Tom Cook, retired OSU turfgrass professor, has published a new book detailing the construction and maintenance of sustainable landscapes! The book includes topics such as sustainable landscape design, how to develop an ecosystem, issues regarding the use of chemicals, and approaches for modifying existing lancescapes. The book can be purchased from Amazon: Sustainable Landscape Management: Design, Construction, and Maintainence!
Reports from the 2008 OSU and WSU Turfgrass Field Day
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Reports from the 2009 WSU and OSU Turfgrass Field Day.
*The following is a slideshare presentation. Click the left or right arrows to navigate through the presentation, or click "full" to view the presentation in full-screen.
Along with the BeaverTurf.com website, we are also launching a BeaverTurf Community site. An online community for Turf Professionals, the site is intended to:
Check it out and sign up here! http://beaverturf.ning.com
BeaverTurf.com - the new turfgrass website from Oregon State University - is nearing completion. We hope you like the new site and the information and resources that it provides.
Please let us know about any bugs, errors, or other problems that you might encounter, as well as any other feedback you may have. Thanks and happy surfing!
This is an unusual insect in that it causes most of its damage in late winter and early spring as larvae feeding on all parts of the plant. While we think of it as a turfgrass pest it is also active on many ornamental perennials. The historical pattern for this insect is to move quietly into an area where it may develop to very high populations within a year or two.
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Introduction:
For as long as golf has been played in the Pacific Northwest creeping bentgrass has been planted on putting greens, first as a component of South German mixed bentgrass, and later as seeded or stolonized varieties. In recent years, intense breeding and selection work has resulted in a flood of new cultivars with widely varying characteristics and generally much improved surface quality. While early creeping bentgrasses quickly gave way to annual bluegrass, newer cultivars are much more competitive and may prove to be much more persistent.
Shade Trial – Area 4
Seeded Spring 2003
Introduction: