Hort II, Turf Grass

The most expensive method of establishing a lawn is:

• plugging

• seeding

• sodding

• sprigging

Applying half of the material in one direction and the other half at a 90-degree angle from the first pass is used when:

• sodding

• sprigging

• sowing

• plugging

The weeds in Suzy's lawn that are hard to control are most likely:

• debris

• inert material

• viable seeds

• noxious

The most commonly used method to start a lawn is:

• plugging

• seeding

• sodding

• sprigging

Butting two strips of grass together in a brick pattern is used when:

• Sodding

• Sprigging

• Seeding

• Plugging

The main expense when using plugging to establish a lawn is:

• Fertilizer

• Labor

• Seeds

• Pesticides

The main difference between sodding and plugging is that sodding uses strips of sod to cover the whole lawn, but plugging starts the lawn by using:

• plant runners or cuttings.

• seeds

• small pieces of sod.

• stolons and sprigs.

The proper time of the year to plant warm-season lawn grasses is:

• fall

• spring

• summer

• winter

A seed that has the ability to germinate is known as:

• viable

• noxious

• debris

• inert

Conditioning the soil includes:

• adding fertilizer and lime.

• grading the slope.

• selecting quality grass seeds.

• sowing grass seed