Feeding Your Lawn
Nitrogen, Phosphorous & Potassium
Secondary Lawn Nutrients
Synthetic Fertilizers
Natural Fertilizers
Applying Fertilizer
Choosing Your Spreader
Checking Spreader Accuracy
Calibrating a Drop Spreader
Calibrating a Broadcast Spreader
How to Spread Fertilizer
Topdressing your Lawn
How to Topdress the Lawn
Mowing Fundamentals
Before you Mow
Types of Lawnmowers
Troubleshooting your Lawnmower
LAWNMOWER MAINTENANCE
Caring for Mower Blades
How to Sharpen a Mower Blade
Mowing the Lawn
How to Mow the Right way
Mowing Patterns in the Lawn
How to Mow a Pattern
Trimming & Edging
Choosing Trimming Tools
Choosing an Edger
Trimming your Lawn
Using a String Trimmer
Edging your Lawn
How to Edge a Lawn
How to Replace a String Trimmer Spool
How to Replace a Power Edger Blade
Water & Your Lawn
Conserving water
Alternative Sources for Lawn water
Lawn water Quality
Lawn watering Technology
Lawn Sprinklers
Choosing a Sprinkler
In-Ground Sprinkler Systems
How to Install an in-Ground Sprinkler System
Adjusting in-ground Sprinklers
Winterizing the Lawn
Using a Leaf Blower/Vacuum
Disposing of Fall Leaves
THE LAWN PROBLEM-SOLVER GUIDE
Solving Lawn Problems
Fighting Weeds
Identifying Common Weeds
Narrow-Leaf Weeds
Broadleaf Weeds
Fighting Weeds Naturally
Synthetic Weed Killers
Defeating Harmful Insects & Pests
Natural Pest Controls
Beneficial Insects
Common Problem Insects
Getting Rid of skunks and raccoons
Dealing with tunneling rodents
The Underground Trio
Dealing With Lawn Diseases
Treating Lawn Diseases
Lawn Disease Identification & Treatment
Improving Site Conditions
Dealing With Shaded Areas
How to Prune a Shade Tree
Removing a Shade Tree
How to Fell a Tree
Correcting Lawn Drainage Problems
Installing a French Drain
How to Install a French Drain
Creating a Drainage Swale
Swale Options
How to Create a Drainage Swale
Option: Compact Skidloader
Adding a Mowing Strip
How to Install a Mowing Strip
Artificial Lawns
How to Install an Artificial Lawn
APPENDIX: Lawncare Equipment user’s Guide
Resources
Conversions
Converting Temperatures
Photo Credits
Index
Creative Publishing International
Copyright Page
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