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AOSHA BEEFS UP Employers who expose their workers to serious safety and health hazards and who continue to defy worker safety and health regulations will...
SUPERINTENDENTS SURF THE NET
A recent survey by Bayer Environmental Science of superintendents at the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) International Conference...
FERTILIZER SALES
The International Fertilizer Industry Association reported in November 2001 that nitrogen fertilizer consumption in North America fell off slightly in...
READER POLL
Here are the reader poll results from the question posted throughout March on the Grounds Maintenance Web site, www.grounds-mag.com. Do you use soil testing...
Focus On: Fertilizer Spreaders
Spreaders are one of those essential elements for turf managers. Whether you need to fertilize an entire sports field or just spread seed on a residential...
How To: Calculate Fertilizer Rates
It is difficult to generalize about fertilizer rates on turf. Different species require different amounts of Nitrogen. Climate and other environmental...
PRODUCT PREVIEW
LANDSCAPE SERIES INJECTION SYSTEMS Turf Feeding Systems introduces injection systems for commercial landscapes for three to 30 acres. These are wall-mounted...
CHEMICAL UPDATE: Fertilizer/Pesticide Combinations
As an expansion of our Turfgrass Chemical Updates, Grounds Maintenance publishes additional Updates throughout the year. After all, you use more than...
On Course
After two and a half years as compliance coordinator for International Golf Maintenance (IGM), a Meadowbrook Golf company, Lyne Page is still excited...
Taking Control
Annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.) is a weed found throughout the United States on closely mowed areas, such as golf course greens and fairways. It is also...
The Wind, she Blew
Anyone who remembers the days of pushing a broom to clean off paved areas after mowing can appreciate what the introduction of blowers has meant to the...
Don't Give up on Ground Pearls
Ground pearls represent one of the most unusual turfgrass insect pests that grounds managers experience. They are a type of scale insect, a group of bugs...
Feast or Famine Fertility
No single nitrogen fertilizer program is ideal for all lawns, grounds, athletic fields or golf courses. The type and amount of nitrogen fertilizer used...
Service sells
Landscaping is the most service-oriented business in horticulture. Learn why the strategies and tactics used in conventional goods marketing frequently are inappropriate for services marketing. Understand how you should develop an appropriate and effective marketing program....
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
If you haven't adjusted your rates to compensate for rising fuel costs this season, you may want to pull the calculator back out and start doing some...
NITROGEN STRATEGY: SPOON-FEED OR NOT
Recent research at North Carolina State University suggests that, in the long run, turf response to spoon-feeding and fertigation is not much better than...
FINDING ANSWERS
TESTING TOLERANCE Q In our area, salt presents turf problems. How do turfgrasses rank in salt tolerance? via the Internet A Not sure where you reside,...
READER POLL
Here are the reader poll results from the question posted throughout February on the Grounds Maintenance Web site www.grounds-mag.com. What is the resource...
How To: Calibrate A Rotary Spreader
Properly calibrated and maintained equipment will increase its performance, not only making your job easier, but more accurate as well. This is especially...
CHEMICAL UPDATE: Turf Fungicides
Fungicides are the subject of our third Chemical Update for 2003. Compiled and updated with the help of chemical manufacturers, this is the most complete...
FLORICULTURE AND NURSERY CROP SALES
Although actual 2002 year-end results won't be released until May, the USDA's forecasted floriculture and nursery crop sales still give an idea of what's...
FINDING ANSWERS
FOR LEASE Q I'm thinking of leasing some mowing equipment for my landscape maintenance business. What would be some of the advantages of leasing instead...
HANDHELD POWER EQUIPMENT SHIPMENTS NEAR 10 MILLION
According to estimates prepared by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), 9,850,603 gasoline powered handheld products were shipped in Model Year...
SHORT CUTS
U.S. HOUSING STARTS EDGE HIGHER IN JANUARY Construction of new homes and apartments rose in January to the highest level in 16 years as low mortgage rates...
Stop Ornamental Diseases before they Start
Ornamental plant diseases can significantly affect the aesthetic quality of many plants in the landscape. Not only do some of these diseases impact appearance...
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