Are You A Lawn Guru?
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Test your knowledge of the lawn care world.
- 1.Which on of these insects are surface insects
- A.
Grubs
- B.
Sod web worm
- C.
Leather jackets
- D.
Chinch bugs
- E.
Worms
- 2.Which insect eats at the lawns roots
- A.
Chinch bugs
- B.
Worms
- C.
Crane flys
- D.
Grubs
- 3.When is the best time to plant new grass seed?
- A.
Summer
- B.
Winter
- C.
Fall
- D.
Spring
- 4.What is the best beneficial service you can perform to your lawn annually?
- A.
Lawn rolling
- B.
De-thatch
- C.
Nematodes
- D.
Aeration/overseeding
- 5.What is the name of the weed that thrives on sunlight and grows commonly on blvd's and edges
- A.
Creeping charlie
- B.
Dandelions
- C.
Crab grass
- D.
Lambs quarter
- E.
Wild violets
- 6.What flower commonly spreads from your garden to your lawn
- A.
Roses
- B.
Violets
- C.
Tulips
- D.
Other
- 7.How many times a week should you water your lawn?
- A.
3 times
- B.
7 times
- C.
2 times
- D.
5 times
- E.
Depends on mother nature
- 8.What disease follows a harsh winter
- A.
Red thread
- B.
Brown spot
- C.
Dog spot
- D.
Snow mold
- E.
Leaf spot/burning out
- 9.How long should kentucky blue grass be in july to keep it's colour
- A.
4 inches
- B.
2 inches
- C.
1 inches
- D.
2-3 inches
- E.
3.5 inches
- 10.What is the type of grass do you see mostly at a golf course?
- A.
Bent grass
- B.
Kentucky blue grass
- C.
Quack grass
- D.
Tall fescue
- 11.Whats the type of grass commonly confused with crab grass?
- A.
Rye grass
- B.
Kentucky blue grass
- C.
Quack grass
- D.
Bent grass
- E.
Other
- 12.What is considered cultural practice?
- A.
Weeding and feeding
- B.
Sodding
- C.
De- thatching
- D.
Cutting and watering
- E.
Mother nature does all
- 13.What chemical was not included in the Ontario Pesticide Ban?
- A.
2-4-d
- B.
Mecaprop
- C.
Dicamba
- D.
Roundup
- E.
Merrit
- 14.What is the proper use for round up, and why hasn't it also been banned with the rest?
- A.
Kill all weeds on my lawn
- B.
Kill crabgrass around edges
- C.
Worry about concrete areas such as driveway
- D.
Around the city sewer
- E.
Poison ivy at the schools
- 15.What is the weed that spreads throughout your lawn like a vine and seems to never go away
- A.
Crab grass
- B.
Lambs quarter
- C.
Thistle
- D.
Creeping charlie
- E.
Clover
- 16.What weed has 2 growing cycles annually
- A.
Crab grass
- B.
Dandelion
- C.
Violet
- D.
Spurge
- E.
Ground ivy
- 17.When talking about fertilizer NPK what does the K stand for?
- A.
Potassium
- B.
Nitrogen
- C.
Phosphorus
- D.
Killer
- E.
Color
- 18.When talking about fertilizer NPK what does the P stand for?
- A.
Phosphorus
- B.
Nitrogen
- C.
2-4-D
- D.
Potassium
- 19.What is the worst chemical for your lawn
- A.
Round up
- B.
Dog urine
- C.
2_4D
- 20.Where do chinch bugs burrow in the winter?
- A.
Gardens
- B.
Under homes
- C.
Trees
- D.
Underground
- 21.Whats the name for a white grub when it grows it's wings?
- A.
Crane fly
- B.
beetle
- C.
Leather jacket
- D.
Bumble bee
- 22.What does a leather jacket become
- A.
Crane fly
- B.
Beetle
- C.
Spider
- D.
House fly
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