Question 1
2 out of 2 points
What is the term for severely cutting back a warm-season lawn to prepare for a cool-
season lawn?
Selected
Answer:
Scalping
Answers: Layering
Scalping
Buzz cut
Scything
Fringe
trim
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Imagine that you are turf consultant and are being asked to
recommend the best turfgrass type for a new high school football
field in Phoenix. Which of the following Southwest turfgrass types
would be your best recommendation?
Selected
Answer:
Tifway
419
Answers: Perennial
rye
Paspalum
Tifgreen
328
Midiron
Tifway
419
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Which hybrid Bermuda grass is recommended for general purpose residential
lawns?
Selected
Answer:
Midiron
Answers: Tifway 419
Midiron
Perennial rye
grass
Santa Ana
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
What is the seeding rate per 1000 square ft of lawn used for
overseeding cool-season grasses?
Selected
Answer:
3
to 5 pounds
Answers: 1 to 2
pounds
3
to 5 pounds
6
to 8 pounds
10 to 20 pou
nds
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
What maintenance practice is recommended for a warm-season lawn?
Selected
Answer:
All of the above
Answers: Water 2-3 times a week
Mow 2-3 times a week
Never remove more than 1/3 grass plant height when
mowing
Fertilize every 6 weeks
All of the above
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
In the desert Southwest, perennial ryegrass is an excellent choice
for a year-round actively growing green lawn.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Answers: True
Fals
e
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
What characteristic of perennial ryegrass make this grass a good choice for
a cool-season lawn?
Selected
Answer:
All of the above
Answers: Grows in full sun and tolerates light shade
Actively grows in the winter
Tolerates foot traffic
Dark green color
All of the above
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
In the desert Southwest, lawns are never an appropriate landscape
element due to high water consumption.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Answers: True
Fals
e
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
The best grass choice for overseeding during the winter in
Phoenix is called....
Selected
Answer:
Perennial
ryegrass
Answers: Annual
ryegrass
Perennial
ryegrass
Midiron
Tifway 419
Paspalum
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following choices is NOT a sustainable lawn cultivation practice?
Selected
Answer:
Applying synthetic, quick-release fertilizers to Bermuda
grass lawns every 3 weeks
Answers: Applying warm-season grass clippings as a mulch after
overseeding a lawn area with perennial ryegrass seed
Leaving mowed grass clippings on lawn to decompose
Watering winter lawns every 5 days
Applying synthetic, quick-release fertilizers to Bermuda
grass lawns every 3 weeks
Application of natural fertilizers
Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Residential lawns were first cultivated in America in the early 17th century.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Answers: True
Fals
e
Question 12
2 out of 2 points
Which one special piece of equipment is used to determine if the
Arizona Cardinal's football field is play ready?
Selected
Answer:
Clegg impact soil tester
Answers:
Clegg impact soil tester
Rutherford soil profile
moisture tester
Claremont soil penetrator
Barrett hardness pole
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