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How to Use Chemicals Safely
| 1. Always read the label before using insecticides. Note ingredients, use directions, warnings and cautions
each time before opening the container. |
| 2. Keep all insecticides out of the reach of children and pets. |
| 3. Always store insecticides in the original containers and keep them tightly closed. |
| 4. Never smoke or eat while spraying or dusting. |
| 5. When handling pesticides, wear a long-sleeved shirt and full-length pants. Some chemicals may require
waterproof gloves and goggles. When spraying overhead, wear a wide-brimmed hat. |
| 6. Avoid inhaling sprays or dusts. |
| 7. Do not spill sprays or dusts on the skin or clothing. If they are spilled, remove contaminated clothing
immediately and wash. |
| 8. After spraying or dusting, wash hands and face and change into clean clothing. Wash clothing
immediately. |
| 9. Cover food and water containers when treating around livestock or pet areas. Do not contaminate fish
ponds. |
| 10. Use separate sprayers for applying herbicides to avoid accidental injury to susceptible plants. |
| 11. Always dispose of empty containers so they pose no threat to humans, animals or wildlife. |
| 12. If symptoms of illness occur during or shortly after spraying or dusting, contact a physician or go to the
hospital. Take the label from the chemical with you. |
5 Steps to Better Lawn Care
| EARLY SPRING - repair winter damage. Treat with pre-emergence crabgrass killer, insecticides; fertilize and
reseed if necessary. |
| LATE SPRING - kill broadleaf weeds; fertilize lawn and flowers. |
| EARLY SUMMER - water generously and often; fertilize and apply post-emer- gence herbicides and insecticides as
needed. |
| LATE SUMMER - Watch for sod webworms and other insects. Fertilize and water heavily. |
| EARLY FALL - seed and fertilize, prepare for winter by mulching and pruning various shrubs and trees. |
Specialty Products and Their Uses
| Bone Meal-Excellent for use with flowering tubers and corms - such as tulips, iris, dahlias, crocus, peony
narcissus, hyacinth, daffodil, etc. Use where organic nitrogen and phosphoric acid i sneeded for gradual feeding. |
| Nitrate of Soda-Has an alkalizing effect on the soil Provides quickly available nitrogen for dark green leaves.
Promotes rapid growth. |
| Sulfate of Ammonia-High-ammoniacal nitrogen with an acidifying effect on the soil. Promotes sustained growth
and dark green leaves through sustained release of nitrogen. |
| Sulfate of Potash-imparts increased vigor and disease resistance to plants. Helps encourage stronger stalks and
stems, reducing lodging. Improves quality of fruits and hleps in development of tubers. |
| Iron Sulfate -Helps overcome iron chlorosis and provides available iron as needed. Associated with chlorophyll
production in plants. |
| Manganese Sulfate -Excellent for supplemental use for plants deficient in trace elements. Over-limited or
alkaline soild are often deficient in this minor element. |
| Magnesium Sulfate -Provides the key element of the chlorophyll molecule. Promotes deper, greener, helathier
foliage. Helps regulate uptake of other plant foods and acts as a phosphorous carrier in the plant. |
| Soil Sulphur -Reduces Ph as it acidifies the soil. Helps plants retain dark green color and encourages more
vigorous plant growth. |
Facts You Should Know About Lawn Grasses
| Kind | Days to Germinate | # Seeds/Pound | Seeding Rate per 1000 Sq. Ft. | Usual Life | Blade Texture | General Utility | For Shade | For Play Areas | For Golf Fairway | For Quick Cover | For Slopes | General Desirability |
| New Lawn | Established Lawn |
| Part Kentucky Bluegrass | 10-28 | 2,200,000 | 4 | 2 | Permanent | Fine | Excellent | Poor | Good | Excellent | Good | Good | Fast Germination |
| Newport Kentucky Bluegrass | 10-28 | 2,200,000 | 4 | 2 | Permanent | Fine | Excellent | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Good | Shade Tolerant |
| Marion Kentucky Bluegrass | 14-28 | 2,200,000 | 4 | 2 | Permanent | Fine | Excellent | Poor | Good | Excellent | Poor | Good | Best for Sunny Lawns |
| Kentucky Bluegrass | 14-28 | 2,200,000 | 4 | 2 | Permanent | Fine | Excellent | Poor | Good | Good | Poor | Good | Best for Sunny Lawns |
| Creeping Red Fescue | 10-21 | 550,000 | 6 | 3 | Permanent | Fine | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Good | Shade Tolerant |
| Tall Fescue | 10-14 | 230,000 | 10 | 6 | Permanent | Coarse | Poor | Fair | Excellent | Fair | Good | Excellent | Withstand Hard Use |
| Meadow Fescue | 10-14 | 230,000 | 10 | 6 | Permanent | Coarse | Poor | Poor | Excellent | Poor | Good | Fair | Poor |
| Red Top | 9-14 | 4,990,000 | 3 | 2 | 3 Years | Fine | Fair | Poor | Good | Good | Excellent | Good | Fine Nurse Grass |
| Pos Trivialis | 10-21 | 2,540,000 | 4 | 2 | Permanent | Fine | Fair | Excellent | Fair | Good | Fair | Fair | Shade Tolerant |
| Bentgrass | 7-14 | 5,500,000 | 2 | 1 | Permanent | Fine | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Fair | Good | Good |
| Perennial Ryegrass | 10-14 | 230,000 | 10 | 6 | 3 Years | Coarse | Poor | Poor | Good | Fair | Excellent | Good | Quick Cover |
| Annual Ryegrass | 10-14 | 230,000 | 10 | 6 | 1 Year | Coarse | Poor | Poor | Good | Fair | Excellent | Fair | Quick Cover |
| White Clover | 7-10 | 670,000 | 1 | 1 | Permanent | -- | Fair | Fair | Good | Poor | Excellent | Fair | Good for those that like it |
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Check your state and local codes before starting any project. Follow all safety precautions.
Information in this document has been furnished by the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) and
associated contributors. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy and safety. Neither NRHA, any
contributor nor the retailer can be held responsible for damages or injuries resulting from the use of
the information in this document.
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