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Red Thread in Kentucky
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 […]
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 […]
White Leaf on Bermudagrass
some bermudagrass white leaf showing up in selections during the greenup period… pic.twitter.com/fZ33W8Q8nA — Mike Richardson (@ArkansasTurf) April 12, 2020
Turf Disease Control in the Wake of COVID-19
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 […]
Hunker Down, Height Up – April Update: University of Missouri Turf Pathology
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 […]
Diseases and MLSN
If you want to have a good sward, then you’ll need to make sure the grass is supplied with enough nutrients. I suggest that the most effective, logical, and efficient way to do that is by using MLSN. Leaf and sheath blight (Rhizoctonia zeae) on ultradwarf bermudagrass In a soil with […]