It’s been awhile since we’ve plugged this book, so I’ll do it again: It’s a terrific resource for any turfgrass manager. You can find more details about the contents and purchase it at this website: http://www.apsnet.org/apsstore/shopapspress/Pages/43924.aspx Summer patch Summer patch symptoms tend to show up when heat and [...]
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The temps have been warmer than normal, in some cases WAY warmer. Here in Manhattan it was 89 on April 1. Even the warm-season grasses are growing like mad. Along with the early plant growth, plant diseases are
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Hello, Happy Holidays! I’m sure many of us are ready to say goodbye to 2011 and welcome 2012. Before I head back to my homeland of Wisconsin (Go Packers!) tomorrow for Christmas I thought I’d write just a few summary notes from 2011. First, let me
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I’m sure many of you are members of GCSAA and you might have already heard about a new partnership between GCSAA and the online turfgrass science journal Applied Turfgrass Science (ATS). But, if you haven’t heard yet… there’s a great new opportunity for you, the turfgrass practitioner, to gain access to ATS for a discounted [...]
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Earlier this week I inoculated some zoysiagrass for large patch studies. Curious how we do it? First, grow the fungus in
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Hello out there, I’m mainly just checking out the new format and making sure I can log in and post. Thanks again to John for doing all the behind-the-scenes management. Last time I posted I was feeling pretty grumpy because it was 108 degrees on Sept 1. But, things have improved since then. Except for [...]
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The average high for yesterday (Sept 1) is 87. We beat the old record (107) with a high of 108. Yuck. I kept thinking “Just wait til September… just wait til September.” Well, September, I have some special words for you, but I’m too much of a lady to type them in this public blog. [...]
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Hello out there, I don’t have too much to report, but we are having an impressive outbreak of brown patch this week at our research facility. I wanted to get a lawn chair and just sit out there on the research green and take it all in. The temperatures have dropped, with highs in the [...]
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Hello everyone. Wow, I can’t believe it’s the last Friday in August. Where has the time gone? Here at KSU we are gearing up for our field day which will be Thursday, Aug 4, over at the Olathe Horticulture Center (near Kansas City). For me, field day always indicates that there are only a few [...]
Read more →HOT HOT HOT We’ve been cooking over the past week. We are not as bad as Oklahoma. Just reading Damon’s post made me break into a sweat, both with the thought of those high temperatures AND the thought of the number of samples he’s dealing with. It hasn’t been quite that extreme just a bit [...]
Read more →Hello, I have not been receiving too many samples or questions on turf. It has mainly been a few of the usual suspects such as brown patch or dollar spot. It’s been hot, but there have been some breaks. For example we had some 100+ days in Manhattan but then we’ve had some days with [...]
Read more →Hello, I am back in the US after an agriculture development trip to Tajikistan. If any of you are curious about that, you can check out this website where I have some notes and photos. The photo above is me with the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border mountains in the background.. . https://picasaweb.google.com/mmkennelly/TajikistanVisit2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCMvxxJn_moCCKg . .Anyway, back here on [...]
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