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USGA – Northeast Update – A Rough Time
While it goes without saying that this pandemic is affecting the entire golf community, it is also interesting to see how different regions have been affected by state-mandated closure of golf courses. The Northeast has been one of the hardest-hit parts of the country in this regard. Affected facilities have been generating little to no […]
USGA – Central Regional Update – Temper Expectations
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois are some of the latest states to ease restrictions on playing golf. For many individuals, being out of the house and engaging in their favorite outdoor recreational activity is a welcome change from staying home all day. It makes sense that the number of golf courses open for play continues to […]
USGA – West Update – Sign of the Tines
March, April and May are prime months for aeration. Air and soil temperatures are rising. Growing conditions are optimal for many of the cool-season turfgrasses grown in the West, and rain showers occur often enough that you have a great recipe for quick recovery after aeration. In recent discussions with superintendents in the Pacific Northwest, […]
USGA – West Update
Golf courses with bermudagrass fairways, whether overseeded or not, struggle to keep Poa annua at bay. Continued reliance on preemergence and postemergence herbicides has been shown to result in herbicide-resistant Poa annua plants. As an alternative to chemical control, golf courses in Arizona, southern Nevada and southern California have been using mechanical removal and seeing […]
USGA – Central Regional Update
Establishing turfgrass from seed in the spring certainly has its challenges. It is a race against time for the seedlings to mature enough to be able to withstand stressful summer conditions and to outcompete invading weeds. Although you cannot control the weather, there are options for suppressing weeds during seeding while also delivering nutrients to […]
USGA – Northeast Update
Many golf courses that I’ve communicated with recently indicate that they are operating with a much-reduced staff and are starting to feel pressure to either eliminate items from the budget or at least to only buy and apply what is absolutely necessary to maintain plant health. If you are faced with tough decisions and budget […]
Now is the Time for Crabgrass Pre-emergence Apps in Michigan
We’re still in the optimum GDD application range for crabgrass preemergence applications here in mid-Michigan and soil temps like this morning should keep us there a while longer.pic.twitter.com/4LliFnIaJ9— Kevin W. Frank (@MSUTurf) April 15, 2020
Prominent Pest Predictions
Last year, the experts Lawn & Landscape interviewed about insects and pests almost uniformly said that a wet, warm winter made it unclear what problems LCOs would face over the spring and summer.Some things never change – experts say there’s no way of knowing for sure what will be this year’s prominent problems. But those […]