Now that summer is just around the corner, everyone wants a lush
green lawn. But can you have one without polluting the environment
with insecticides, fungicides and herbicides?
Now that summer is just around the corner, everyone wants a lush green lawn. But can you have one without polluting the environment with insecticides, fungicides and herbicides?
Look no further than your computer. The University of California’s Statewide IPM Program has just added the UC Guide to Healthy Lawns to its Web site (www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/TURF).
Developed for home gardeners and managers of parks, school grounds and other low-maintenance turf, this site shows you how to establish a vigorous lawn and maintain it with an environmentally friendly lawn care program.
With a click you’ll learn all about preparing your soil, installing an irrigation system, and choosing the right grass.
The section on lawn care for established lawns gives information on mowing, fertilizing and watering. Properly maintained lawns can better withstand pest problems. By entering information specific to your own situation, you can design an irrigation program, calculate the amount of fertilizer to apply, or determine proper mowing height or frequency.
Think you have a pest problem but not sure what it is? This web site will help you identify the cause. Chances are poor cultural practices, and not a pest, are the culprit. In fact, most lawn damage is the result of incorrect watering, fertilizing, mowing or poor turf selection.
The diagnostic key asks you a series of questions about conditions that may have contributed to your problem.
