Whether you like it or not, overseeding bermudagrass is a necessity for some golf course superintendents and athletic field managers. Clientele using the overseeded playing surface see the result of much time and effort through early spring and summer without fully realizing the agronomic and...More>>

In order to provide prime playing conditions throughout the winter, golf courses and sports fields in the southern United States frequently overseed warm-season turf with cool-season species such as annual and perennial ryegrass.More>>

If you happen to be a historian, you're aware that carefully studying and understanding the enemy have won many major battles. Knowing what to expect and when to expect it are the basic rules of warfare. This knowledge helps overcome vast numbers and superior weapons.More>>

The Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, was first detected in Riverton, N.J., in 1916. It's believed this insect was accidentally introduced in infested nursery stock from Japan. Since then it has expanded its range, continuing to be a pest of ornamentals and turfgrass.More>>

In or out? That has been the basic question ever since bunker rakes came into popularity about 70 years ago. However, there is the partially-in and partially-out option. My term for this is the propped position. It's amazing I can write an entire article about bunker positioning, but it's an...More>>

Golf course superintendents are all too familiar with Poa annua and the increased management inputs associated with managing Poa annua compared to creeping bentgrass. Therefore, interseeding creeping bentgrass into Poa annua is a goal superintendents have tried to achieve for years, often ending in...More>>

Unrepaired golf ball marks can leave localized necrotic scars, raised turf prone to mower scalping, loss of surface smoothness and the potential for weed (Poa annua) encroachment (Beard, 2002).More>>

Walking around on a perfectly manicured golf course, it's easy to forget most of the plant is below ground. It almost goes without saying that proper soil management is vital in turf management.More>>

What are the merits of foliar fertilization in turf-management programs? Foliar fertilization, not to be confused with liquid applications or fertigation, has been proposed as an efficient and environmentally safe method of supplying nutrient elements to turf, especially intensively managed turf...More>>

Turfgrasses provide many benefits to the environment including carbon dioxide sequestering, reduction of wind and water erosion, and cooling of the environment. In spite of these documented benefits, there is increasing pressure to reduce the use of grasses - primarily to reduce the water...More>>