Around the Turf Scene

The game season is starting, and you’re prepping your fields for play! It’s time to fertilize and overseed any worn areas in the turf and repair the infield after a winter’s nap. Once the turf and infield are in tip-top shape, here’s a handy reminder of the steps to make sure your field can withstand the rigors of practice and game day. 

Advanced Turf rep and insect enthusiast Nikki Hendrickson found some issues on the Knock Out roses at our corporate headquarters. Watch this video to identify and treat rust and rose slugs.

Our golf courses, sports turf, and lawns are now breaking dormancy and coming into their own new life. Here are some products that will help your turf along the way.

Many courses are now coming into spring with very thin turf on some of their tees, which is a look nobody wants. If this sounds like your course, here are a few things you could try to implement to help speed the recovery of your existing divots as well as the divots that will soon be flying through the air. 

Zoysiagrass doesn’t require a lot of fertilizer inputs or as much water as cool-season grasses. It’s also not susceptible to many diseases or insect problems. So, relatively speaking, zoysiagrass is easier to maintain than some other grasses. However, it would be best if you did a few things during the season to make sure it stays healthy.

To put together an effective weed control game plan for your landscape bed, you want to know what you’re facing. A few things to consider:

Does your mound need to be repaired? Follow these steps to make sure your mound is repaired correctly.

Steel Green Manufacturing​ explains how to calibrate​ a sprayer (math included), while also discussing how to find the right rate of chemistry for the way your machine is calibrated and what to inspect before starting calibration.

Do you have questions about dormant oil applications? ATS rep and insect enthusiast Nikki Hendrickson gives you the information you need to make a successful application.