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Fall prevention of spring dead spot

Saturday, September 01, 2018

Spring dead spot is a difficult disease to manage. The reason is that the pathogen (Ophiosphaerella,...

Observer effect

Saturday, September 01, 2018

The “observer effect”, a theory that suggests simply observing or measuring a phenomenon...

Labor Day Precaution

Sunday, August 26, 2018

It's been a long, hot summer, you're tired and so is your staff. But summer isn't over y...

Pre-mix tank calculations

Sunday, August 26, 2018

With the widespread adoption of spray application of fertilizers, pre-mix tanks have also grown in p...

Interpreting research trial results

Sunday, August 19, 2018

University field days are wrapping up for 2018 and floods of data are being presented at meetings an...

Summer patch 2018

Sunday, August 19, 2018

In a recent survey we conducted on Twitter, many superintendents indicated that summer patch was mor...

Effect of irrigation distribution on soil salinity

Friday, August 10, 2018

Poor water quality is a concern anywhere irrigation is main source of water. In a recent study by Ga...

Issues in Irrigation: The Uniformity Myth

Friday, August 10, 2018

Ideally, irrigation systems should apply just enough water to eliminate dry spots, without creating ...

Strange bermudagrass patterns

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

And yet another delightful consequence of the hot weather—strange growth patterns in bermudagr...

Late summer and early fall white grub problems

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

White grubs at this time of year usually spell trouble for turf that is already tired from the heat,...

Practical fertilizer question

Saturday, July 28, 2018

A practical fertilizer question came up recently that might be useful for other PACE Turf members: ...

Video: Packing diagnostic samples

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Getting a good disease diagnosis is sometimes all that stands between you and ruined turf. But somet...

MLSN for micronutrients

Saturday, July 21, 2018

MLSN (Minimum Levels for Sustainable Nutrition) methods provide a revolutionary way to interpret soi...

Xenobiotic detoxification

Friday, July 20, 2018

Xenobiotic detoxification? Sometimes we need to get into the “weeds,” even when we are t...

Armyworms attack Southeastern US

Friday, July 20, 2018

Dr. Rick Brandenburg of North Carolina State University recently reported that fall army worms are o...

Video: Golfer education on heat and turf damage

Thursday, July 12, 2018

This video was produced in order to educate golfers on the reasons why turf fails in the summer, how...

Getting unplugged (from bryozoans)

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Bryozoans that cause problems with screen plugging are at it again. Check the bryozoan reference for...

Salt tolerance of common bermuda

Sunday, July 08, 2018

In a recent study by Xiang et. al., bermudagrass varieties Princess 77 and Yukon were identified as ...

Bottom line: Gray leaf spot management

Saturday, July 07, 2018

Gray leaf spot is one of the most devastating diseases on the golf course, taking out large swaths o...

Another reason to manage soil moisture

Friday, June 29, 2018

Careful monitoring of soil moisture levels is important for many reasons—greens firmness, blac...

Summer patch in PA

Friday, June 29, 2018

Summer patch caused by Magnaporthe poae can cause some strange symptoms on golf course greens. This ...

Weather forecast data

Sunday, June 24, 2018

Our weather provider, The WeatherUnderground, had a technical issue with forecast weather data recen...

A resource on pesticide resistance