Fertilizer/pesticide combinations
As an extension of our Turfgrass Chemical Updates, Grounds Maintenance now publishes additional Chemical Updates throughout the year. Extensive information...
Supina bluegrass: a new turf species for the North
Maintaining quality turf stands that withstand athletic-field conditions has always been a challenge, particularly in cool-season climates. Athletic-turf...
How irrigation affects your applications
Irrigation can provide an array of benefits to any turfgrass site. Beyond merely supplying water to the grass plants, irrigation can remove dew and frost,...
Turf's most (un)wanted pests
Determining the worst turf pests in the United States is not easy. We realize that if we crowned a "champion" pest, it might not relate much to your experiences...
New pest controls for the new millennium
As the clock passed midnight on January 1, 2000, you may have felt let down. "Gee, it doesn't feel any different. Business as usual." Your operation probably...
Spraying more efficiently
Many changes are taking place with pest control products. New materials are available that are highly target-specific and effective at low rates. As products...
Pros and cons of granular combination products
Performing two tasks with one effort saves time and money. This is the idea behind formulations that combine fertilizers and pesticides into one product....
Cutting a wide swath
Regular visitors to parks, campuses or golf courses may look out at the vast expanses of land at these locations and admire the beauty of the seemingly...
Acidify irrigation water to lower soil pH
Proper pH is one of the most important factors influencing the suitability for soils for growing turfgrass. Most turfgrasses prefer neutral to slightly...
Subsurface applications drop pests in their tracks
For many years, turf managers have relied on broadcast applications of pesticides to control soil insect pests. Typically, this involves a surface application...
2,4-D and canine-cancer link debunked
Do you remember the hoopla a few years ago when a research report indicated a link between 2,4-D use in yards and cancer in dogs exposed to the treated...
Researching Maintenance
Donate them to a museum * I have a Pennsylvania-brand power mower with a Briggs & Stratton 2 hp gas engine. I believe it is an antique. Do you have any...
Sprayers for on-road transport
Using a sprayer on a job site is one thing. Getting the sprayer to the job site is another. If you need to haul your spraying equipment from site to site,...
Establishing turf on low-maintenance sites
Establishing turfgrass on low-maintenance sites presents many challenges. Limited budgets and resources may result in cutting corners from standard turfgrass-establishment...
Turfgrass fungicides
This is the third in our series of Chemical Updates for 2000, covering turfgrass fungicides. This information, compiled and updated with the help of chemical...
Maintaining ground covers
Whether they are complementing turf and mulches or supplanting them, ground covers can provide a spectrum of colors, textures and forms to enhance any...
Invasive pests
For the past two years, the ear-piercing groan of power saws and wood chippers has resounded through the residential streets of Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood.Like...
Designing irrigation systems that conserve water
Water, sunlight and temperature all influence healthy plant growth, but water is the factor over which landscape professionals can exert the most control....
Attracting wildlife and beneficial insects through landscape design
Whether you are a turf management specialist, a landscape designer or a homeowner, you can play an important role in enhancing and improving wildlife...
Mowers for tees and surrounds
Golf course greens, with their meticulous, manicured look, clearly receive special attention. That includes specialized mowers that provide the close...
Overseed northern sports fields with bermudagrass
Premier athletic fields exhibit lush, high-density turf. But even on the best fields, conditions deteriorate when play increases or severe weather strikes....
Alien invasion
It seems that, in this day and age, society is more concerned with regulation of the tools to control pests than the actual pests, their destructive environmental...
Researching Maintenance
Eager bulbs I purchased some miniature jonquils and grape hyacinths, among other bulbs, and planted them in October (I'm in Zone 6). However, they immediately...
Airing it out
Turf would be a lot easier to maintain if no one ever walked on it, played on it or drove heavy equipment over it.But except for the cranky guy down the...
Sample turf for grubs and sod webworms
Have you ever seen a lawn ravaged by raccoons, skunks or crows? These critters don't cause this damage to be mean; they're just looking for food. What...
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