Hydraulic Seeding
You have probably driven down the highway or through neighborhoods and have seen that green stuff sprayed on dirt. The correct terms for it are hydromulch or hydroseed....
Healthy Choices
How we plant and maintain our landscapes has a direct effect on the health of the people living, working or playing in these landscapes. Green areas that produce high amounts of either pollen or mold spores will consistently make people sick, and landscapes that are clean and low in pollen and spores will make people feel better....
Starting Your Own Nursery
Whether your business is big or small, you're looking to increase profits. While there are many ways to do this (add more clients, include more services), there is another avenue that may have not occurred to you....
FUNGICIDES HIT GROWTH SPURT IN T&O MARKETS
Sales of fungicides to the U.S. professional turf and ornamental market segments increased by nearly 12 percent in 2003 and 2004, according to a market study soon to be released by Kline & Company at www.klinegroup.com....
BRANCH OUT
If you Google perennials or annual plants, you'll find countless entries. Countless because, if you're like me, you have neither the time nor the energy to research every entry....
HOW TO: FIND THE RIGHT PLANT FOR THE RIGHT SPOT
Selecting the appropriate plants for your landscapes can reduce the amount of maintenance and labor required for the property. You will also reduce the chance of needing to replace the tree or shrub due to poor growing conditions....
MAKING THE SWITCH
Irrigation issues, such as water shortages and budget constraints, combined with a continual goal of reducing golf course maintenance costs, have demanded that superintendents consider all options of course management....
U.S. TURFGRASS VARIETIES
New varieties of turfgrass species enter the marketplace all the time; however, not all of them are tested by the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP)....
SHORT CUTS
PRESIDENT SIGNS H-2B CAP RELIEF. The American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA) announced that President Bush signed H.R. 1268, the "Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act," which provides funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan....
SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE
Keeping your crews safe is an ever-present issue that you face daily, whether you are mowing turfgrass or applying chemicals....
READER POLL
Here are the reader poll results from the question posted throughout June on the Grounds Maintenance Web site, www.grounds-mag.com....
PRODUCT PREVIEW
TRIMMER Tanaka introduces the TBC-2500, a lightweight 24cc, 1.2-hp grass trimmer to its professional landscaper line-up....
FOCUS ON: Stand-on Riders
If you're looking for a mower that combines the maneuverability of a zero-turn riding mower with the flexibility of a walk-behind, look no further....
HOW TO: USE ADJUVANTS
Which of these products is which and which of them do I use? Do I need to use them at all? Are they all different or is one the same as the other?...
Safety First
The statistics are gruesome, if a bit uncertain: Estimates of lawn-mower-related injuries range from 23,000 to a horrendous 75,000 annually, with a significant number of those injuries involving children....
On the Road to Safety
Your focus on safety sets the tone for your company. Make it a priority in your training and company policies so that it is integrated into your employees' daily actions....
Cuttin' Up
They're the big brothers of string trimmers. They come in lots of sizes, from light-duty models handy for home-owner control of occasionally encroaching blackberries to big clearing units that are more efficient than chain saws for cutting vines and trees up to 4 inches thick....
Loading Up on Safety
Multi-terrain loaders (or compact track loaders) are compact machines that are equipped with similar components and technology to skid-steer loaders....
Air Patrol
Those glorious geese. Their sounds signify a changing of the seasons. We all look in wonder as they fly in perfect formation. They're beautiful, majestic and seem to know just where they're headed....
Getting Started
So, the day is going well. You've finished three mowing jobs on time and it's only noon, when suddenly, your mower quits. Stone cold quits, just like you shut off the switch....
SAFETY IN NUMBERS
As I began to go through the topics of articles in this month's issue of Grounds Maintenance, I thought to myself, Interesting, but not really enlightening....
Prairie Grass Headquarters
In the 1800s, you could see thousands of buffalo roaming the plains south of the Missouri River in what is now suburban Kansas City. Yet roaming among the buffalograss these days are 14,000 Sprint employees who enjoy a large and lush corporate campus....
FINDING ANSWERS
PLANT ID Q I need your help identifying a flower. It is a dark, royal purple, but it stinks. There is one leaf that is about 2 feet long and a stem that comes up from the middle....
Sensing Danger
Oftentimes, we take our sight and hearing for granted, but protecting these invaluable senses is something none of us can afford to ignore....
REDUCING THATCH DEVELOPMENT IN NEW CREEPING BENTGRASS GREENS
With the introduction of every new type or category of turfgrass comes the need for research to fine-tune the culture and pest control strategies of each....
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