The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-04-08
HOW TO make A LAWN

AS soon as the calendar spring is
here, and in sheltered places one can
see that the grass is really growing,
the question of the garden, and, at
first, the lawn is before one. 49,
There are only two ways to make
lawn. One way is to- use we'll
established sod as starter, and the
other is to SOW seed
I believe, unless work is expertly
done, that better lawn can be made
by sowing seed than by sOdding.
Bad sodding makes a poor and un-
even lawn, and, if rough at the be-
ginning, is almost impossible to
smooth it afterward. :.
OF course, you do. not have an
immediate effect with sowed lawn,
but 10 weeks does not seem long to
wait taking into consideration also
the economy Of the method.
would advise every one to sow seed,
except where only a small. space is
to be covered. In the spring you
can have small grass plot we'll sod
ded for very little. which may be
preferable to waiting for grass seed
to terminate and grow. =
Never purchase seedman's mix
ture, but use a combination of eight
parts by weight of white clover and
two parts by weight of Kentucky
blue grass. This is recognized by
landscape architects as the best
combination Of seed for lawn max
ing.
Always select a day that is cloudy
and a day when there is little wind
to sow Grass seed. Should the day
be windy, you will notice when the
grass comes up that there are thick
and. thin places, This condition is
always the result Of wind. - Go over
the plot to be seeded three times,
once walking back and forth from
north to south. until you have cover
ed the entire plot. Then from east
to west sowing as you go. Last cover
the area diagonally. This method
will result in an even distribution of
seeds.
AS to Your Flower Borders and Beds
Just as early in the spring as you
are sure that the frost is out of the
ground is the time to dig your
flower beds and borders, and as
what is worth doing at all is worth
doing well, you should give them all
the time that they require. %
Many persons fail to get good re-
suits because of improper prepara-
ton Of the soil or because Of choos-
ing a poor location for their bed.
One cannot be too careful in the To-
cation Of flower bed. Never at
tempt to grow Towering plants in a
place where they cannot have the
necessary sun. VI
Do, not plant in shade or. near
large trees, as the plants will be sure
to grow tall and struggling and in a
few weeks to fall over in search of
sun Light. It is we'll always to re-
new a large part Of the earth in your
borders. every year, by taking
enough Of the old soil, say to an inch
below the level of the grass, and re-
placing it with good loan from the
garden or compost pile. If you have
it at hand it will prove beneficial to-
add some well-rotted manure to
your soil. ~" 90. ,.
MOUNDS unnecessary
In making either borders or beds
never mound them. It is neither in
good taste nor is it necessary. #
Before you plant your flowers al
ways pulverize the soil. If it is so
poorly dug that you find it necessary
to use q. trowel, dig it over again be-
fore planting. Plants. will never
thrive in hard ground. If your beds
have been dug for, some time and
have become settled, dig again and