. The amateur's practical garden-book;. Gardening. 144 amateur's practical garden-book be pulled, for whenever one is pulled out of the ground, many grass plants are rooted up and the surface is made uneven. The only way in which to keep down weeds is to mow them frequently with a Lawn mower. They will not appear in any great numbers the second year, unless there should be some perennial weeds, like dandelion or dock; and these may be pulled out the first fall or the following spring. It is rare that one secures a perfectly good and uniform sod from one sowing of seed ; especially is this true
. The amateur's practical garden-book;. Gardening. 144 amateur's practical garden-book be pulled, for whenever one is pulled out of the ground, many grass plants are rooted up and the surface is made uneven. The only way in which to keep down weeds is to mow them frequently with a Lawn mower. They will not appear in any great numbers the second year, unless there should be some perennial weeds, like dandelion or dock; and these may be pulled out the first fall or the following spring. It is rare that one secures a perfectly good and uniform sod from one sowing of seed ; especially is this true if the soil varies in different parts of the area. If the surface contour is satisfactory, it is unwise to dig up the areas on which the seed has not caught. It is best to rake them over with a steel rake in fall or spring, sowing on a little commercial fertilizer rather rich in nitrogen, and sow more seed. Nearly every Lawn will need patching in this way from year to year. If the Lawn is attended to in fall and spring by sowing grass seed, the weeds will rarely do seri- ous mischief. When weeds are troublesome on the Lawn, it means that there is not sufficient grass, and every effort should be made to get more grass. Therefore, when the perennial weeds are pulled out, sow more grass seed. When narrow-leaved plantain bothers, it is an indication that the land is too poor and dry for grass. In such cases, the land usually lacks humus or vegetable matter ; and in various severe incursions of the plantain, it may be neces- sary to spade up the weedy areas and to work rotted manure into the soil. Usually, how- ever, the plantain can be killed out by en- riching the soil and sowing more grass seed. „„,^„ The common practice of sprinkling Lawns is /^X^'^'p'^"'' nearly always pernicious, since the water is not |l^p=^^"^supplied in sufficient amount to wet down very far, JujTI^ and the grass tends to make surface roots. When the /-.' .„ watering is omitted the plants
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