TREATMENT OF LAWNS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXI, Issue 15076, 23 June 1942, Page 4

TREATMENT OF LAWNS

WORK DURING WINTER In winter moot people are content to survey their lawns with a measure of satisfaction, on the assumption that cutting once a fortnight is a dashed eight better than twice a week. But if a lawn is to be something more than something to be heartily cursed in the summer there is mor© to it than that. The appearance of a lawn is governed to a great extent by the treatment ii receives in the dormant season. And this treatment usually involves hard work. Lawns on light soil benefit from rolling in the winter. Furthermore they should be raked lustily to remove moss and coarse weeds. Those that the rake will not shift should be hand dug. The best treatment after this is a dressing or two dressings of sifted soil and decayed manure or leaf mould. Heavy soils should not be rolled when wet. as a hard crust will be formed. Sand is the best topdressing for this type of lawn, and with it should be some good fertiliser, but omit this if you need it for the vegetable garden. It will de better work there. A spike roller is the best method of aerating a lawn, but as few people are the lucky possessors of such an implement a good substitute is a. garden fork. The soil of an old and sodden lawn should b© pierced all over, following the treatment ip a week’s time with a topdressing of sand and fertiliser.