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Prevent Pythium Root Dysfunction with FMC’s Best Management Tips
Could Pythium Root Dysfunction be destroying your creeping bentgrass? Discover how spring and fall applications of Fame™SC will keep away Pythium Root Dysfunction.
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Shared Values And Expert Service Help Clients Business Grow
November 02, 2011 at 2:32 pm Category: Advanced Turf’s Solutions There’s something to be said for doing business with companies that share your values. Just ask Rob Palmer, owner of Weed Pro, an Ohio-based lawn care firm with clients ranging from residential and commercial, to cities and schools. Their services cover fertilization to seed control, […]
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Ice Melt 3 Myths And Other Questions Answered
December 12, 2016 at 2:12 pm In many of our locations, snow has fallen and it appears colder weather is here to stay. If you have yet to put down ice melt or salt, it’s just a matter of time. Here’s 3 big myths about ice melt you may be falling for and ice melt […]
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2017 Winter Education Series
December 21, 2016 at 4:35 pm The long winter months are the perfect time to expand your knowledge of turf management through education seminars. But why should you take the time to go to? What’s in it for you? Here are the top 6 reasons you should attend education seminars: You can obtain continuing education […]
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Chlorosis A Major Issue For Landscape Trees And Plants
Chlorosis: A Major Issue for Landscape Trees and Plants April 14, 2016 at 10:27 am Category: Around the Turf Scene It’s an exciting time of the year—temperatures are increasing, birds are coming back north, and trees are thinking about producing leaves. For some trees though, producing leaves with a normal level of chlorophyll (the pigment […]
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Using Tarps On Mounds And Plates Plus Making On Deck Circles Batting Practi
February 23, 2017 at 9:16 pm Placing tarps on mounds and plates is a critical maintenance practice. Tarps will perform two main tasks. Keep moisture off the mound and plate areas – Mound and plate areas consist of special soil that contains significantly more clay, thus keeping moisture off the areas are critical for performance. […]
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Crabgrass And Pre Emergents Get Effective Control Throughout The Growing Se
February 21, 2017 at 7:28 pm Pre-emergent herbicide applications are used to prevent the pop-up of grassy weeds. One of the most common warm season grassy weeds is crabgrass. Crabgrass is one of the first warm season grassy weeds to arrive in the springtime and this is due to its ability to germinate at a […]
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Winter Injury On Landscape Ornamentals
February 06, 2014 at 2:51 pm This has been a cold and challenging winter for people in the Midwest, but what does this mean for our landscapes? Winter injury is a commonly overlooked issue when it comes to landscape maintenance, but it can be the all too common killer throughout the season. Some causes may […]
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Dont Forget To Treat For Snow Mold This Fall
October 27, 2014 at 3:00 am It does not seem possible, however, we are almost at the time of year for preventative snow mold applications. With the weather we had last year, this will be more important than ever this winter. This photo was taken earlier this spring of an untreated fairway. This Northern Indiana […]
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Aquatic Weeds Have You Frustrated
July 14, 2014 at 3:00 am Clipper on watermeal before and 14 days after treatment. Clipper was applied at 200 ppb. Clipper aquatic herbicide is here to help! Clipper aquatic herbicide delivers fast and selective control of invasive and nuisance plants such as cabomba, watermeal, duckweed, eurasian watermilfoil, curlyleaf pondweed and hydrilla. A great combo […]
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Dont Let Your Lawn Miss A Meal
June 09, 2014 at 3:00 am As summer sets in and the temperature starts to heat up, many lawns will start to show the signs of summer stress. But just because things are starting to heat up, don’t let your lawn miss a meal. As with any living thing, the healthier your lawn is going […]
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Are Your Collars Choking Your Greens
May 12, 2015 at 6:59 am For decades, we have been topdressing and adding sand through aerification practices to golf greens. These practices, for the most part, have had an excellent impact on the overall playability of putting surfaces. For instance, smooth putting greens can be created from these practices. However, there are a few drawbacks for […]
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Are You Ready For This
August 04, 2014 at 2:59 am Believe it or not, we are more than two thirds of the way through the “dog days of summer”. That is right. Soon the kids will be starting back to school, and before we know it, the days will be growing shorter and temperatures will be falling once again. […]
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When Fairies Visit Your Putting Greens
While visiting golf courses, a common problem I’ve come across is fairy ring on putting greens.
