Application Aptitude
As a professional turf manager, you routinely apply pesticides and fertilizers as part of your maintenance operation. You already know that proper selection of chemicals is critical....
Focus On: Irrigation Software
Today's irrigation technology not only can design and evaluate your irrigation system, but also provide more weather data than The Weather Channel....
FINDING ANSWERS
WEEDS ARE WORK Q. I have established beds with lilies, hostas, bleeding hearts, hollies, ornamental grasses, vinca, sedum, bulbs and annuals....
Clear Cut
Cutting up brush. Felling trees. Trimming limbs. Without the help of a chain saw, you probably would never even consider offering these services to your clients....
SALINE IRRIGATION HAS VARYING EFFECTS ON TURFGRASS
Rough bluegrass is often used to overseed bermudagrass to provide winter turf cover in the Southeastern United States. Depending on location, irrigation water for these sites has some degree of salinity....
When Lightning Strikes
With the advent of solid-state control products and electrically actuated solenoids, the need for improved surge protection has begun to increase....
CHEMICAL UPDATE: Ornamental Products
While ornamentals may not receive the regular chemical applications that you often provide for turf, pesticides are still a critical tool for managing pests that attack trees, shrubs and herbaceous ornamentals....
THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS
The cost of doing business ain't what it used to be. Gasoline prices recently broke the $2 barrier in most of the country....
GREENNESS REDUCES CRIME
Green spaces are known to reduce stress several studies have reported such findings. Now we can also thank green spaces for reducing crime. Researchers...
SHORT CUTS
Healthcare Assistance For Seasonal Workers. Project Evergreen Becomes New Name For Evergreen Foundation. PGMS Calls For Green Star Awards Submissions. National Turfgrass Research Initiative Has New Web Site. Mower Sales Show Improvements....
HEALTHCARE ASSISTANCE FOR SEASONAL WORKERS
The American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA) announced the launch of the Seasonal Worker Healthcare Assistance Plan, for green industry firms that...
MOWER SALES SHOW IMPROVEMENTS
Improvements in the national economy and consumer sentiment are having a positive impact on shipments of most consumer and commercial turf products. Riding...
READER POLL
Here are the reader poll results from the question posted throughout April on the Grounds Maintenance Web site, www.grounds-mag.com. How specific are...
How Gas Price Affects Equipment Design
The reality of paying $3.00 for a gallon of gas is upon us, and it's clear that the continued escalation of fuel prices has had an effect on the new equipment many manufacturers have recently introduced....
PRODUCT PREVIEW
BACKHOE LOADER The WB140PS-2N backhoe loader from Komatsu includes features such as increased hydraulic speed, more advanced components and Tier 2 component...
Overcoming Obstacles
Ron Stanley doesn't let anything get in the way of his job. Day in and day out, he faces obstacles 20,000 of them, to be exact. But he doesn't let them get him down. Not when he has a fleet of zero-turn mowers to help him sidestep them at every turn....
Hitting the Slopes
Tending turf on steep embankments has been a thorn in the side of many a mowing crew. Addressing erosion issues, fertilizing even seeding, with hydro...
COMFORT zone
SO WHAT'S THAT HAVE TO DO WITH CUTTING GRASS? More than you might think. Ergonomics is a major consideration in the design and engineering of today's mowers and grounds care equipment....
CHEMICAL UPDATE: Plant Growth Regulators
While you may think of plant growth regulators, or PGRs, simply as tools to reduce plant growth, this is just one of their attributes. In reality, PGRs...
FOCUS ON: Riding Rotary Mowers
Riding rotary mowers are designed to aid in time management and profitability by cutting down the time it takes to mow a large area. If you can do more...
HOW TO: PROTECT AGAINST WEST NILE VIRUS
West Nile Virus, a mosquito-transmitted disease, has been diagnosed in nearly every state in the nation. For most of us, mosquitoes have been transformed...
To the Rescue
Spring is now upon us and many gardeners and outdoor enthusiasts are enjoying the warming conditions and sun-filled days that spring ushers in. The old adage "April showers bring May flowers" still holds true, but for many, April showers and May flowers also signal the onset of a busy season battling the Red Imported Fire Ant....
Spoon Feeding
One of the most challenging aspects of golf course management is putting green culture. Successfully maintaining turfgrasses at or 5/32 inch mowing height is highly dependent on your commitment to sound agronomic practices....
Staying Sharp
Reel maintenance has finally evolved to the high tech arena. Aside from using micro chips to monitor engines, drive lines and hydraulic systems, reel...
PUBLIC PERCEPTION
The phone is ringing. It's Canada with our wake-up call. We can either sit up and answer it, or we can roll over and go back to sleep. We can either join...
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