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Turf Team Times brings together the OSU Turfgrass Team to share timely updates about what's happening in sports and lawn turf!

This week, we saw stormy days up North creating some wet and humid conditions for our lawns. Weather conditions have led to some delays in certain insects and disease appearances. Todd Hicks talks about Poa trivialis or roughstalk bluegrass, an invasive species that usually goes dormant and looks dead in July/August. It has been delayed and is just now starting to brown out and may alarm homeowners. Management includes killing it with an herbicide...

Check out last Friday's recording of the Turfgrass Team Times (TTT).

Check out this resource of our OSU Turf Team. As we are in the full-swing of the season, the Ohio Turfgrass Team Times will be recorded weekly to provide the latest and greatest information to those interested in turf.

Check out the latest edition of the OSU's Turfgrass Team Times (TTT).

Check out the latest edition of the OSU Turfgrass Team Times recorded on Friday, June 28, 2024.

This edition of the Turfgrass Team Times (TTT) includes: grub sampling, soil remediation and weather perks!

This week's TTT includes updates from Dr, Tyler Carr, Dr. David Shetlar and Dr. Ed Nangle as they discuss field day updates, grub development cycles, chinch bugs, soil tests and upcoming TTT - they will be live on August 18!

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.