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 […]
Below you will find the 2020 Snow Mold Fungicide Research Reports from the University of Wisconsin completed during the winter of 2019-2020. Research trials were held at 4 sites across the Midwest – Timber Ridge GC in Minocqua, WI; Wausau CC in Wausau, WI; Marquette CC in Marquette, MI; and the O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research […]
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 […]
From what I am seeing, & hearing, I believe red thread is starting to become a larger problem than in the past, at least in KY. Areas with sufficient N, like this that received 2 lbs N in the fall, are still having noticeable occurrences. Used to just be something I rarely saw. pic.twitter.com/SGbwVmgAsL— Kenneth […]
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 […]
Even in the best of economic times, golf course owners and administrators often ask “How can we reduce our chemical costs?” Now, as a virus-induced recession threatens, such questions will be more commonplace—perhaps with a sense of urgency. As budgets are reexamined, I suggest resisting the temptation (or pressure?) to shortchange your fungicide program. Pathogen […]
Weather March came and went somehow very slowly, and quickly at the same time. Temperatures for most in the region were 3-5+ degrees above normal, sending spring plant growth into a quick flurry. Forsythias, daffodil, and redbud blooms bursted quickly, our obvious phenological signs to get the preemergents out. Now in early April, growing degree […]
Dr. Paul Koch at the University of Wisconsin-Madison providing advice on critical application timings for snow mold fungicide applications. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The difference between excellent snow mold control and no control can be very small…sometimes only a 2 week difference in application timing can make all the difference […]
This week Dr. Paul Koch, Turfgrass Pathologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, joined the GreenkeeperApp team to talk about spring disease control. Topics included spring root diseases like take-all and summer patch, dollar spot control and modeling, cultural practices and disease control, and Pythium root rot.