Title: Demonstrate maintenance activities for turf.
Course: Landscaping II (18054-II) > Section: Maintaining the Landscape

Demonstration should include

- describing aeration rationale and equipment
- identifying mowing equipment
- explaining mowing recommendations for a range of turf varieties
- demonstrating lawn renovation practices
- describing control measures for thatch buildup
- identifying a pest management program
- identifying turf disease management program
- demonstrating soil testing
- explaining soil nutrition, such as
  - fertilizer analysis
  - value of trace elements
  - nitrogen formulations
  - fertilization schedules
  - fertilizer application rates
  - fertilizer applicators
- demonstrating proper watering techniques based on turfgrass species.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is lawn striping?
- What is wrong with mowing grass close to the ground to achieve a clipped appearance?
- What can happen if a lawn is overseeded in the summer?
- Why do some fertilizers take additional time before becoming active?
- When should a vertical mower be used for mowing steep slopes?
- How do Japanese beetles affect turf?
- What considerations should be taken when deciding whether to rake grass clippings?