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Aqueduct Here There And Everywhere
By Larry Lennert – Territory Manager – Aquatrols There are seemingly endless choices of soil surfactant (wetting agent) products these days. To complicate matters, some products have less than 20% active ingredient and are applied in ounces per acre, while other products contain 100% active ingredient and are applied in ounces per 1,000 square feet. […]
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Putting In Check A Wet Cool Year
We have experienced a fairly wet and cool year for our turf. With this said, we are still having issues with diseases. The humidity and high dew points have made conditions favorable for red thread, dollar spot, and patch disease. We rarely see such severe disease problems in cooler conditions; however, rapid turf growth often […]
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Yellow Patch, Fairy Ring and a Bit of Brown Ring Patch
Yellow patch, fairy ring and brown ring patch are popping up in Northeast Ohio.
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What Time Is It Its Time For Annual Bluegrass Weevil Prevention Sprays
What time is it? This question means different things to different people. To most, it is a straightforward inquiry about the time of day. In the green industry, however, it’s more a question of proper timing for product applications. Our warm April caused more timing questions this year than ever. In the Northern Ohio and […]
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Soft Scale And Other Insects You Should Be Looking Out For
Soft Scale Because we had a significant warm up in the winter, there is a possibility that soft scale crawlers are already active and feeding. While you might think that the warm temperatures followed by the colder temperatures of the previous weeks could harm them, I’m sure it didn’t. Insects have been surviving for centuries […]
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Optimizing Fairy Ring Control on Cool Season Turf
Fairy Ring affects all turf species and is one of the most difficult diseases to control. It is caused by >40 species of basidiomycete fungi that can infest thatch, mat or soil.
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Keep Your Pets Away From A Winterized Sprayer
November 04, 2013 at 3:00 am It’s no joke that a properly winterized sprayer (automotive antifreeze) can be hazardous to your pets’ health. That being said, an improperly winterized sprayer could be hazardous to your wallet. I don’t have data but I bet there are just as many sprayer parts sold at sprayer startup as […]
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How To Add New Mix And Level Baselines
June 27, 2016 at 9:51 am Maintaining baselines that create a smooth and safe surface can be challenging. The photos below outline the process of adding new material to baselines. This leveling process will work on any baseball surface. Keep in mind, if leveling with a board, address all “lips” before grading. Step 1 Edge […]
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Foliar Pak Winter Preparation Program
October 13, 2016 at 9:45 am As daylight hours decrease in the fall, turfgrass naturally undergoes a process called hardening off. It’s the plant’s way to defend against freezing and winter damage by building tolerance to cold temperatures. Turfgrass hardens off by storing carbohydrates in the cells of the crown and root tissues, increasing cell […]
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We Are Not Out Of The Woods Yet
December 21, 2015 at 9:38 am The old adage “putting the course to bed” may not apply anymore, at least with an upcoming winter that looks as precarious as this. In years past, one could rest assured that after making their snow mold application, heavy topdressing, and any other winter preparations, their turf would be […]
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August Employee Spotlight
August 21, 2015 at 3:26 pm To paraphrase Gilbert, from the Incredibles, “a company is like a clock. It only works if the little cogs mesh together.” But, what does this have to do with our August spotlight employees? Well, both employees help keep the cogs of our company meshed together and working with all […]
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Surfcote N 4 The New Wave Of Turf Technology
May 10, 2016 at 1:10 pm You work hard to maintain the quality and color of your turf. But now it’s become just a little bit easier, with SurfCote N-4 extended-release fertilizer. SurfCote N-4 uses innovative polymer resin to provide a temperature-dependent nutrient release. As temperatures warm, urea nitrogen is released at a consistent rate, to match […]
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Late Season Enhancement Program
September 23, 2016 at 1:23 pm As the growing season nears an end, lower sunlight and temperatures will result in reduced plant activity. This program will help your turf maximize photosynthesis, improve carbohydrate storage, and enhance the hardening off process prior to winter stress. Amino acids improve nutrient uptake and increase the plant’s production of […]
