Crabgrass is Now Germinating at Most Indiana Locations

The GDD Tracker website (sponsored by the MRTF and Purdue University) is predicting that crabgrass is now germinating at most Indiana Locations (see figure below). The GDD Tracker estimated that crabgrass germinated in Lafayette, IN after...
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New Turf Publication: Facts About Phosphorus and Lawns

A new turf publication has been posted on the Turf website:Facts About Phosphorus and Lawns - AY-334http://www.agry.purdue.edu/turf/pubs/AY-334-W....
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When Will Crabgrass Germinate?

With the rapidly warming weather, several are asking “When will crabgrass germinate?” The reason this is so important is because preemergence herbicides used for the control of crabgrass must be applied prior to emergence (except dithiopyr...
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Unwinter, Poa seedheads and Growing Degree Days, Oh MY!!!

As the “un-winter of 2011-2012” rapidly winds to a close golf course managers are already bringing their playing surfaces into peak form. For those managing putting surfaces containing annual bluegrass (Poa annua) this means addressing concerns that seedheads are affecting surface smoothness. With the lack...
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Activity of Turfgrass Pathogens

A new posting has been added to Turfcast.See Turfcast (http://btny.agriculture.purdue.edu/turfcast/) to read more about this post and for a daily summary of risk for several turfgrass diseases. Rick Latin, Turfgrass Patholog...
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Get your motor running: Crabgrass control adjustment

With warm temperatures this winter many are questioning how to adjust their turf management practices in 2012. In the past 90 days, Indiana temperatures have averaged 3-4 degrees warmer than normal. The forecast also shows that we will...
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Purdue Turf Bowl Teams Place in the Top Ten in Las Vegas!!!

Purdue students continue to protect their “turf” among the rise of new competitors at the 18th Annual Collegiate Turf Bowl Competition hosted during the 2012 Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) International Golf...
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2012 = Same Pests But Earlier ETA

With the very mild winter that most of Indiana experienced so far, we are being asked about its effect on insect populations for this year. The consensus among turfgrass entomologists is that although insect populations were probably...
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