草坪上 & 花园

草坪上s can be one of our most expensive and time consuming home items. 除了割草、施肥和除草之外，还有大量的时间和金钱. But that’s not the whole story. Not often considered is the cost to the environment. 化肥和除草剂可能对县内的生态和水质造成危害，并带来相应的隐性成本. 对我们大多数人来说，我们还需要支付从饮用水中清除这些化学物质的额外费用.

The Marion County Soil & 水jdb电子游戏爆分视频正在积极帮助土地所有者为他们的草坪和花园做出更好的选择. 历史上，土壤一直是该地区的主要焦点，我们参与保护土壤免受侵蚀，并以生态明智的方式改善土壤的健康状况.

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The Annual Flower Doctor and Perennial Flower Doctor apps for iPhone, iPad和iPod Touch可以帮助家庭园丁解决200多种植物的几十个问题. The apps are available for 99 cents each.

“Every year, homeowners invest millions of dollars in their landscaping materials, and due to insect diseases and sometimes a lack of experience, problems come up. This is an affordable and efficient way to fix those problems,” said Janna Beckerman, 普渡推广公司的植物病害专家和应用程序的内容专家. “You just pull it out of your pocket and have answers right away.”

The apps build on Purdue Extension knowledge, 使用400多张高质量的照片，用户可以匹配200种不同的植物和数千个植物问题. 这些问题是根据它们在中西部花园和庭院中的常见程度排序的. 一旦确诊，这些应用程序就会指导用户如何管理受影响的植物.

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Autumn 草坪护理 – Naturally

对我们许多人来说，秋天是我们一年中最喜欢到户外享受院子里的时光. It’s also important to prepare our 草坪上s for winter. 以下是一些小贴士，教你如何做到这一点，对我们的自然资源有益:

Late Summer (August and September)

Hand-pull weeds or spot treat with herbicidal soaps, as needed.
Irrigate, as needed.
Mow, as needed.
Monitor for grubs, chinch bug, and sod webworm.
Fertilize in September.
Renovate or overseed in early September, if needed.
使用玉米面筋(只有在没有在草坪上播种的情况下).

Fall (October)

Mow, as needed.
Hand-pull weeds or spot treat with herbicidal soaps, as needed.
Irrigate, as needed.
Core aerate, as needed.
Topdress with compost in conjunction with core aeration.
Chop up fallen leaves with mowing.

Late Fall (November and possibly into December)

Continue to mow as long as the grass is growing.
Chop up fallen leaves with mowing.
Apply late fall fertilizer.

Seeding a New 草坪上

How’s your 草坪上 looking? 对于一些, 我们的草坪看起来如此糟糕，以至于过度播种甚至完全重新开始一个新的草坪可能是需要的. When starting a new 草坪上 or overseeding an existing one, 最好是使用一种混合或混合的高质量认证的种子品种含有零杂草种子. This information will be noted on the seed label. 你可以在国家草坪草评估项目的网站上找到各种品种的信息 http://ntep.org/.

在马里恩县，最好的播种时间是在8月15日到9月30日之间, though seeding can be done through mid-October also. 在秋天晚些时候播种的草坪可能会失败，因为幼苗的草可能不能产生足够的生长来度过冬天.

Fall Fertilization

大学的研究表明，夏末秋末(9月)和晚秋(11月)的施肥时间对家庭草坪最有利. This is when turfgrass plants are enlarging their root systems. 秋天根长得好，春天顶长得好. Fall fertilization also contributes to better color late in the fall, earlier spring green-up, and fewer disease problems.

天然草坪护理的第一步是测试土壤，看看你的草坪真正的需求是什么. Fertilizer bags will label how much of the major nutrients – nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) are available in their fertilizer. 由于磷是我们水道的主要污染物，所以最好使用低磷或无磷肥料(0将是中间数字). 磷通常在土壤中可用，但如果你在草坪上重新播种，可能需要额外的磷.

选择天然有机肥料，它释放养分比合成肥料慢, making them available steadily over a longer period of time. Natural organic fertilizers preserve the biotic quality of the soil, encouraging earthworm populations and normal microbial activity. They often contain organic matter, derived from animal manures and previously living plant and animal sources. 请注意，有些标有“有机”或“天然”的肥料可以用合成化学肥料进行增效. Always read the label.

要决定施多少肥料，你必须知道:1)肥料分析, 2) the amount of actual N needed per 1,000 square feet of 草坪上 as determined by your soil test, and 3) the square footage of 草坪上 to be fertilized. 一般的经验法则是每1000平方英尺应用1磅N. 用实际所需氮除以肥料中所含氮的百分比, expressed as a decimal, to determine how much fertilizer to apply. For example, if using cottonseed meal with an analysis of 3-1-1: 1.0 ÷ .03 = 33 pounds. 每次施用33磅棉籽粕才能提供1磅实际氮,000 square feet.

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Fall is a wonderful time to start creating compost. 不要只是把这些叶子扔掉——把它们放到堆肥堆里，明年春天你就会有很棒的营养添加到你的花园和花坛! For instructions on how to create compost click below:

Composting

If you don’t want to compost read on …

Leaf Removal

在秋天，长时间留在草坪上的树叶会杀死一块块草坪草. Dry leaves may be chopped finely by running a mulching mower over them. 然后用叶耙将这些叶子均匀地撒在草坪上，让它们进入土壤. Or, spread leaves over the 草坪上 and mow over them in two directions. When kept up with weekly, leaves can be easily recycled into the 草坪上. If there are too many chopped leaves to sift easily into the 草坪上, they should be removed and composted. 密歇根州立大学的研究表明，回收草坪上的树叶不会增加茅草的堆积.