Establishment

 Mowing
 As soon as grass gets high enough to cut at its optimum height
 Weed control
 1st year chemical weed control is discouraged
 Checkpoint 3.4 - Maximize transfer and
generalization (Establishment)
 Individuals will be provided a lawn care folders
which they can add to weekly. They can use this
folder to come back and retrieve older information
incase their lawn is not coming in properly.
 Individuals will be provided a weekly checklist on
what they will expected to do for their lawn.
 Individuals will have a weekly assignment where
they can continuously track their lawns progress
throughout the year.
Converting old lawns

 Grass selection
 Bermuda, Zoysia
 2 year for conversion
 Steps
 1. cut lawn closely
 2. dethatch/Aerification
 3. correct pH
 4. sprig/plug/seed
 Roll water thoroughly
 Checkpoint 4.1 - Vary the methods for response and navigation (converting old
lawns)

 Individuals will make a poster presentation on how

they would convert their old lawns into new lawns.
They must show the order in what they would take
to replace their old lawn. Individuals will present
their information and ask for feedback on what
they may have done wrong.

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Maintenance established lawn

 Fertility
 Major nutrient
 Nitrogen
 Phosphorous
 Potassium
 Minor nutrient
 Sulfur
 Magnesium
 Iron
Maintenance of established lawns

 Fertilizer application
 Type of grass
 Soil analysis
 Fertilizer burn
 Salt toxicity
 Check spreader calibration
 Checkpoint 5.1 - Use multiple media for communication (Maintenance established
lawn)

 Individuals will use a chat site to talk about how

they are maintaining their lawns. If someone is
having problems with bugs, or if their lawn is
struggling to grow, then they can revert to the chat
site for help. Here other individuals or a teacher
will be able to help others out if they are having
problems with their lawns.

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Spreader selection application

 Low quality spreader can leave streak or patches in the lawn

 Causing unsatisfactory control of weeds, insects, as well as poor fertilizer performance.
Drop vs Rotary Spreader

 Drop spreader
 Meter out fertilizer and drop it directly on lawn
 Small lawn
 Doing job as precisely as possible is important
 Don’t mind taking a bit longer
 Rotary spreader meter out the fertilizer and throw granules in a swath
 Very large lawn
 Want to get the job done with speed
 Do not have flowerbeds nearby