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Jerry Baker (Author)
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March 12, 1987
Jerry Baker puts his expert reputation on the line, and on your lawn, to give you the kind of yard you've always dreamed of. Here is a complete step-by-step guide that will save you time, money, and effort, and give you a thicker, healthier lawn. Inside you will find: a state-by-state guide to the best kind of grass and lawn care for your location and climate; how to feed your lawn for the greenest healthiest growth; the right way to weed; how to protect your lawn, plus answers to the most frequently asked lawn care questions, and so much more.

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Jerry Baker puts his expert reputation on the line, and on your lawn, to give you the kind of yard you've always dreamed of. Here is a complete step-by-step guide that will save you time, money, and effort, and give you a thicker, healthier lawn. Inside you will find: a state-by-state guide to the best kind of grass and lawn care for your location and climate; how to feed your lawn for the greenest healthiest growth; the right way to weed; how to protect your lawn, plus answers to the most frequently asked lawn care questions, and so much more.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 191 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books (March 12, 1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345340949
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345340948
  • Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #921,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jerry Baker is the author of more than 50 books, including Plants Are Like People, Jerry Baker's Old-Time Gardening Wisdom, and Jerry Baker's Herbal Pharmacy. His syndicated radio show, On the Garden Line, is heard nationwide, and his gardening specials have been televised on PBS. He lives in New Hudson, Michigan.

 

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65 of 65 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good (albeit inconsistent) advice; your lawn will improve., September 21, 1999
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After reading through this book twice, highlighting various tips and tidbits, I realized that I couldn't put it all together into one organized plan. So I went through the book a third time, taking notes, and trying to categorize the author's advice. Guess what? It's not possible. This how-to book IS very disorganized, and worse, internally inconsistent. However, I concluded that if I just took a stab at using parts of his advice, formulas, when-to's, etc., that my lawn would probably improve. It did. No question. I like the fact that his methods are easy and inexpensive. I got much better results than I did with my previous 6x/year TrueGreen lawn service for $250. If you're interested in understanding what your lawn wants, this book has the advice if you're willing to sift through the disorganization.
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65 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The greenest grass imaginable, May 25, 2000
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I bought this book for my husband. He follows it faithfully, and you can see the results in our yard. We have the most beautiful, lush grass in the neighborhood - which seems to be a miracle, since our yard was an overgrown field just two years ago. Jerry Baker provides simple ways to establish and maintain your lawn. I also appreciate the fact that we do not have to go to a gardening store to find the items recommended in his book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good information but very disorganized, July 19, 1999
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General information is good. Jerry writes about everything from lawn equipment, watering, home to homemade tonics. However, the book is very disorganized. Jerry did a very poor job of summarizing the steps to a great lawn.
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Most of you take grass for granted, considering it just a pleasant green mass that enhances your personal environment. Read the first page
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whirley spreader, vegetative starts, velvet bent grass, spike sandals, liquid weed killers, typhula blight, lawn diseases, fusarium patch, turf grass species, centipede grass, lawn food, rough bluegrass, fusarium blight, zoysia grass, power rake, pythium blight, creeping bentgrass, liquid dish soap, annual bluegrass, turf area, snow mold, greenest grass, household ammonia, green scene, fine fescues
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Number Title, General Characteristics, Botanical Name, Hardiness Zones, Lawn Institute, New York, Cultural Control, Department of Agriculture, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Rain Days, South Carolina, Fels Naptha, North Dakota, Undetermined Very, United States, Kansas City, Lawn Weed Control, San Francisco, Super K-Gro Rapid Green
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