TRAPP WM-350 Manual De Instrucciones página 38

Tips to Maintain your Lawn Always Beautiful
1. Pick up all kinds of objects from the lawn,
such as: stones, roots, pieces of wood,
glass or bricks. These objects, besides
damaging your lawn mower and making
your work difficult, may also cause serious
accidents, when thrown in high speed by
the cutting blade.
2. Try to eradicate all noxious weeds
before mowing the lawn, manually or
with chemical products under technical
guidance. Avoid cutting them with
the lawn mower. Most of these weeds
regenerate easily and its superficial
cut will not eliminate them. In some
cases, mainly in their flowering time,
this procedure might even cause its
dissemination.
3. Try to know the species of grass you
have in your lawn. Density, colour and
regeneration capacity are qualities that
vary among the several species. So,
you may know if you are taking good
care of your lawn and in the correct
way. Following you will find some
characteristics of the main species of grass
used in Brazil.
Batatais
Also known as Forquilha (pitchfork) or Mato-
Grosso. It is very commonly used. Light-green,
strong and slightly piling leaves. It is resistant
to drought, high traffic, noxious weeds and
diseases. It helps avoiding erosion and filtering
water. It is deal for parks, soccer fields and
swimming-pool surroundings.
São Carlos
Also know as Curitibana or wide grass. It has,
smooth pilelless leaves. Dark green colour.
This grass is good for either sunny or half-
shadowed, humid or rocky grounds. It has a
good resistance to high traffic, noxious weeds,
diseases and frosts. It is ideal for public or
home gardens.
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St. Agostinho
Also known as English, Imperial or Coastal
grass. Its origin is the brazilian coastland.
Medium-sized width and length, smooth and
pileless, light green colour.
It is resistant to drought, frosts, noxious weeds
and diseases. It may be used either in sunny
or halfshadowed grounds. It is also suitable
for salty and sandy grounds. Ideal for home
gardens, country or seaside house gardens and
industrial areas.
Silky Grass
Also known as Bermudas. It is highly resistant
to drought, and is indicated for banks and
rocky grounds. Rapid growth, blueish-green
leaves. Perfect for sunny places, but may be
also used in half-shadowed areas. Ideal for
soccer and golf fields, school yards, industrial
areas, public squares.
Zoysia
Also known Japanese or Korean grass. Narrow
and grey-green leaves. Grows slowly. It is not
too demanding for soil fertility. Resistant to
light traffic. Perfect for sunny places, but may
be also used in half-shadowed areas. Good
for seaside grounds. Ideal for home gardens,
swimming-pool surroundings and sun-bath
areas, and also among stones.
Italian Grass
Also known as black grass. It has fine and
darkgreen leaves. Although it is not a specific
kind of grass (belonging to the lilacea and not
to the grama grass family) it is much used as
bedding in half or totally shadowed areas, and
also for flower-bed borders and declivities.
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