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To Be Seen

The golfing experience isn’t all about the score, clubs and camaraderie between playing partners. For some it’s equally about the green space — the quality time spent in the outdoors seeing, touching...

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Out of Harm’s Way

Let’s face it: We’re all interested in sports, history, cooking, jazz, fishing, photography, woodworking, whatever. It’s a safe bet that any of these worthwhile endeavors garner more interest than safe...

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The Do’s and Don’t of Pesticide Safety

A full suit, gloves and boots are called for under certain circumstances.PHOTO BY CLYDE OGG When it comes to applying pesticides, taking the time to incorporate safety measures into your routine makes...

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Bug Banes of Bermudagrass

by John C. Fech and Jonathan L. Larson, Ph.D Insect pests can be a nuisance, a primary insulter or a compounding factor to go along with other causal agents in the overall scheme of things when...

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Battling Bermuda Disease

Bermudagrass is one of the most widely grown turf species in the warmer zones of the U.S. Unfortunately, it’s susceptible to more than its share of diseases. When bermudagrass becomes infected with a...

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They’ll Bug You, All Right

It’s early summer. Golf play is in full swing (sorry about the pun), the heat is on and turf is getting stressed. Hot air temperatures and warm winds commonly occur simultaneously. This duo of factors...

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Whack the Weeds

by John C. Fech and Bradley Jakubowski If there’s a single thing on the golf course that catches a golfer’s attention, it’s a broadleaf weed in the playing surface. Sure, they might notice browned-out...

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Climate Change: Is It for Real?

If it is, it could change the golf industry dramatically. Free trade, public education, affirmative action, gun control, capital punishment . . . all of these can spark a bit of controversy from time...

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Ornamentals and Obstacles

When a tree or shrub doesn’t look the way it should, golf course superintendents become concerned. First, there’s the reaction of the client base – members, golfers and green committees. You wonder,...

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A Time for Turf to Revitalize

The keys to a successful late-season fertilization program After a long, hot, stressful summer, a recovery period can be long overdue … both for people and turf. Traditionally, fall has been the...

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Water… in Moderation

The basic cultural practice of irrigation is generally considered to be a no-brainer in golf course management. Irrigation is a core undertaking in terms of keeping the proper moisture content in the...

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Fertility for Thought

No matter how often you add gas to your car, it’ll always run out and need more to operate. To a certain extent, bermudagrass is like a car: If you want it to perform, you have to feed it – sometimes a...

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The Furious Five

Golf course superintendents often differ on which pests are hardest to control – insects, weeds, diseases, birds and four-legged critters. Within each group, there are often disagreements over which...

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Save Time and Money by Using the Spot Treatment Approach

There are basically three approaches to pest control on golf courses. The first is perhaps best described as the back-in-the-day approach where blanket applications (aka “spray and pray”) were made to...

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3 Steps to Control Unwanted Plants

Control of unwanted plants in clubhouse landscaping, tee box plantings and other non-turf areas on the golf course is vital. Not only are weeds invaders and competitors with desirable ornamentals, they...

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Treating Trees with Foundational Turf Strategies

Pest control is a category of much attention in the golf course maintenance budget and labor schedule. Regardless of whether it’s pathogens, weeds, nematodes or insects, all capture superintendents’...

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How to Identify and Control Perennial Pests

Unlike certain years where sod webworms, billbugs and stem rust are hit and miss, maybe rising to a damaging level and maybe not, grassy and broadleaf weeds are the one pest on the golf course that can...

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4 Procedures To Get New Plantings Off to a Good Start

Making decisions can be hard if we lack adequate information to make good selections. As attention is given to plant material choices on the golf course, spend some time focusing on pertinent factors...

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Keep Golf Play in Mind When Incorporating Ornamentals Into Landscape

Ornamentals add so much to the overall enjoyment of the golfing experience. They provide various vibrant and subtle colors, vertical scale, differing textures and depth to an otherwise medium green...

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Water… in Moderation

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