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For Best Results Plant Kilgore’s “Bred-Rite” Flower Seeds 
LAWN GRASSES FOR FLORIDA 
Beautiful Lawns Can Be Grown in Florida 
Starting the Grass or Lawn 
A rich, reasonably moist soil with ample 
provision for watering during dry weather 
is necessary for growing a good lawn. 
It is advisable, wherever possible, to pipe 
the lawn for water. There are many good 
water distributors on the market. The pipes 
may be laid in trenches a foot or so in depth 
at such intervals that the water from the 
distributors will cover the entire lawn at one 
time. 
Previous to starting the grass, work into 
the soil as much organic matter as possible 
in the form of pulverized sheep manure, muck 
or woods mold. One of the best ways of put¬ 
ting the land in shape for grass, and to give 
the grass a good start, is to broadcast pul¬ 
verized sheep manure or Comonite Brand 
cow manure at the rate of two and one-half 
to five pounds per hundred square feet, or 
1,000 lbs. to a ton per acre before sowing the 
seed, or setting out the sprigs, wetting down 
the sheep manure well. Add to this at least 
25 lbs. of a 4-7-5 fertilizer mixture or an 
equal amount of bone meal to every thousand 
square feet of space. Work all of this thor¬ 
oughly into the soil, level the land and set 
rooted runners or plant grass seed. Water 
and weed regularly until the grass is com¬ 
pletely sodded. Never let the lawn suffer 
for water. A thorough heavy watering, soak¬ 
ing the soil to a considerable depth, two or 
three times a week, is better than a light 
watering daily. It is best to water lawns in 
the evening. 
Top Dressing Lawns 
In winter apply 25 lbs. bone meal or a 4-7-5 
fertilizer mixture to every thousand square 
feet of space. Spring and summer top dress¬ 
ings of Nitrate of Soda at the rate of three 
to four pounds to every thousand square feet 
of space should be made once a month. Fol¬ 
low immediately by thorough wetting down 
to prevent burning of the grass by the fer¬ 
tilizer. Wizard Brand Sheep Manure is very 
valuable for top-dressing after the lawn is 
started. It is desirable to cover the entire 
lawn once or twice a year with pulverized 
sheep manure or Comonite Brand cow ma¬ 
nure to a depth of one-fourth to one-half 
inch. 
How to Have Green Lawns 
In Winter In Florida 
If cold weather turns the lawn brown, or 
if the lawn has brown unsightly spots in it, 
the entire lawn or these ugly spots can be 
freshened up at any time during the fall and 
winter, without digging or tearing up the 
lawn, by planting Italian Rye grass seed at 
the rate of one-half pound to 100 square feet 
of space right on top of the lawn, scattering 
sheep manure on top of the seed at the rate 
of two and one-half to five pounds per 100 
square feet, and watering these spots fre¬ 
quently and heavily until the Italian Rye 
grass seed has germinated. 
