LAYING DOWN A LAWN

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 June 1915, Page 4

LAYING DOWN A LAWN

WHeil it is desired to form a la,mi, ihe ground should be trenched as directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the plot can bo prepared in March, a season n:ay be gained by sowing the gi"i.-;s .seed during that mouth ; ilie surlace must be thoroughly pulverised <ind trodden down (irmly. The following is a good mixture, il procurable: — Cresto , ' Dog-tail. 2)l>k; L'cstuca U'liuifolia, 41b.s; Festuca durnscula, 21!>s; Loliuin tenuifo'lia perenne, 2011>5: White clover ,21bs; Trifoliiun minor. 81bs; Poa Nemoralis and Senipervirens -libs of eacTi. Tine mixture will • 11f— lice for half an acre, and will form a very good lawn, and it kepi cut close answers most soils. Special mixtures for laying down lawns may also be nail from any seedsman. iSomo of jur native poa.s and other grasses would answer admirably lor lawn purposes. If the ground is of a retentive nat;ire. sowing the seeds should be deferred till August. Commence to cut as soon as the machine will act. Some jrefer the scythe for the first time, of cutting. Roll previous to mowing; this will save the knivc.= oi i.he m-jiver.