The lawn mower is a mechanical tool or device that exactly shaves the surface of the grass by using rapidly rotating blades. Form years grass used to be cut by workers who walked through fields wielding small, sharp scythes. It was a tiring and slow, manual cutting process and was ineffective as the scythes worked well only when the grass was wet. ...
Lawn clippings are mainly grass leaves along with some stems that are cut by the lawn mower. Earlier clippings were bagged using rotary mowers. It was thought that they might aid thatch development. But this assumption is now disproved.
The Present
In summer period, 20-30% of residential wastes are made up of grass clippings. These en...
Introduction: Garden in front of a house looks very beautiful; plants provide fresh air and give a cooling effect to one’s eyes. Garden gives good look and it also increases property value, provide a place to walk and relax which is good for health in a life full of tensions.
Soil nesting ants can create enough annoyance that it may be desirable to reduce their numbers in the yard or around the house. The first troubling situation that may justify treatment is when ants are nesting close to the house and are searching for food indoors. Any turf grass spray should work and stop the ants to invade. Secondly ant mounds can...
Lawn weeds may be divided into two classes based on the way they emerge from the seed. Most monocot weeds found in turf grass are from the family germinate and are termed as weedy grasses. It includes crabgrass, annual bluegrass, tall fescue and quack grass. Dicots are termed broadleaf weeds and include those plants as dandelion, clover, ground ivy...
There are six types of moles in USA. Some of them are the Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, and Star-nosed Mole. The first one is prevalent in Ohio. Moles are 6-8 inches long and three to six ounces in weight. Each female gives birth to two to six moles in a year. These can be expected in April or May. Their only use is that they consume insects. Ev...
Leaves, grass, twigs, roots and other wastes from lawns sum up to approximately 18% of the annual municipal waste. For summer, grass makes up 50% of the municipal waste, while in fall leaves causes 60-80% of the total waste. This gigantic amount of wastes strains the municipal collection systems as it raises the expenses required for the extra equi...
A thatch is a natural component of an actively grown turf grass. Thatches comprises of tightly intermingled layers of dead and living stems, leaves and roots that accumulates in between the growing grasses and the soil underneath. Until the thickness of the thatches does not exceed the normal levels, which is ¼ to ½ inches it has the potential to c...
A mechanical spreader is prevalent. It is of 2 types – Drop and Rotary spreader. For both a hopper is filled with nutrients and the spreader is pushed on the lawn. The drop one has an aperture at the base of the hopper. The trigger is pulled to open the cover and the material moves through the aperture into the lawn. The area of lawn fertilized dur...
Fountains are decorative items that accent the decorum of the room. They
come in different sizes , shapes and colors. There are fountains that complement
any indoor or outdoor space. The installation of fountains would attract people
and also create an ambiance of peace and tranquility.