Home Lawn Management in South Carolina

Home Lawn Management in South Carolina

Authors: Bert McCarty, Ph.D., ExtensionTurf Specialist, Clemson University, and Robert F. Polomski, Clemson Extension Consumer Horticulturist

This 80-page manual includes basic lawn management information for South Carolina home owners. This is one of Clemson Extension's most popular publications, and this edition is updated with practices recommended by Clemson scientists.

Topics include: Turfgrass Identification, Turfgrass Selection, CoolSeason Turfgrasses, Warm-Season Turfgrasses, Lawn Establishment, Soil Preparation, Seeding, Sodding, Plugging, Sprigging and Stolonizing, Lawn Renovation, Basic Lawn Management, Soil Testing, Fertilizer Application, Application Equipment, Mowing, Types of Mowers, Irrigating, Aerifying, Dethatching, Integrated Pest Management, Weed Management, Insect Management, Disease Management, Nematode Management, Organic Lawn Care

ISBN 978-0-9798777-3-5

Copyright Clemson University 2009