Name:__________________________________________________________________

Utah Agricultural EducationLandscape Management

Lawn and Turf Installation, Maintenance, and Renovation.

Concept: To select proper pruning techniques for specific plants and demonstrate their use in the landscape.

Objectives: 1. Identify methods of turfgrass establishment and the advantages and disadvantages of

each method.2. Interpret a seed label.3. Explain proper turfgrass watering practices.4. Identify and explain the use of equipment for installing and maintaining turfgrass.5. Explain the reason for, and the process of, aerating turfgrass.6. Describe mowing procedures.7. Explain the purpose of and procedure for top dressing turfgrass.8. Explain overseeding of turfgrass.9. Interpret fertilizer bag labels.10. Calculate the quantity of fertilizer needed for turfgrass.

References:1. Your instructor.2. Landscape Textbook3. DeltaFFA.com

Student Activities:

Assignment Points Available Points EarnedLawn Packet 25 ___________Chapter 35, 36, 37 Worksheet 25 ___________Lawn Lab 25 ___________

Total Points 75 ___________

1. Identify methods of turfgrass establishment and the advantages and disadvantages of each method.

Seeding Sod Plugging and StolonizingAdvantages:

Disadvantages

Advantages:

Disadvantages

Advantages:

Disadvantages

2. Interpret a seed label.Name:

Purity:

Percent Germination:

Other Crop:

Inert Matter:

Weed Seed:

Noxious Weed Seed:

Year Tested:

Company Name:

3. Explain proper turfgrass watering practices.

1” of water = ½ gallon of water per square foot.At least 1” of water should be applied at each application.Rule of Thumb: Irrigate more water at a time and less often, instead of oftern and less water.

Why?

4. Identify and explain the use of equipment for installing and maintaining turfgrass.

See Attached Document

5. Explain the reason for, and the process of, aerating turfgrass.

6. Describe mowing procedures.Height lawn should be mowed?

Adjust height of lawn mower by measuring the blade to the ground while on a flat level surface.

Maximum amount of lawn to mow at a time?

Frequency of mowing changes with temperature. When it warmer grass will grow faster and need to mowed more often.

7. Explain the purpose of and procedure for top dressing turfgrass.Topdressing is the application of a thin layer of soil or prepared soil mixture to a turfgrass area.Benefits:

Thatch ControlLess DiseaseImproved Water and Nutrient UtilizationAlleviates Compaction

8. Explain overseeding of turfgrass.Over seeding is used to renovate turf with less than a 50% stand. A vertical mower tears the turf and loosens the soil. The mower also plants while cultivating.

9. Interpret fertilizer bag labels.

N-P-KN (Nitrogen) – P (Phosphourous) – K (Potatssium)

10. Calculate the quantity of fertilizer needed for turfgrass.

a. You have a 50# bag of fertilizer that is 10-10-10. You have an lawn

that 10,000 square feet and the recommendation is 2 pounds of Nitrogen per 1,000 feet. How many bags of

fertilizer do you need to apply?

b. You have a 50# bag of fertilizer that is 15-0-15. You have a lawn that is 25,000 square feet and the recommendation is 1# of Potassium for every 2,000 feet. How many bags of fertilizer do you need to apply?

c. You have a 25# bag of fertilizer that is 5-15-10. You have a football field that 50,000 square feet and the recommendation is 1 pounds of Phosphorous per 1,000 feet. How many bags of fertilizer do you need to apply?

Class Assignments

1. Turf Grass Packet – 25 Points: Turn in this completed packet at the end of the unit.

2. Units 35, 36, and 37 Worksheet – 25 Points: Complete the worksheet for these chapters using the “Introductory Horticulture” textbook.

3. Lawn Lab – 25 Points: As a class we will identify common turf equipment and explore strategies in installing, maintaining, and renovating lawns.

If you are absent you need to watch the Turfgrass video in Mr. Warnick’s classroom. Before school, during lunch, or afterschool.