20 LANDSCAPE GARDEN SERIES 



GENERAL MIXTURES 



Kentucky blue grass 3 parts 



Red top - 1 part 



Rhode Island bent 1 part 



or 



Kentucky blue grass 4 parts 



Red top 4 parts 



White clover 1 part 



For shady locations a greater variety of grasses should be used to 

 assure at least a partial success The following mixture is recom- 

 mended : 



Kentucky blue grass 5 parts 



Wood meadow grass (Poa memoralis) 3 parts 



Various leaved Fescue (Festuca heterophylla) ..1 part 



Crested Dog's Tail (Cynosurus cristatus) 1 part 



For a fairly heavy seeding use from 75 to 100 Ibs. to the acre (5 

 to 6 bushels) or one quart to the square rod. White clover is generally 

 sown separate from the other seeds as it is much heavier. In most 

 cases clover is used purely as a matter of preference and can be sown 

 only where there is not much traffic on the lawn as it will not stand the 

 wear. Clover can be added separately to any seeding at the rate of 5 

 to 6 pounds per acre. 



All seed should be of the best quality and recleaned. It does not 

 pay to use cheap seed in any case. Reliable seed houses usually keep 

 in stock several prepared mixtures adapted to certain soils and situa- 

 tions; and which can be purchased in small quantities. 



In order for grass seed to germinate and make a good start it is 

 necessary to have the ground kept moist at least three weeks after sow- 

 ing. Where this moisture can be insured it is practical to sow grass 

 most any time. The time that nature provides continued moist condi- 

 tions is in the spring and fall and for that reason these are the two 

 seasons when seeding is most practicable. Generally the best stands 

 are obtained by early spring sowing, the seed being applied as soon as 

 the ground can be prepared. If the climate is right, good results can be 

 obtained by sowing in the fall before the fall rains start. Fall 1 seeding 

 has the advantage of spring seeding in that weeds are less liable to get 

 started before the grass has a chance. 



