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Posted on July 24, 2012
2012 Wisconsin Turfgrass Field Day on July 31
There was an almost audible collective sigh of relief from around Wisconsin when some us finally received rain last week. It was a long time […]
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Posted on July 13, 2012
Anatomy of dormant Kentucky bluegrass
Kentucky bluegrass goes dormant by allowing its leaves to die but keeping the crown (the origin of new roots and shoots) alive. It needs only minuscule amounts […]
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Keeping your grass alive during drought
Southern Wisconsin has had a prolonged period of very hot and dry conditions. Many parts of the state have seen little or no rain in […]
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Posted on April 23, 2012
2012 Snow Mold Reports
Now that nobody is thinking about snow mold, the 2012 UW Snow Mold Reports have been posted online at the Turfgrass Diagnostic Lab’s website in […]
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Posted on April 12, 2012
Dandelions and tall fescue don’t mix. Literally.
Check out the two pictures below. The one one the left shows a strip of perennial ryegrass infested with dandelions, but the surrounding tall fescue […]
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Posted on March 28, 2012
Soil Temps and Disease Control
Yesterday, I asked Paul Koch (TDL Manager) how the soil temperatures may influence timing for control of our early season patch diseases. Here’s what he […]
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Posted on March 27, 2012
Soil Temperature Roller Coaster
Just wanted to share the soil temperatures at the O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Education Facility (Verona, WI) with everyone. How amazing is it to […]
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Posted on March 23, 2012
Snow Mold Field Days
Despite absurdly warm weather and a general lack of snow mold across the region, Dr. Kerns and I would like to invite all of you […]
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Posted on March 19, 2012
Early Season Update
Well, I took a guess on my last post that the GDDs were going to be off this year. For Southern WI, at least, I’d […]