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What Are The Top Turfgrass Challenges Anticipated For 2022?

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Weather is inconsistent; crabgrass, nutsedge, and brown patch can be counted on.   With last year’s employment and supply chain issues, the usual technical challenges, like hard-to-control weeds and diseases, did not go away. Looking back on 2021 from Weed Man’s national perspective of franchises across North America, there were ...

Turf February 2022 Issue

Turf February 2022 Issue
Editor’s Letter: March Madness Like some of you, I live in a seasonal climate of winter days that are short on sun, but long on cold. It seems the perfect time for slowing down, but it’s the opposite here at Turf! We’re busy with lots of changes—including growth to six ...

Keep An Eye On Lawn And Tree Disease

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By Lindsey Getz From the Spring 2019 Issue As a lawn care operator, you’re in the business of producing well-maintained and lush green lawns and landscapes. But the unpredictability of weather and the prevalence of certain diseases (as a result of changing weather and site conditions) can make this challenging ...

How to Battle the Top 5 Turf Diseases

Turf pathogens can be very difficult to control. Here’s how to battle the worst of them this summer.

Top 5 Common Lawn Diseases To Watch For

No one likes seeing spots in lawns. Fight these common turf maladies by being able to see symptoms right away.

Intelligro Unveils WEEDfree, a Hybrid Broadleaf Herbicide

Intelligro launched CIVITAS WEEDfree Brand concentrate at the 2015 GIE+EXPO. The company describes the liquid product as “the first and only hybrid selective herbicide” for the professional lawn care and landscape markets. WEEDfree is a liquid 3-way product containing 2,4-D (0.885 percent), Mecoprop-p (0.573 percent) and dicamba (0.109 percent). The ...

Watch Your Bushes – Boxwood Blight Is on the Rise

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Boxwood is a bread and butter plant for landscapers and gardeners. It can grow under a wide range of conditions in Tennessee, but a disease that’s relatively new to the state may threaten the popular plant. Boxwood blight is was first found in the U.S. in 2012 ...

Arborjet’s Propizol Now Approved for Use in California

WOBURN, Mass. — Arborjet has announced that Propizol, a systemic 14.3 percent Propiconazole fungicide, is available and approved for use in California and all growing zones across the United States for disease control on trees via trunk injection and on shrubs, flowers and grasses as a foliar spray. Arborjet supports ...

Bayer CropScience Announces Additions to Stewardship Team

Industry Experts Case Medlin and Harry Quicke Join Innovative Bayer Team to Provide Guidance for VM Professionals

Controlling Brown Patch In Tall Fescue Lawns

Rain and temperatures are making it “party time” for the fungus that causes brown patch. “It’s like lowering the disco ball over your lawn,” said Lee Miller, plant pathologist for University of Missouri Extension. “The temperatures are perfect and there’s more than enough free moisture for brown patch to infect ...
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