CHAPTER IV 

 Flower Garden Trials and Troubles 



How to Destroy Worms on a Lawn 



Q. Will you please tell me if there is any possible way of ridding 

 a bowling green of worms, or of stopping them from lifting the 

 surface in the autumn 1 W. JP., Reading. 



A. You may place 1 peck of lime in 20 gallons of water and stir 

 the mixture well. Then allow it to settle and add another 20 

 gallons of water. When the liquid has once more settled and is 

 clear, water the lawn with it through a fine rosed watering-can. 

 The worms will come to the surface, when they may be swept up. 

 Apply in autumn and spring. 



Quantity of Lawn Seed to Sow 



Q. Can you tell me how much lawn seed to sow for a lawn 

 of 600 square yards.//. J. E., Harrow. 



A. The usual quantity of lawn seed to sow is about 40 Ib. to 

 50 Ib. per acre. To sow 600 square yards would therefore need 

 about 5 Ib. or 6 Ib. of seed . Providing your ground is well prepared 

 and level, the seed might be sown at any time now (March). Choose 

 a quiet day when there is little or no wind to carry the seed about 

 at the time of sowing, and be sure that you obtain good lawn seed 

 from a reliable nurseryman. Sow across from north to south and 

 from east to west. 



Weeds on Lawn 



Q. Will you kindly advise me the best way to eradicate a weed 

 from my lawn ? This starts with small plants, and finally becomes 

 quite a large patch, and these patches are now spreading consider- 

 ably. The weeds grow so close that little if any grass grows through 

 hem. F. N. Hulton, East Sheen. 



A. Lawn sand will destroy Daisies on lawn, and would destroy 

 this (Plaintain). This is the cheapest and simplest way we know 

 of getting rid of such weeds. It must be applied in spring, just 

 before the grass begins to grow. It may be had of all seed merchants 

 and sundriesmen, with directions how to use. It has the effect of 



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