Lawn Care/Starting a New Lawn
Many
problems encountered in a turf area are related
to mistakes made during establishment. Poor drainage, rough surfaces, and compaction
are some of the factors that will cause problems if not corrected before establishment.
For more localized or detailed discussions consult these websites:
(Alaska) Lawn Establishment
http://www.uaf.edu/coop ext/publications/freepubs/HGA 00036.pdf(Alaska) Establishing A Lawn in Southeast Alaska
http://www.uaf.edu/coop ext/publications/freepubs/HGA 00238.pdf(Connecticut) Lawn Construction and Maintenance
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/homegrnd/htms/58lcm.htm(Florida) Tips for Successful Sod Installation
http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/Hort/Pubs/SodTips.htm(Idaho) Starting A Home Lawn
http://info.ag.uidaho.edu/Resources/PDFs/CIS1062.pdf(Illinois) Site Preparation
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/lawnchallenge/lesson3.html(Indiana) Establishing a Lawn from Sod
http://www.agry.purdue.edu/turf/pubs/ay 28.pdf(Maryland) Caring for the Newly Seeded Lawn:
http://www.hgic.umd.edu/pubs/online/am67.pdf(Maryland) Lawn Establishment, Renovation and Reseeding (12 pages)
http://www.hgic.umd.edu/pubs/online/hg102.pdf(Montana) Installing New Lawns Without Herbicide
http://scarab.msu.montana.edu/extension/weeds010.htm(New Hampshire)
Installing and Maintaining A Sod Lawn
http://ceinfo.unh.edu/Agriculture/sod.pdfNew York) Installing A Sod Lawn
http://www.cce.cornell.edu/suffolk/grownet/lawnmain/sod.html(North Dakota) Turfgrass Establishment and Maintenance for Home Lawns and Athletic Fields
http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/plantsci/landscap/h1170w.htm(Ohio) Lawn Establishment
http://ohioline.osu.edu/b546/b546_3.html(Oklahoma) 2001-2002 Oklahoma Turfgrass Sod Source Directory
http://pearl.agcomm.okstate.edu/hort/turf/wcr 6605.pdf(Vermont) Seed or Sod?
http://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/seedsod.htm(Virginia)Should I Sod?
http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/envirohort/factsheets2/lawn/mar91pr3.html(Virginia) Virginia Sod Directory and Checklist
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/turf/418 040/418 040.html
