TRAPP WM-350 Manual De Instrucciones página 36

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 half-
shadowed 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.