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Article: Tune up your turf.(lawn maintenance)(Brief Article)
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- September 1, 2000
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Fall is the ideal season for lawn maintenance
If you'd like your lawn to look as well groomed as a PGA golf course, fall is the time to take corrective measures. Before you do, though, walk across the street, turn around, and view your lawn from your neighbors' perspective. It probably looks better than you expected. A little distance disguises a lawn's minor flaws, says Oregon State University extension turf specialist Tom Cook. 'A good lawn is one that looks good from across the street," he says, "because that's how most of the world sees it." If yours looks healthy your only chore right now is fertilizing it to keep it strong. On the other hand, if your lawn ...
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