TRAPP Master 500L Manual De Instrucciones página 44

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 greygreen 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 sunbath 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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