Japanese beetle monitoring traps confirm early season in 2012

As anticipated, Japanese beetles are out early this year.  The first beetles were captured in central Indiana during the week of May 14-18. (This is nearly a month earlier than most years.)  We expect Japanese beetles to arrive...
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Time to Water?

With the heat and dry conditions most in Indiana are experiencing, many turf areas are starting to brown. Water is critical to the growth of all plants, not just turfgrass. Turfgrass leaves and shoots are comprised of about 80% water....
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Grassy Weeds in Turf Planted Last Fall

Many samples have arrived in the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab the past few weeks with the common question of “What’s this grass in the turf I seeded last fall?”. Although there could be a host of answer to this question with annual...
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Don’t Forget to Sharpen Those Mower Blades

Sharply cut leaf blades increase turf health by improving recovery, decreasing water loss, and increasing photosynthesis. Lawns mown with a dull mower blade have poor aesthetics, heal more slowly and have greater water loss. Seedheads...
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Assessing Spring Freeze Injury in the Landscape

As most gardeners have marveled, we're having one of the earliest "spring" seasons this year, with woody plants and herbaceous perennials three to six weeks ahead of "normal." And then, perhaps inevitably, "normal" spring frost...
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