Cornell turfgrass

This week:

• Topdressing sports fields.
• Soil testing at cornell.
• Broadleaf weed control.
• Register for Cornell Turfgrass Short Course, Dec. 7 to 11.

Week 28 – ShortCUTT for October 5, 2009

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Websites Frank refers to in the podcast:

• Agro-One Services
• Cornell Turfgrass Short Course

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Recommended web resources:

• ForeCast: Weather for the Turf Industry
• 2009 Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Turfgrass
• Turfgrass Problems: Picture Clues and Management Options – If you don’t have this pocket guide handy already, you’ll want to get one now so you’ll have it when you need it.

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This week:

• Fall sodding and seeding.
• Fall dollar spot.
• Ornamental grass escapes.
• Late-fall weed control.

Week 27 – ShortCUTT for September 28, 2009

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Recommended web resources:

• ForeCast: Weather for the Turf Industry
• 2009 Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Turfgrass
• Turfgrass Problems: Picture Clues and Management Options – If you don’t have this pocket guide handy already, you’ll want to get one now so you’ll have it when you need it.

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Comments or questions? Use the comments below (they are moderated and so they won’t appear immediately) or email Craig Cramer (cdc25@cornell.edu).

This week:

• Improving athletic field drainage.
• Crane fly control.
• Biosolids reduce drought stress.

Week 26 – ShortCUTT for September 21, 2009

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Franks refers to this websites in this podcast:

• Sand Cap Build-Up Systems for Michigan High School Fields

Recommended web resources:

• ForeCast: Weather for the Turf Industry
• 2009 Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Turfgrass
• Turfgrass Problems: Picture Clues and Management Options – If you don’t have this pocket guide handy already, you’ll want to get one now so you’ll have it when you need it.

If you’d like to subscribe via RSS, the feed is here: http://blogs.cornell.edu/turf/feed/.

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Comments or questions? Use the comments below (they are moderated and so they won’t appear immediately) or email Craig Cramer (cdc25@cornell.edu).

This week:

• Late-season N.
• Mulched leaves reduce dandelions.
• DEC clears crumb rubber.
• Fine fescues reduce weeds.

Week 25 – ShortCUTT for September 14, 2009

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Franks refers to this websites in this podcast:

• DEC’s “Waste Tire” Web page

Recommended web resources:

• ForeCast: Weather for the Turf Industry
• 2009 Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Turfgrass
• Turfgrass Problems: Picture Clues and Management Options – If you don’t have this pocket guide handy already, you’ll want to get one now so you’ll have it when you need it.

If you’d like to subscribe via RSS, the feed is here: http://blogs.cornell.edu/turf/feed/.

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Comments or questions? Use the comments below (they are moderated and so they won’t appear immediately) or email Craig Cramer (cdc25@cornell.edu).

This week:

• Japanese stiltgrass
• Fall coring of sports turf
• Dollar spot dew removal
• Rust disease management

Week 24 – ShortCUTT for September 7, 2009

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Recommended web resources:

• ForeCast: Weather for the Turf Industry
• 2009 Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Turfgrass
• Turfgrass Problems: Picture Clues and Management Options – If you don’t have this pocket guide handy already, you’ll want to get one now so you’ll have it when you need it.

If you’d like to subscribe via RSS, the feed is here: http://blogs.cornell.edu/turf/feed/.

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Follow Frank’s Twitter stream.

Comments or questions? Use the comments below (they are moderated and so they won’t appear immediately) or email Craig Cramer (cdc25@cornell.edu).

This week:

• Lawn patch issues.
• Sports turf overseeding.
• Golf cultivation too early.
• Insect update.
• N fertility.

Week 23 – ShortCUTT for August 31, 2009

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Recommended web resources:

• ForeCast: Weather for the Turf Industry
• 2009 Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Turfgrass
• Turfgrass Problems: Picture Clues and Management Options – If you don’t have this pocket guide handy already, you’ll want to get one now so you’ll have it when you need it.

If you’d like to subscribe via RSS, the feed is here: http://blogs.cornell.edu/turf/feed/.

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Comments or questions? Use the comments below (they are moderated and so they won’t appear immediately) or email Craig Cramer (cdc25@cornell.edu).

This week:

• Biosimulants.
• Late summer disease update.
• Moss control.
• Late season weed issues.
• Compost to prevent rust.

Week 22 – ShortCUTT for August 24, 2009

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Recommended web resources:

• ForeCast: Weather for the Turf Industry
• 2009 Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Turfgrass
• Turfgrass Problems: Picture Clues and Management Options – If you don’t have this pocket guide handy already, you’ll want to get one now so you’ll have it when you need it.

If you’d like to subscribe via RSS, the feed is here: http://blogs.cornell.edu/turf/feed/.

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Follow Frank’s Twitter stream.

Comments or questions? Use the comments below (they are moderated and so they won’t appear immediately) or email Craig Cramer (cdc25@cornell.edu).

This week:

• DMI fungicides and growth regulation.
• Skip crabgrass pre-emerge?
• Lawn aeration.
• Basal rot anthracnose.
• Overseed sports turf.

Week 21 – ShortCUTT for August 17, 2009

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Frank mentioned this Penn State resource: Using Composts to Improve Turf Performance

Recommended web resources:

• ForeCast: Weather for the Turf Industry
• 2009 Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Turfgrass
• Turfgrass Problems: Picture Clues and Management Options – If you don’t have this pocket guide handy already, you’ll want to get one now so you’ll have it when you need it.

If you’d like to subscribe via RSS, the feed is here: http://blogs.cornell.edu/turf/feed/.

Also available via iTunes.

Follow Frank’s Twitter stream.

Comments or questions? Use the comments below (they are moderated and so they won’t appear immediately) or email Craig Cramer (cdc25@cornell.edu).

This week:

• Summer stress.
• Patch diseases.
• Dealing with compaction.
• Understanding nematodes.
• Minimizing maintenance stress.

Week 20 – ShortCUTT for August 10, 2009

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Recommended web resources:

• ForeCast: Weather for the Turf Industry
• 2009 Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Turfgrass
• Turfgrass Problems: Picture Clues and Management Options – If you don’t have this pocket guide handy already, you’ll want to get one now so you’ll have it when you need it.

If you’d like to subscribe via RSS, the feed is here: http://blogs.cornell.edu/turf/feed/.

Also available via iTunes.

Follow Frank’s Twitter stream.

Comments or questions? Use the comments below (they are moderated and so they won’t appear immediately) or email Craig Cramer (cdc25@cornell.edu).

This week:

• Register for Bethpage, Long Island Field Tour August 12.
• Manage heat stress.
• Grub scouting and prevention.
• Gray leaf spot.
• Phosphonates.

Week 19 – ShortCUTT for August 3, 2009

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To receive the weekly ShortCUTT newsletter, join NYSTA or subscribe directly.

Recommended web resources:

• ForeCast: Weather for the Turf Industry
• 2009 Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Turfgrass
• Turfgrass Problems: Picture Clues and Management Options – If you don’t have this pocket guide handy already, you’ll want to get one now so you’ll have it when you need it.

If you’d like to subscribe via RSS, the feed is here: http://blogs.cornell.edu/turf/feed/.

Also available via iTunes.

Follow Frank’s Twitter stream.

Comments or questions? Use the comments below (they are moderated and so they won’t appear immediately) or email Craig Cramer (cdc25@cornell.edu).