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ON THE COVER: SUMMER GREENERY AT ITS 18 COVER STORY: PEAK AROUND THIS CLEVELAND, OHIO RESIDENCE. 1996 EMERALD AWARDS PHOTO BY J. QUINN PHOTOGRAPHY 'What are your favorite brand names?' we asked our 51,000 readers last spring. Some of their choices were overwhelming. COLUMNS JERRY ROCHE

4 OPENING SHOTS 24 ANATOMY OF A 8 ASK THE EXPERT GREAT MULCHER It takes the right combination of deck volume, blade speed and 32 TRANSPLANTING TREES DEPARTMENTS engine horsepower to make a good Arborist Dr. Carl Whitcomb gives 10 TALKBACK mulching mower. some helpful hints for successfully BILL KNOOP, PH.D. transplanting trees. 14 HOT TOPICS JOBTALK 33 28 SEED UPDATE 34 MAKING BETTER GRASS 36 INFO-CENTER Low-mowing Kentucky bluegrass, Improved turfgrass adaptability is one grasses that are 'Roundup-resistant,' of the research goals at the University 36 EVENTS and advances in Poa species are of Georgia Experiment Station, what's happening in the Pacific where they say bermudagrass is more PRODUCT REVIEW 38 Northwest this summer. suited to hot summers. 40 CLASSIFIED JERRY ROCHE TERRY McIVER 43 AD INDEX 44 GRAB BAG

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s you've probably heard, the mini- sion of the bill that has been pretty much under- mum wage increases from $4.25 to publicized: the government is offering $ 14 billion $4.75 per hour, 30 days after Presi- in tax relief to small businesses over the next 10 dent Clinton signs a bill now sitting years, some of which will be for buying equip- on his desk. It will then increase to ment. A$5.15 per hour next July 1 st. The ceiling for equipment credits (not "deduc- What you haven't heard—but can only specu- tions") is going up from $17,500 this year to late on—is the impact of this legislation on the $25,000 by the year 2003. Every dollar you nation, your operation in particular. spend to purchase equipment—under the ceiling Economists disagree vociferously with each that year—is a dollar you don't have to pay in in- other. One academic study shows that increasing come tax. Not a bad deal. the minimum wage does not increase unemploy- But some of the extra money you'll be paying ment. A similar study employees will have to come from other lines in with supposedly more ac- your budget. As we see it, here are four of your curate data reaches the obvious options: So: where is opposite conclusion. 1) Pay good workers more, and figure out a Another study sug- way to get more production out of them. the $14,400 gests that raising the min- 2) Pay good workers more, but cut out some imum wage also triggers of their benefits. recessions and a rise in 3) Pay good workers more, and reduce your going to poverty rates. profit margins. Republicans contend 4) Fire one of every 15 workers now em- that increasing the mini- ployed. come from? mum wage could force None of these is especially attractive to the small businesses to lay off business owner or golf/athletic field supervisor. 100,000 to 500,000 My guess is that the most judicious answer to workers over the next the problem of higher payrolls might need to several years. come from the manufacturing segment. Simply Granted, very few put, over the next few years they will have to minimum wage jobs exist supply new products that are faster, more effi- in this industry. Most line-level jobs pay $6 to $9 cient and easier to use—mowers, hedge-trim- per hour, depending on the section of the country mers, fertilizer spreaders, herbicides, blade-sharp- in which you're doing business. But Ben Bolusky eners—whatever. This will mean that your of the American Association of Nurserymen be- employees, with the proper training, will be more lieves the green industry will see a "trickle-up" ef- productive. fect, forcing companies (golf courses, too!) to pay In the meantime, because you work in a labor- crew members higher wages—maybe not the full intensive business, productivity remains the key 90 cents an hour of the official increase, but a to running a profitable operation. If you're not percentage of it. using the most efficient products on the market, Consider this: The average small business with and training your employees in their proper use, 10 minimum-wage employees working 40 hours your competitors are getting a head start on you. a week for 40 weeks a year will pay $14,400 LM JERRY ROCHE more per year in wages if those employees receive Editor-in-Chief a 90-cent an hour raise. We can all agree that's Comments? Suggestions? Contact Jerry by not a small amount. phoning (216) 826-2830 or faxxing (216) 891- And just where will that money come from? 2675. If you are computer-connected, you can Some could come from an additional provi- e-mail 75553.502@compuserve. com. After applying Gallery* preemergence herbicide, you've and over 400 different species of ornamentals. got about 6 to 8 months of good solid waiting before So now that you have a little extra time on your you'll spot the emergence of any of over 95 different hands, maybe you can get around to digging up even broadleaf weeds. Even the tough ones like spurge, more business. dandelion and plantain. For further information on Gallery, or any other In fact, Gallery is the only preemergent on the market product in the extensive line of DowElanco today that's designed to prevent so many broadleaf products, give us a call at 1-800-352-6776. IICfY weeds, yet is safe over the top of all turfgrasses, Always read and follow label directions.

