Lawn Care/Basics for Homeowners-Lawn Care/Listening to the Grass Grow

There are several printed or web-based tools that will allow you to assess the livability, safety and environmental soundness of your own lawn and landscaping. They include:
This is an interactive printable questionnaire with simple multiple choice questions that allows you to assess your own situation for soils, depth to bedrock and groundwater, and drainage patterns. The questionnaire is followed by an extended explanation of these issues and why they can be important, along with lists of possible mitigative measures.
The 8-page "Tennessee" version of this questionnaire and tutorial is available for printout in .pdf format at:
The longer 17-page "Florida" Version is available for printout in .pdf format at:
This is another set of questionnaires and tutorials, covering erosion, mowing, fertilization, landscaping and watering:
The 8-page "Tennessee" version of this questionnaire and tutorial is available for printout in .pdf format at:
The longer 17-page "Florida" Version is available for printout in .pdf format at:
This
graphic DOS program is more than ten years old, but contains an eloquent
graphic sequence showing the effect of ten different landscape and environmental
factors upon landscaping choices. It can be downloaded at:
This
is a computer adaptations of the questionnaires and tutorials of the Wisconsin
Farmstead Assessment System. They allow the user to assess the safety of
his storage and disposal practices by answering simple multiple choice questions.
A downloadable DOS version and an HTML version that runs directly from the
Web are available at:
This
offers the same questionnaire and tutorial package for pesticide management.
A downloadable DOS version and an HTML version that runs directoly from
the Web are available at: