Good Lawns: But don't be too easily discouraged. Many • shaded locations that appear im¬possible to the amateur are simply a little difficult. With understanding and know-how they can be made to support very good lawns. One advantage of shade, if it is not too heavy, is that the turf will be free of crab grass because that pestiferous weed must have plenty of direct sunlight. It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good!
Increase or decrease the frequency of mowing according to the rate of growth, which varies from season to season, and may be influenced by bad weather, feeding, irrigation, the varieties of grass being grown and the general health of the turf itself.
Different types of lawn require a different frequency of mowing. Fine lawns, for example, should be mown every two to three days,
average lawns at least every seven days and preferably at intervals of three to five days and, for other sod lawns, mow at least once a week.See Also Shady Lawns:A SHADY BACKYARD is not as disastrous as many people think it may be and, in any case, very few backyards have no sun at all; most have at least a gleam for part of the day. However, sunless spots can be brought to life by plants, for there are many that will grow in shady conditions.
Rough Bluegrass. Rough bluegrass (Poa triti-alis), native to Europe, is more suitable for the southern United States and can withstand more shade than Kentucky bluegrass. A tufted grass requiring little care, it is used most often as a constituent in seeding mixtures prepared for shady lawns.
On The Other Hand See Plants In Lawns And Other:Impoverishment "of the soil, and most particularly nitrogen deficency, is one of the most common causes of moss in lawns, and fortunately the most easily remedied. If you have ever noticed where certain mosses grow naturally, on old house roofs, along uncared for fences, on waste lots and even in the crevices of brick and flagstone paving, among other infertile places, you will realize that at least some of these lowly plants in lawns and other thrive where there is not enough nourishment to support other plants in lawns and other, not even weeds. It is not so much that mosses prefer impoverished soils but at least they can get along in them and in more fertile ones they are unable to survive the com¬petition of more vigorous plants in lawns and other, such as lawn grasses.
Increase or decrease the frequency of mowing according to the rate of growth, which varies from season to season, and may be influenced by bad weather, feeding, irrigation, the varieties of grass being grown and the general health of the turf itself.
Different types of lawn require a different frequency of mowing. Fine lawns, for example, should be mown every two to three days,
average lawns at least every seven days and preferably at intervals of three to five days and, for other sod lawns, mow at least once a week.
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