fungicides
Dollar spot-8
Holy Dollar Spot Batman!
Dollar spot started earlier than ever (May 4th) and continued to remain somewhat active throughout the season. Today, however, was met with an explosion of dollar spot at the Valentine Research Facility in State College....
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Controlling Large Patch of Zoysiagrass in Oklahoma
As I promised in my regional update last week, I wanted to present some information on controlling large patch of Zoysiagrass in Northern Oklahoma. I’m going to present some data from two fungicide evaluations that examined the efficacy of various products and also ...
summer-temps
No kind words for September
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. Click on the image below to zoom in on our summer-of-fun. This particular data is from here in Manhattan. This time of year can be marked by extremes. The record lows are in the 40′s, but there have been triple digit record highs almost all...
Cold, and test-drive a new concept in pesticide labels
*Snow-mageddon* In honor of the arctic blast, here is another perspective on cold damage, from U of Arkansas: http://turf.uark.edu/turfhelp/archives/011810%20winter2010.html It’s a 4-part series of websites discussing different aspects of winter damage in turf. *Phytotoxicity and pesticide labels* Like most of you, I have experienced the “fun” of reading pesticide labels. But, it is important for many reasons. Here’s an article that reminds us of ONE particular reason why it is important: http://ipmnews.msu.edu/greenhouse/greenhouse/tabid/99/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3230/Read-the-pesticide-label-Dont-get-caught-burning-your-profits.aspx This article talks about phytotoxicity (chemical damage) in ornamentals, but I’ve seen plenty of warnings on turf products as well (“do not use this product on species X...
Fungicide resources
Hello everyone, Happy New Year! Do you have any New Year’s Resolutions related to turfgrass management to share? Your comments are welcome here or on the Facebook page. After weeks, or actually, more like MONTHS with no significant precipitation, much of Kansas was blanketed by several inches of snow a few days ago. Until moving to Kansas, I spent my life in Wisconsin, New York, and Michigan, so I’m happy to see some “real winter.” I think I have a physiological need for snow. I did have some snow adventures over the holidays, too, in Wisconsin (see the line of...
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