Lawns

Sustainable Landscape Management

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!

2008 Perennial Ryegrass and Annual Bluegrass Tolerance to Citrus Oil, Worry Free Moss & Algae Control, Garden Safe Moss and Algae Killer, and Lilly Miller Moss-Out Applications to Control Moss in Lawns

Oregon State University; Dr. Robert Golembiewski, Assistant Professor; Tom Cook, Associate Professor; Brian McDonald, Research Assistant; Final Report; May 21, 2008 (updated 9/8/10)

2008 Evaluation of Efficacy of Citrus Oil, Worry Free Moss and Algae Control, Garden Safe Moss and Algae Killer, and Lilly Miller Moss-Out Applications to Control Lawn Moss

Oregon State University; Dr. Robert Golembiewski, Assistant Professor; Tom Cook, Associate Professor; Brian McDonald, Research Assistant; Final Report; July 31, 2008 (Updated 9/8/10)

2008 Evaluation of Efficacy of Citrus Oil, Worry Free Moss and Algae Control, Garden Safe Moss and Algae Killer, and Lilly Miller Moss-Out Applications to Control Lawn Moss

Oregon State University; Dr. Robert Golembiewski, Assistant Professor; Tom Cook, Associate Professor; Brian McDonald, Research Assistant; Final Report; May 27, 2008 (updated 9/8/10)

2008 Bentgrass Tolerance to Citrus Oil, Worry Free Moss and Algae Control, Garden Safe Moss and Algae Killer, and Lilly Miller Moss-Out Applications to Control Lawn Moss

Oregon State University; Dr. Robert Golembiewski, Assistant Professor; Tom Cook, Associate Professor; Brian McDonald, Research Assistant; Final Report; May 1, 2008 (Updated 9/8/10)

2009-2010 Evaluation of Preventative Fungicide Applications For the Control of Gray Snow Mold on An Annual Bluegrass/Kentucky Bluegrass Fairway

Objective

The purpose of this trial was to evaluate a single preventative application of various fungicides for the control of gray snow mold on a golf course fairway.

Materials and Methods

The trial was initiated on October 23rd (after the last mowing) on the 11th fairway of the Meadows Golf Course (4,160 feet elevation) located in the Sun River Resort in Sun River, Oregon, 15 miles south of Bend.

Looking for a site to do a fairy ring control trial.

We are looking for a site to do a fairy ring control trial in 2011.Fairy Ring Photo  If you are having consistent problems with fairy ring and are willing to allow plots to be set up and different fungicide treatments applied, please call Brian McDonald at 541 231-1149.  The ideal site would be about 2,000 square feet with uniform fairy ring symptoms throughout.  The area could be a golf course fairway, rou