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A Little Nutrition Can Go A Long Way
May 18, 2016 at 8:03 am Sometimes the budget is only planned for basic maintenance such as mowing, trimming and blowing of a property. But what about those plants, flowers, and trees? A little nutrition and plant health care can go a long way for those plants, flowers, and trees! If it’s not something you […]
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Snow Cover How Does It Effect Soil Temps
January 13, 2014 at 3:00 am Many turf professionals recognize that snow cover is Mother Nature’s soil blanket. Snow cover will insulate the soil. So, I decided to illustrate this fact during the frigid temperatures last Tuesday. The location is Indianapolis, IN. To better understand the insulation properties of snow cover, let me set the […]
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Fall Seed Tips
September 08, 2015 at 8:16 am If you are doing a total renovation or eliminating unwanted grasses, try spraying with Glystar Pro or any glyphosate product, and add a little liquid fertilizer or urea to fool the plant. The plant will be just like a man on death row getting a last meal; it will […]
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ATS Begins Early Order Program September 4 2012
September 04, 2012 at 7:18 am Category: Product News September is here and with it comes longer cooler nights, aerification and the dream of a snowy winter! September is also the time ATS starts the early order-buying program. As a 100% independent and employee owned distributor ATS reacts quickly to what customers want and need. […]
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ATS Custom Application Team Customers Take Advantage Of Warm January Weathe
ATS Custom Application Team & Customers Take Advantage of Warm January Weather January 16, 2012 at 12:00 am Mark Kastenholz Superintendant of the Tipton Municipal Golf Course fought through five floods in 2011. The standing water left by the floods created large areas of thin and damaged turf to his fairways that required extensive reseeding. […]
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Fall Is Time To Clean Up Our Act
October 07, 2013 at 3:00 am This year we have seen huge variations in weather from a very wet spring and early summer, to a dry late summer and early fall. Even though it dried up late summer, diseases really got rolling early with all that rain, including bacterial diseases such as fire blight. Fire […]
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The Benefits Of Seaweed Extracts And Humic Acids
June 15, 2015 at 8:02 am Seaweed extracts (SWE) and humic acids (HA) are far from the novel tools that they were 20 years ago. Many turf managers and crop growers know firsthand the benefits that they can provide. Over the last 15 or 20 years, researchers have documented these benefits, especially as they relate […]
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Thank You For Another Great Year
December 16, 2013 at 3:00 am It has been an exciting year at Advanced Turf Solutions. Mother Nature always keeps it interesting, but this year we were fortunate enough to experience another great year regardless of the weather. Our customers are some of the best in the industry, and we won’t take all the credit […]
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March Employee Spotlight
Advanced Turf Solutions is committed to providing a complete customer service experience. In addition to excellent products and exceptional turf care knowledge by our sales representatives, Advanced Turf offers financial help to qualified customers. Our credit department accepts credit applications from our customers and establishes credit lines based on their credit worthiness. This allows our […]
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How Late Can You Use Broadleaf Herbicides
September 24, 2012 at 3:00 am Fall is here, now is a great time for broadleaf weed herbicide applications. With the summer drought stress thinning the turf, weeds have taken hold; take back the turf now by applying a fall broadleaf application. Fall is also an excellent time to tackle the “hard to control weeds” […]
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Foliar Pak Biosea And Wetting Agents
Foliar-Pak BioSea + Wetting Agents April 29, 2013 at 3:00 am Each year in this industry, spring brings something new, unexpected, or even delayed. By this time last year, we had several fungicide applications already down and most warm season grasses had been mowed several times. This year we are still waiting for things to […]
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Poa Annua Seedhead Control
February 24, 2014 at 3:00 am Achieving optimal poa annua seedhead control has proven to be a challenging task. I have witnessed situations where several courses have sprayed the same products / rates on the same days, yet their results varied greatly. There are many biotypes of poa annua, and they react differently to various […]
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