Turfgrass Maintenance Reduction Handbook

Encyclopedic coverage of sure-fire strategies for maintaining your lawn, sports field, golf course, or park in perfect condition while using less water, fertilizer, mowing, pesticide, and labor!

A major strength o the book is the wealth of information presented on management strategies, complete with do-it-yourself instructions for site selection, soil preparation, seed rates and planting, turf establishment, and renovation. Time and cost-saving techniques for effective mowing, thatch control, pest management, water conservation, water management, fertilizer use, stress management, and pest management are presented in a user-friendly manner—complete with helpful checklists, and step-by-step instructions. A vast amount of useful reference material will ensure the success of your maintenance program. No other book covers virtually every aspect of successful turf management.

Features:*Covers every aspect of a successful turfgrass maintenance program.*Presents hundreds of cost-saving methods.*Tips to reduce labor.*Simple step-by-step instructions.*Hundreds of photographs and drawings.*Encyclopedic reference material.*Unique turf selection guidelines.*Fundamentals of turfgrass soils.