Around the Turf Scene

Over the past week, our sales team has fielded numerous calls of entire lawns turning brown fairly rapidly that others simply diagnosed as drought stress. Upon closer investigation, we discovered that we are in the midst of an armyworm outbreak!

Although there are many field painters and paints on the market today, Linemark machines have many unique features that make it easy-to-use.

The Fourth of July has passed with a bang, and as we charge forward on the 2018 weather roller coaster ride into some of our toughest management months as golf course superintendents, DEFENSE becomes the name of the game.

Soil compaction is a concern on nearly all maintained turf, including golf course greens, tees and fairways, sports fields, and heavily trafficked areas in public or residential areas. Compaction occurs as soil particles press together tightly, and soil structure and available pore space for air and water are reduced.

Meet Dan Jennings and Brent Amann, the newest sports turf sales representatives, in our latest employee spotlight.

Foliar-Pak’s Ultimate Ornamental Package (UOP) can increase profits as well as improve your clients’ summer colors. If you’re not offering annual flower installations and/or maintenance, you’re missing out on a growing trend in the landscape.

Learn tips to manage and maintain your sports field from heavy traffic all season long.

Pythium/damping off mostly occurs when the nighttime temps and relative humidity add up to at least 150. It is an incredibly devastating disease and progresses rapidly, especially under these conditions. I recognize that we cannot always avoid installing lawns when it is hot/humid, but here are a few steps you can take to help mitigate your risk:

Adding irrigation water to your soil does not always mean only water was added. Other harmful problems may be lurking in that water.