CHAPTER V 



The Fine Art of Mowing, Rolling, 

 AND Watering 



On the new lawn — Rolling the keynote of success — Winter heaving^- 

 Springtime repairs — Mowing essential — How often to cut — The 

 clippings — Effects of insufficient cutting — Weather conditions — When 

 to mow and water — The fallacy of sprinkling — ^How to use the 

 hose. 



Rolling, mowing, and watering are the 

 three essential details which require attention 

 every year, and they must be carried out 

 thoroughly year after year, without any sort 

 of lessened vigour because the lawn is es- 

 tablished. The whole object and aim of the 

 after attention is to secure a uniform sod and 

 even texture over the entire surface of the 

 lawn. 



attention the first year 



A fall-sown lawn will hardly stand in need 

 of mowing the same season. If the seeding 

 was done in the spring or summer the grass 

 must be cut as soon as it has attained a height 



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