EDWARD LEHDE NURSERIES, GARDENVILLE, N. Y. 
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Maintaining the New Lawn 
Regardless of how carefully the new lawn has been 
started, it must be painstakingly cared for during the 
first Summer if it is to develop into a [awn with a uni- 
form, thick turf. 
The new Iawn should be watered often enough to keep 
the soil moist. Frequent and light waterings are best 
until after the grass becomes established. When there 
is no Jonger danger of washing the young plants from 
their anchorage, the soil should be thoroughly soaked to 
a good depth at each watering. The water should 
always be applied in the form of a fine spray. 
WATERING 
After a lawn is established, each watering should be 
thorough, so that the water will go down some depth. 
It is not necessary or advisable to water too often; if 
done well, once a week in dry weather is sufficient. 
If the moisture is down far enough so that the roots are 
compelled to reach for it, they will not be so easily 
injured during hot weather. 
DO NOT LIME THE LAWN 
Since a neutral soil favors the common Iawn weeds 
more than it does the grass, the lawn soil should not be 
limed unless it is very strongly acid. The unthrifty 
appearance of certain lawns ts usually due to lack of 
plant food and not too high acidity. Lime ts a soil 
conditioner and not a plant food. 
FEEDING 
About eight or ten weeks after the lawn is seeded, 
the young grass should again be fed with Vigoro. The 
application is made at the rate of 2 Ibs. per 100 square 
feet of Iawn. 
Plant food should be applied when the grass is dry 
and then brushed from the grass with a broom or the 
back of a rake. The Iawn should immediately be given 
a thorough soaking to wash the plant food from the 
grass and carry it into the soil. 
WEED CONTROL 
There is no sure method of weed control except to 
dig them out. The best preventive against weeds Is 
to secure soil as free from weed seeds as possible, and 
then to keep the awn healthy by giving it enough food 
and moisture. The common weed pests are never con- 
tained in the lawn seed. Avoid lime as this encourages 
weeds. A word can be said about one weed particularly 
troublesome the past few years, Crab Grass. Crab 
Grass, a creeping weed is an annual and does not ger- 
minate until June 1st. The remedy is to use a good fer- 
tilizer early in April so that the grass will be thick and 
well-established before the Crab Grass gets a chance 
to germinate. In this way the Crab Grass is choked by 
the lawn. 
Lawn Grass Seed 
Lb: 5 Ibs. 
Special a cee tee els stan ne Mele ors dip $0.25 $1.15 
Greens Velvet eer. Sam onthe cae eee) 
Prices of following on application: 
Domestic Rye Grass 
Fancy Kentucky Bluegrass 
Fertilizers 
VIGORO 
yn See eee ee ric $0.45 HOUbSea eee OU, 
[Obstet 85 LOOM See eee eee OO) 
Oil bse aeey rte. oe 1.50 
VITERA 
A complete plant food with a pulverized manure 
base, which contains all of the vital elements necessary 
for plant growth. 
Pll ay a ee ee $0.40 HOR D See eeeD ooo 
1 OUD Sees ete o.) 15 OORIDSaeaee 3.50 
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Quantity to Use per 100 Square Feet 
Vitera and Vigoro—For lawns, shrubs or gardens, 
about 2 to 3 Ibs. early in the Spring. Repeat in about 
6 weeks with half the amount, and for lawns repeat 
again In late Summer. Work well into the soil or wet 
down thoroughly tmmediately after applying. 
Caution—Do not use on foliage or stalks unless dry, 
and then wet down immediately and thoroughly. 
This also applies to lawns. 
Pbemon bse 
OldsHomestead ire enieneey ae ae $0.35 $1.60 
ShadviSpot itary ee iret br a 40 1.85 
Fancy Red Top 
Fancy Timothy 
PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE 
1Ojlbseaeneee ae $0.30 50 Ibs. . ... $1.20 
2D Ds eee 65 100 Ibs.. eee. 00 
PULVERIZED CATTLE MANURE 
OOM DSReeeseretiaehoe $1.20 100 Ibs... e200 
BONENE 
A synthetic bonemeal to be used in the same quantity 
and manner as bonemeal. Bonene contains 50 per cent 
bone piveanetey of lime. 
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Bonene and Pulverized Sheep or Cattle Manure 
—Use 4 to 6 lbs. of either of these per 100 square feet, 
or mix Bonene and pulverized Cattle Manure in equal 
quantities and use the same way. Repeat later as with 
Vigoro. 
Bonene and Pulverized Sheep or Cattle Manure 
are safe fertilizers and wil! not burn. 
Peat Moss (Domestic) 
To Add Humus to Your Lawn 
Peat Moss is one of the best materials we know of 
to add necessary humus to your lawn. It is clean, odor- 
less and has great water absorbing and retaining power. 
It is absolutely free from weeds and for this reason is much 
preferable to manure. Peat Moss makes heavy land 
more friable and sandy soil hold moisture better. Dig it 
in the top 4 inches for new lawns. On established lawns 
—a dressing applied in the late Fall and again in the 
Spring is very beneficial. A bushel contains enough to 
cover 15 square feet of surface 1 inch deep. Peat Moss 
can be used for the new lawn; for the established lawn; 
for rose and flower beds; for other garden uses; as a 
Winter mulch. 
Peat Moss 
$0.35 3 bushels. .$1.00 10 bushels. .$3.00 
Per bushel. 
