RHS 2112 - Outcome 6 Flashcards
State approximate grass mixtures for high quality ornamental lawn
Ornemental lawn - Agrostis capillaris +Festuca rubra subp.commutata
State approximate grass mixtures for high wearing utility lawn
Utility lawn must include - Llolium perrenne, plus others Festuca rubra rubra, Poa pratensis, Agrostis caillaris
State the benefits and limitations of establishing lawn from seed
Benefits
1. Sustainability
2. Choice of mix
3. Cost
Limitations
1. Time of year it can be done
2. Time required to become established
3. Immeadiate impact
4. Evenness of growth
5. Prep
Describe procedure for establishing lawn from seed
- Timing
- Weed eradication - Hand / Chemical
- consolidation
- Levelling
- base dressing - ingrediants and rate
- Seed sowing - technique, mixture, quantity
- protection
- first cut
State the benefits and limitations of establishing lawn from turf
Benefits
1. Immeadiate impact
2. Time to establish
3. Eveness in intial growth
Limitations
1. Ideal months
2. sustainability
3. Cost
4. Lack of mix customisation
Describe procedure for establishing lawn from turf
- Timing
- Weed eradication - Hand / Chemical
- consolidation
- Levelling
- base dressing - ingrediants and rate
- Laying techniques
- Top dressing ( name material)
- Irrigation
Describe annual maintenance for
Ornamental Lawn
Utility Lawn
- Cut height
- Cut frquency
- Remove or not of clippings
- Feeding
- Scarifiying
- Aeration
- Top Dressing
- Edging
- Weed control
- Pest Control
- Disease Control
Tasks to relate to 12 month programme
List tools to maintain lawn
- Lawn mower - Types (Cylinder, Rotary)
- Lawn feed distributor
- Scarifier
- Aerator
Common Lawn Pests and controls
Leather jackets -
Moles - Traps
Common lawn diseases and treatments
Fairy Rings
Fusarium patch
Red Thread
