WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
At the time, it sounded like a good idea to some Ban pesticides because they may cause injury to people and the environment. Not to say that they do,...
FINDING ANSWERS
CHOCOLATE MULCH Q I am trying to locate organic cocoa hulls for use as a mulch. Can you direct me? Bozeman, Mont. A Cocoa bean hulls make a dark, attractive...
SOD BEATS THE HEAT
During the heat of summer, sod quality takes a dive during transport, storage and transplant stages. A field of Kentucky bluegrass can look great at the...
CONSTRUCTION TRENDS IN '03 SIMILAR TO '02
Construction put in place lost steam in May but is still ahead of 2002's pace, according to Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors...
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VIRUS AIMED AT MOSQUITOES One mosquito genus, called Culex, has been found to transmit the West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis. Agricultural Research...
HANDHELD LAWN AND GARDEN PRODUCTS
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) estimates that 9,850,603 gasoline powered handheld products were shipped in Model Year 2002. Handheld products...
READER POLL
Here are the reader poll results from the question posted throughout June on the Grounds Maintenance Web site www.grounds-mag.com. Do you maintain/repair...
Skid-Steer Loaders and Skid-Steers
Put down the shovel and get into the driver's seat of a skid-steer loader. You can make routine landscaping jobs effortless with machines that haul, load,...
How To: Maintain A Diesel Engine
You already understand changing the oil and air filter are crucial to properly maintaining an engine. To prolong the life of a diesel engine, you can...
PRODUCT PREVIEW
AERATOR With a unique design and low center of gravity, the EZair aerator from Billy Goat is easier to control on slopes and delivers more consistent...
CHEMICAL UPDATE: Non-Selective Chemicals
Selective herbicides seemingly provide the ultimate in pest control: the ability to eliminate weeds without harming desirable turf and ornamentals. However,...
Place Your Bids
If you're one of the millions of consumers who've caught the online auction bug, you already know that you can save or make some serious coin on the Web,...
Shades of green
Among cool-season turfgrasses, creeping bentgrass possesses only a medium amount of shade tolerance. On shaded tees, fairways and greens, this factor,...
REVENUE RENOVATION
You know what it takes to keep turfgrass healthy. And if you could control all the variables, the turf on your grounds would no doubt flourish. But that's...
FINDING ANSWERS
SUBMERGED TURF Q How long will turf tolerate submersion? via the Internet A The answer is not always so cut and dried. Turf injury from submersion depends...
Focus On: Renovation Equipment
If you have a large area to renovate, you need equipment designed to handle the size of that job. The following renovation equipment is more effective...
BEATING BUGS FROM WITHIN
Bluegrass billbug larvae are difficult to control and feed on Kentucky bluegrass shoots from the inside. As an alternative to traditional control methods,...
How To: Overseed
Establish seeding date. About eight weeks before first frost is best. Identify and correct the problem. If you skip this step you are bound to encounter...
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CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS OF PLANTS Scientists have found that the 24-hour circadian rhythms that guide animal behavior also exist in plants. Research at the...
OVER DO IT
With the months of April, May and early June behind us and the sultry months of summer creeping in fast, the best part of the turfgrass growing season...
PRODUCT PREVIEW
FUNGICIDE ProStar 70WP Fungicide from Bayer Environmental Science is now available for control of foliar Rhizoctonia and rust in ornamental plants. The...
WHITMAN RESIGNS FROM EPA
EPA Administrator Christie Whitman met with President Bush at the White House May 20 and tendered her resignation as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental...
Phasing out Pesticides
In response to a growing concern of high cancer rates in Long Island communities, Suffolk County legislators passed a law in 1996 requiring all county...
READER POLL
Here are the reader poll results from the question posted throughout May on the Grounds Maintenance Web site www.grounds-mag.com. What time of the year...
HOUSING STARTS
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released the number of housing starts most recently for April....
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