Author: The Turf Doctor
Early Spring?
December and January have been so wet and warm that grass seed planted in the fall has actually germinated in January. This is the first time I have ever seen this in twenty years. Therefore, we will begin applying our pre-emergent herbicide in late January instead of early February. The granular fertilizer with pre-emergent is […]
What happens to ungerminated seed from fall 2016?
Since we basically had no rainfall from August through Thanksgiving, there was alot of seed that did not germinate. Irrigated lawns germinated very well, where coverage was good, if they followed our watering instructions. Unirrigated lawns that weren’t manually watered daily, did not germinate. This is the 1st time I have seen this issue in […]
Still getting “need to reseed” calls
Folks, we are still getting calls to reseed areas that aren’t germinating. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE AREAS IS DRY. PERIOD. I have looked at them and ALL those spots are too dry for seed germination. If you have irrigation, it is likely that some areas don’t get perfect coverage. That is very normal, as […]
Seed Germination
Wow you the fun continues! After the “summer from hell” due to late July, early August thunderstorms, now we are in drought mode. Unless you are watering a minimum of 2x daily, your seed is NOT staying damp and isn’t germinating. The seed is tested by the state to insure it is viable = will […]
Seriously?
Seeded this lawn 18 days ago. We treated with bifenthrin(granular) at time of seeding. Customer noticed grass not doing well in some spots. I picked up a handful of dead seedlings and grabbed 6 live baby armyworms! Bifenthrin effective as contact control, but the residual is not effective more than 2 weeks when watering daily […]
Armyworm theory, why me?
After looking at many yards and speaking with other turf managers in the area, we found 2 common denominators. 1.Moisture – having seen zero lawns that are dry an unirrigated that have been attacked. That tells me that when the moths fly here from “down yonder” , they lay their eggs near areas where they […]
Seed blend for 2016
http://www.pickseed.com/professional-turf/tech-sheets/tall-fescue.aspxllIf you would like more information on this year’s seed blend, click link.
Army worms have arrived!
Great, armyworms have arrived. As if the weeds and nutsedge aren’t enough hassle! They prefer to eat Bermuda, however, they will also eat fescue seedlings, once fall seeding completed. They will eat the whole lawn seedlings in 24 hours. What about the turf insect control you applied in June? Why doesn’t that kill them? We […]
Armyworm. Damage
https://youtu.be/7sL2s8XA2XIRobert Stroud The Turf Doctor click this one!
Like, its not fescue time in TN!
Its hot, yo. Its wet too. Everything but fescue will grow well over next 30 days. With soil temps over 90 and afternoon showers, it sets up for ugly yards. We are spraying weeds as quickly as we can, but they will keep coming until soil temps drop in September. What you can do to […]