Check out summer's first edition of the OSU's Turf Team, Turfgrass Times. This week's contributors included: Dr. David Gardner, Dr. Pamela Sherratt, Todd Hicks, and Dr. Ed Nangle.
Last Friday, members of the OSU Turfgrass Team gathered to share their expertise in the latest Turfgrass Times You Tube video. Reports from Dr. David Gardner, Dr. David Shetlar (aka the BugDoc), and Dr. Ed Nangle. Dr. Gardner shared a weed update, including management options, and made mention of red thread. Dr. Shetlar discussed insects including: cicadas, May / June beetles, white grubs, and adult craneflies. Dr. Nangle talked about the weather, soil temperatures and mentioned some up coming educational opportunities.
This week's OSU Turfgrass Times includes reports from Dr. Dave Gardner, Dr. Dave Shetlar (aka BugDoc) and Dr. Ed Nangle. Report highlights include a timely weed update including: oxalis, speedwell, crabgrass, and rough bluegrass. Insects on the radar are: periodical cicada, annual bluegrass weevils, bluegrass billbug, hairy chinch bug, and white grubs.
As the season is winding down, so are the Turfgrass Times, a video of the latest and greatest turfgrass information from the OSU turfgrass team. This week's participants included: Dr. David Gardner; Dr. Ed Nangle; Joe Rimelspach; Dr. Pamela Sherratt; Dr. Dave Shetlar (aka the Bug Doc); and Dr. Karl Danneberger.
While the ideal time for lawn renovation has come and gone, I recently came across a video series created by Dr. Zane Raudenbush on home lawn renovation. Dr. Raudenbush is an Assistant Professor in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences' (CFAES) Horticultural Techonologies in Wooster, Ohio.
Remember the majority of turfgrass problems are not caused by diseases but are the result of two key factors.
#1. Adverse weather conditions that are not conducive for growing cool-season grasses.
#2. Injury or damage to the turfgrass plants from use and ware and/or maintenance procedure that were not properly executed.
Here is your link to the weekly video update (recorded on 06.28.2019) from the OSU Turfgrass Team. Updates are from Dr. David Shetlar, aka The Bug Doc; Dr. David Gardner; Dr. Ed Nangle; Dr. Pamela Sherratt (virtual); Joe Rimelspach; and Michael O'Keeffe this week.
The Ohio State University Turf Team has kicked-off a weekly seasonal video that you won't want to miss if you are a green industry professional working with turf. OSU experts will be sharing turfgrass tips from Memorial Day - Labor Day. We will be sharing these via BYGL each week.
