. Beckert's seed store : vegetable seeds flower bulbs. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. A Well Planted Lawn of Beckert's Special Evergreen Lawn Seed YOUR LAWN—SOME PRACTICAL ADVICE The best two times to start a lawn or pasture are early spring and early autumn—the seasons of abundant moisture, warm days, and cool nights. Spring sowings should be made as soon as the ground can
. Beckert's seed store : vegetable seeds flower bulbs. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. A Well Planted Lawn of Beckert's Special Evergreen Lawn Seed YOUR LAWN—SOME PRACTICAL ADVICE The best two times to start a lawn or pasture are early spring and early autumn—the seasons of abundant moisture, warm days, and cool nights. Spring sowings should be made as soon as the ground can be prepared to receive the seed, while fall sowings should be made during September. Good Soil and Proper Drainage are absolutely necessary to produce a fine lawn. For best results, there should be no less than a foot of good surface soil—preferably a heavy loam. Where it is necessary to grade the surface, all subsoil should be removed and replaced with good earth. Unless the soil is sufficiently rich, the use of fertilizer is important. Apply sheep manure, or some other concentrated, weedless soil-builder and rake it well into the surface soil. (See page 70.) A heavy application of manure is particularly advisable on light or sandy soil where, otherwise, the grass is liable to burn out in hot, dry weather. Prepare the Seed-Bed Thoroughly. Rake or harrow the surface fine and even. After sowing the seed, rake again lightly and firm the soil with a lawn roller. Do not attempt to dig, rake, or roll a lawn when the ground is wet. On Banks and Terraces, where the seed is liable to be washed off by rains before it has sprouted, a quick catch can be secured by mixing the seed with moist earth about one week before sowing; then, at the expiration of that time, when the seed (with the earth) is sown, much of it is ready to sprout. The First Cutting should not be made until the young grass is 3 to 4 inches high and even then it should not be cut too short as close cropping is inju
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