Winter Refresher: History, Uses and Mechanisms [Types and Classes] of Plant Growth Regulators Part 1

by a3c0657a_admin | Jan 12, 2021 | Turf Tips

Winter is upon us. Lower temperatures naturally suppress plant growth and attention turns to off-season clean-up and other projects. During the growing season, the most time consuming, labor intensive cultural practices include mowing and clipping...

Broomsedge: Among the Most Invasive Weeds in Fine Fescue Naturalized and Common Areas

by a3c0657a_admin | Oct 15, 2020 | Turf Tips

Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus) never hit my radar until golf course superintendents began to increase acres of low maintenance grasses planted in rough areas not generally in-play. These areas featured less mowing, irrigation and inputs of fertilizer and...

Annual Bluegrass (aka Poa annua, Poa, and Po) Control In Creeping Bentgrass: The Enigma Unmasked

by a3c0657a_admin | Sep 11, 2020 | Turf Tips

Annual bluegrass or “Poa” always will be with us. It is among the most enigmatic (i.e., something that is mysterious, puzzling and perplexing) weeds of turf. Prior to 2007, it was widely believed that Poa could germinate all year, but mostly in the spring....

Blistering Heat, Drought, Hurricane, and Thunderstorms Bring Misery To Golf Courses

by a3c0657a_admin | Aug 10, 2020 | Golf, Turf Tips

July 2020 was among the top four hottest July’s on record.  The heat began mid-June and by mid- July I could read that  “Fatigued-August”  look on the faces of many superintendents.  Heat and generally dry...

Blistering Heat, Ferocious Chlorosis and Diseases: Lawns and Sod

by a3c0657a_admin | Aug 6, 2020 | Lawn & Landscape

It has been a tumultuous year with COVID-19, civil unrest and anarchy. The heat, Bay Bridge renovation and COVID strangulation of our economy has caused unprecedented problems. Intense heat, drought, and thunderstorms have greatly added to the misery of our turf...