Efficient Tool for Watering Trees and Shrubs
Water and fertilizer is essential for healthy tree and shrub growth, however just sprinkling water and fertilizer on the soil surface around plants can be wasteful and doesn't get the moisture and nutrients to where the plants need it. Root ... [... more]
National Gardening Association |
Crowding plants.
Hawkweed (Hieracium spp.) often forms dense colonies in areas of the lawn where the soil is infertile and acidic. A hardy perennial found throughout North America, hawkweed holds its rosettes of wildly hairy leaves close to the soil surface, safe ... [... more]
National Gardening Association |
Noxious and Troublesome Weeds
Perennial fragrant forb that grows three to four feet tall. The stem is woody at the base and regrows from the soil surface each spring from a large taproot. Leaves are light to olive green, two to five inches long, and deeply divided. Flower ... [... more]
North Dakota State University |
Managing Thatch in Home Lawns
Thatch in lawns is often misunderstood; both its cause and control. Some lawns have serious thatch problems while others do not. Thatch is a layer of living and dead organic matter that occurs between the green matter and the soil surface. ... [... more]
University of Illinois Extension |
Hippeastrum (group)
Grow in pots/containers at least 6-8" wide in the St. Louis area. Select the largest bulbs available. Plant each bulb neck up with half of the bulb above the soil surface in a humusy, well-draining potting soil mix. Plants enjoy bright locations ... [... more]
Missouri Botanical Garden |
Controlling White Grubs in Turfgrass
White grubs are the most destructive insect pests of turfgrasses in Kentucky. Turf is damaged when the grubs (the larval or immature stages of certain beetles) chew off the grass roots just below the soil surface. The root injury reduces the ... [... more]
University of Kentucky |
Effects of subsistence farming system on soil surface ...
Author: A. Campos C Binding: Digital Format: HTML Publication Date: 2004-10-11 [... more]
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Amazon.com |
Iris germanica; Rhizomatous iris, Bearded iris, German iris
Numerous cultivars; refer to HIL 8504; reblooming cultivars include - Champagne Elegance, Harvest of Memories, Sugar Blues Even with soil surface Hardy II - injured below 14°F (-10°C) Store rhizomes in peat at 35°F (2°C) 4-48 inches (5-120 [... more]
NC State University Coop Extension |
Characteristics of organic matter in soil surface ...
Author: V. Aranda Author: C. Oyonarte Binding: Digital Format: HTML [... more]
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Heat and water balances of the bare soil surface and the ...
Author: R. Kimura Author: Y. Liu Author: N. Takayama Author: X. Zhang Author: Kamichik Binding: Digital Format: HTML [... more]
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Soil, surface water and ground water phosphorus ...
Author: M.L. Macrae Author: T.E. Redding Author: I.F. Creed Author: W.R. Bell Binding: Digital Format: HTML Publication Date: 2005-02-15 [... more]
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Regional inventory of soil surface nitrogen balances in ...
Author: V.K. Prasad Author: K.V.S. Badarinath Author: S. Yonemura Author: Tsuru Binding: Digital Format: HTML Publication Date: 2004-11-01 [... more]
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