Deck 22: Lawn Construction

Question 1

There are four methods that may be used to install a turfgrass planting.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Cooler northern regions require warm season grasses to yield attractive lawns.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

In soils heavy with clay, drainage tile may be necessary.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Soil texture is a result of differing amounts of sand, silt, and clay in the composition of the soil.

Question 5

Sod does not have to be installed soon after it is cut.

Question 6

The drop spreader dispenses the material onto a rotating plate.

Question 7

The pH of soil may be lowered by adding dolomitic limestone.

Question 8

Always seed a prepared soil in a manner that will evenly distribute the seeds.

Question 9

The effect of sodding is that of having an instant lawn.

Question 10

Plugging is a common method of installing lawns in the northern sections of the United States.

Question 11

What is the least expensive method of establishing a lawn?

A) sodding
B) plugging
C) seeding
D) sprigging

Question 12

What is the best day temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) for the growth of warm season grasses?

A) 45 to 60
B) 60 to 75
C) 75 to 80
D) 80 to 95

Question 13

When organic matter in the soil decays, what is formed from the decomposition?

A) humus
B) compost
C) original tissue
D) loam

Question 14

Which of these values indicates a neutral pH?

A) 5.0
B) 6.0
C) 7.0
D) 8.0

Question 15

What soil contains nearly equal amounts of sand, silt, and clay?

A) humus
B) horizon C
C) topsoil
D) loam

Question 16

After grass seeds germinate, the soil should not be allowed to dry out until the grass is what height?

A) 2 inches
B) 2.5 inches
C) 3 inches
D) 3.5 inches

Question 17

The first mowing of a new turf planting should not occur until the new grass has reached what height?

A) 1.5 to 2 inches
B) 2.5 to 3 inches
C) 3.5 to 4 inches
D) 4.5 to 5 inches

Question 18

Bermuda and Zoysia are usually planted in a new lawn using what method?

A) plugs
B) seeds
C) sprigs
D) sods

Question 19

When installing drain tile as part of a new turf installation, what size agricultural tile is most often used?

A) 1-inch
B) 2-inch
C) 3-inch
D) 4-inch

Question 20

What method of seeding may be used for large sites?

A) sodding
B) hydroseeding
C) plugging
D) stolonizing

Question 21

A ____________________ is a piece of grass shoot.

Question 22

____________________ allows the water to move slowly down into the soil to prevent erosion or puddling.

Question 23

____________________ is a form of sprigging.

Question 24

____________________ is established turf that is moved from one location to another.

Question 25

Bluegrasses and fescues germinate best when temperatures are in the range of ____________________ degrees F.

Question 26

Soil ____________________ is the result of differing amounts of sand, silt, and clay in the composition of the soil.

Question 27

In silty clay loam, the silt and clay component each make up more than ____________________ of the composition of the soil.

Question 28

Soil pH can be measured by landscapers using a simple ____________________.

Question 29

A ____________________ spreader dispenses material through holes in the bottom of its hamper.

Question 30

The determination of the amount of material that is dispensed by a spreader (or sprayer) over a measured area is termed ____________________.