Grounds Maintainance

Battle of the Bents 

A new era will be ushered in when genetically modified turfgrasses hit the shelves. That day is soon to come. Scotts and Monsanto have joined forces to...

Zoysiagrass Water Relations 

By Bridget Ruemmele

All zoysiagrasses have the same drought resistance, don't they? Such a generalization existed when the cultivar was released in the United States. As...

Managing the New Alpha-Bents 

By John Stier, University of Wisconsin-Madison

A group of new creeping bentgrass varieties released several years ago have earned the collective nickname A and G series. These grasses were selected...

Shades of green 

By Erik H. Ervin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Among cool-season turfgrasses, creeping bentgrass possesses only a medium amount of shade tolerance. On shaded tees, fairways and greens, this factor,...

Instant turfgrass 

By Tony Bertauski, Trident Technical College

When establishing a lawn, sod gives immediate results. Seeding may cost less money (approximately $30 per 1,000 square feet compared to about $200 per...