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Mar 29, 2024
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Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HORT 212 Sustainable Lawn Care3 credits Covers the identification, care, and maintenance of cool season turfgrasses. Topics include soil preparation, nutrition, thatch, pest management, installation, and renovation. Special attention is given to weeds.
Quarters Offered: Summer
Student Outcomes/Competencies: Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Identify four common grasses of Western Washington
- Discuss soil preparation for installing a lawn
- Explain the role of thatch and its relation to insects and disease
- Identify sustainable practices used in the landscape
- Describe mowing heights and its effect on turfgrass
- Explain the role of nutrition in turfgrass health
- Identify weeds common to Western Washington
- Describe sustainable watering strategies for healthy turf
- Describe insects and diseases common to turf grass in Western Washington
- Research and identify weeds and present management options
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