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Spoon-feed N now to beat anthracnose Posted on 20 May 2013 in the Maintenance categories.

The best way to beat anthracnose is to give greens a good, healthy dose of N in the Spring to get growth and fertility levels up and then continue to Read more»

How low can a green’s moisture go? Posted on 20 May 2013 in the Maintenance & Online Exclusive categories.

Do you think 8% moisture would kill your greens? Could they thrive at 12%? How about 16%? While most irrigation systems today have sensors that will turn on the water Read more»

Courses OK on phosphorus runoff, need to work on nitrogen Posted on 19 Mar 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

Fertility professionals give superintendents a thumbs up for the efforts they’ve made to reduce phosphorus runoff into the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico. However, professionals caution there still Read more»

Turf temperature Posted on 19 Mar 2013 in the Industry News categories.

Here is a question that Penn State University turfgrass professor Mike Fidanza says causes students in his introduction to turf classes to struggle: Cool-season turfgrasses are best adapted to air Read more»

Look South for billbug problems Posted on 19 Mar 2013 in the Industry News categories.

“Go South, young man,” would have been Horace Greeley’s advice had he been an entomologist on a golf course looking for billbugs. This spring, superintendents need to look closely at Read more»

Taking action: How Daconil shaped Lee Kozsey’s career Posted on 01 Feb 2013 in the Research categories.

Imagine being present at the “aha!” moment when fiberglass woods were dreamed up. Or when the internet was invented. Or, if you’re Lee Kozsey, when Daconil fungicide was in its Read more»