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- Calibrating your lawn spreaderHall, John R.; Relf, Diane; Carry, Patricia R.; May, Jim (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 1994)Discusses types of lawn fertilizer spreaders, fertilizer application, and calibrating spreaders before they are used.
- Calibrating Your Lawn SpreaderHall, John R.; Relf, Diane; Carry, Patricia R.; May, Jim (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-05-01)There are two basic types of fertilizer spreaders for use on the home lawn: the drop and the broadcast. This publication gives the reader tips on the best spreader to use in which situations and the proper formula and calibration for fertilizer use.
- Classic agronomic principles can reduce pesticide needHall, John R.; Chalmers, David R.; May, Jim; Carry, Patricia R. (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 1991)Presents methods such as fertilization, mowing, and aeration, as alternatives to pesticide use.
- Methods employed in performing a feasibility study on a yardwaste composting program for VirginiaMay, Jim (Virginia Tech, 1990)Virginia is rapidly running out of landfill space. Recycling is seen as a way to alleviate some of the burden on our landfills. The Commonwealth of Virginia has mandated an ambitious recycling goal of 10% of our municipal solid waste (MSW) by 1991, 15% by 1993, and 25% by 1995. Yardwaste (debris such as leaves, grass clippings and shrub and tree prunings) comprises an estimated 15% to 20% of the municipal solid waste going into our landfills daily. Yardwaste can be recycled by collecting the material, piling it into large windrows, and allowing it to decompose by a controlled process called composting. The finished product can then be utilized as a soil amendment for use by nurseries, landscapers, farmers, local and state government landscaping projects, and by homeowners. The Virginia Cooperative Extension Service at Virginia Tech was authorized to perform a study on the feasibility of implementing a statewide yardwaste composting program for Virginia. The methods involved in the study included information acquisition via a literature review, site visits in other states to assess technologies and a series of surveys to determine potential uses and users of composted yardwaste in Virginia. The feasibility study was presented to the Virginia Department of Waste Management in November 1989 and presented as House Document No. 34 to the 1990 Session of the Virginia General Assembly. Several pieces of legislation, including three bills and one joint resolution, are currently pending concerning the results of the study.
- Nutrient management for golf coursesMay, Jim; Hall, John R.; Chalmers, David R.; Carry, Patricia R. (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2003)
- Nutrient Management for Golf CoursesMay, Jim; Hall, John R.; Chalmers, David R.; Carry, Patricia R. (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-05-01)Explains good management practices that can be used at golf courses in order to reduce the risk of contamination of water resources with sources such as nitrates, phosphorus, and potassium.
- Nutrient Management for Lawn Service CompaniesMay, Jim; Chalmers, David R.; Hall, John R. (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-05-01)Explains ways in which lawn service companies can satisfy their customers and provide the turf with the needed nutrients while minimizing the environmental impacts of their management practices by using common sense and adhering to simple agronomic management principles such as knowing the soil and applying fertilizers and pesticides appropriately.
- The Virginia Yard Waste Management ManualEvanylo, Gregory K.; Sherony, Caroline A.; May, Jim; Simpson, Thomas W.; Christian, Archer H. (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-05-01)This manual is designed as a total management to guide public and private sector composters through the steps necessary to site, design, and operate a yard-waste management program. Information on the principles of composting are presented along with technologies that can assist the composter in making a consistently high quality product.
- The Virginia yardwaste management manualMay, Jim; Simpson, Thomas W. (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1990)This manual is a hands-on guide to the steps necessary to site, design and operate a yard waste management program.