HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE
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Question
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The proper time of the year to plant warm-season lawn grasses is:
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fall
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spring
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summer
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winter
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The best planting times for warm season grasses are late spring to summer when soil temperatures are above 65? F at 3 inches below the surface. Use a lawn starter fertilizer for new plantings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Warm Season Grasses Defined Warm-season grasses grow best when temperatures are between 75-90°F and do most of their growing in the summer. In the cooler weather of late-fall and winter, they go dormant, turn brown, and won’t green up again until warmer weather returns in spring.
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