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In our latest #WeevilTrak blog post @TurfgrassDS discusses:
-The impact of a warm winter
-Why we start counting GDDs on March 1
-What early #ABW adults mean for larvae timing
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The week of August 29th was a split week with some heat & drought stress early & then a cool down with less humidity. In this video, I highlight Bermudagrass suggestions leading into dormancy in the NE and Mid-Atlantic regions, spring dead spot control and observations on white👉🏼
grubs and black cut worms. turfgrassdiseasesolutions.co…
The week of August 22 was another dry week and another challenging one for most golf courses and athletic field managers in the North-east and the Mid-Atlantic regions. While there was some teaser rain showers, nothing major for most. More 👉🏼
This video update highlights the week in agronomics in fine turf, diseases like summer patch, gray leaf spot and fairy ring as well as some goosegrass control. turfgrassdiseasesolutions.co…
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Teamwork makes the dream work and this global team is killing it!! A big thank you to Becca Mathias - Photographer for capturing this moment. #BMWCHAMPS #Delaware #Keepersofthegreen #Agronomy – at Delaware, USA
The first half of the week of August 8th was another hot and humid stretch with some spotty rainfall mid-week. The latter half of the week gave some significant reprieve with cooler temperatures and less humidity.
The week of August first was marked by “soupy” weather in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. Foliar growth rate of grasses is high while root growth is slow.
The high humidity impacts the growth rates of grasses and combined with heat stress has made obtaining desired greens speeds difficult.
In this update, I curate observations from visiting more than 30 golf courses this week. Some topics include: August aerification, anerobic soils, herbicide damage and suggestions on disease control. turfgrassdiseasesolutions.co…
The week of July 25th was marked with warm days and nights. There was some spotty rainfall and thunderstorms throughout the week throughout the entire Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Some golf courses are extremely dry with less than 1 inch of rainfall for the past 6 weeks and more than 6 inches of evapotranspiration. Heat and moisture stress showed up on cool season grass, especially ones under traffic.
Gray leaf spot pressure increased this week mostly on perennial ryegrass.
I also discuss some mower observations on fine fescues here. turfgrassdiseasesolutions.co…