Around the Turf Scene

In the transition zone, the warm summer months are ideal for growing warm-season zoysiagrass on fairways. Zoysia will thrive in the summer heat and has relatively few pests compared to cool-season grasses. However, several key management practices and product applications should be done to make it shine.

If you own a lawn care company, you know it’s about much more than yard work. In “The Business of Lawn Care” series, we discuss topics related to managing and growing a company in the lawn care industry.

Perhaps the best-known turfgrass species, Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) is popular for lawns, golf courses, and sports fields.

Aphids are a well-known pest among vegetable gardeners, but did you know they can also damage ornamental plants?

This year has been especially challenging for warm-season turf managers. What initially looked like a mild winter in the South has turned into many courses and field complexes dealing with winterkill on fairways, greens, and fields.

Advanced Turf Solutions has 24 locations that proudly serve customers in 15 states. Our Monroeville location first opened in 2010, relocating to a new building down the road in 2016. Since then, the Monroeville operation has grown so much that it now occupies both the old and new buildings, with 25,000 total square feet of space.

As a lawn care provider, you have many tools in your arsenal to get the job done. What if some of these tools were taken away?

Will Uzzell is the field manager at Republic School District in Republic, Missouri. The district has nine athletic fields, which Will manages with the help of just one part-time mower. All but one of the fields are natural turfgrass. They’re home to the district’s football, soccer, baseball, softball, and even lacrosse teams.

Find out how to complete successful preventative applications for red thread & pink patch, snow mold, summer patch, take-all patch, Pythium root rot & dysfunction, dollar spot, brown ring patch, and fairy ring on your golf course.