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A rocky bed for the organic mulches, such de- Whitefly control: landscape shrubs bris simply blends in. flip a coin, any coin Will replacing bark mulch with 4) The appearance of bark- We are having a severe problem PA-inch stone in shrub beds cause mulched beds can be easily im- with whiteflies on ash trees. We are any long-term problems with the proved by a topdressing of fresh thinking of using products such as growth and development of the material. Renovation of rock- Merit, Talstar and Astro. What is shrubs? Plantings are made up of mulched beds, however, means your opinion about these, as far as mostly pines, yews, junipers, aza- removing the existing layer of whitefly control? leas and rhododendrons. rocks, putting down new plas- —CALIFORNIA —NEW YORK tic, and spreading around new or clean stones. Insecticides such as Merit, A review of information rel- 5) Where black plastic isn't Talstar and Astro are labeled for evant to your question indicates used, weeds are a problem. whitefly control on ornamen- that there isn't a simple "yes" or Herbicides often become the tals. However, I am not quite "no" answer. I've seen stones, only means by which to keep sure how well they will per- pebbles, gravel and other inor- the beds free of these unwanted form. ganic materials used as mulch, plants. And repeated contact Based on my discussions but I'm more familiar with the with herbicides through drift with entomologists, I believe organic mulches like wood and and/or root uptake can injure or that either Talstar or Astro bark chips. kill the desirable plants. should perform well. However, Here are some problems 6) When the bed gets a lot I do not personally have much with rock mulches: of sunlight, the rocks store heat, experience with these products. 1) When rock mulch is used, and high temperatures can kill Merit can be used either as a there is usually a sheet of plastic or injure roots and emerging or foliar treatment, soil injection BALAKRISHNA RAO film beneath it. The plastic, thin-barked plants. If the rock, and/or drench. I believe most Manager of Research and usually black, is for weed con- stone or pebbles are of calcare- information on whiteflies is ob- Technical Development trol and it may cause problems ous origin (for example, lime- tained on greenhouse crops. I for the Davey Tree Co. for woody plants. Often, this stone), the mulch may increase am not familiar with any out- Kent, Ohio will result in poor aeration and soil pH to the point that pines, door use of Merit for whiteflies. too little or too much moisture junipers, azaleas, rhododen- However, I do believe that it in the underlying soil. Poorly- drons and even the yews suffer should work well. Try on a aerated, wet soil plus the root from micro-nutrient deficien- small scale and become familiar and collar organisms commonly cies. with its performance. found under such conditions The main reason people use Read and follow label speci- SEND YOUR can cause root loss, reduced stones is because they think that fications for better results. QUESTIONS TO: growth, and/or death of the en- once rock mulch is installed, no (Ed. Note: Bayer Corp. litera- tire plant. "Ask the Expert" further maintenance is required. ture indicates that Merit can be Landscape Management 2) When the rock mulch has This isn't necessarily so, as used for whitefly control on orna- 7500 Old Oak Blvd. been in place for several years, we've shown. mentals.) LM Cleveland, OH 44130 it is—in my opinion—not very It is true that bark mulches attractive because weeds grow have to be topdressed periodi- Please allow two to three months for an answer to in or on the litter that accumu- cally, and that occasional weed appear in the magazine. lates among the stones. control is necessary. However, 3) It is more difficult to re- in the long run, you will proba- move leaves and decomposing bly have fewer plant and ap- plant material from large beds pearance problems with bark of rock mulch. With most of mulch. Terra Thalonil. Test Results. Only one thing matters when it comes to handling characteristics. Use Thalonil for dollar fungicides. Results. And Thalonir delivers top spot, leafspot, brown patch, snow mold, algae results. In university trials, Thalonil performed as scum and many other diseases. You'll get the good as, or better than, the competition. Research performance you need from Thalonil. The proof shows Thalonil sticks, protects and has superior is in the results.

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Circle No. 124 on Reader Inquiry Card TALK BACK PLANT DIAGNOSIS] by JERRY ROCHE / How many times has this Editor-in-Chief happened in your career? It's August, the lawn is Don't feel lonely; it happens to brown in unusual, irregular every turf manager on a pretty patches. Your client is howl- regular basis. Even though ing with disapproval because your success depends on he's paying you good money knowing what the problems to keep it green. are, you've doubdess mis-diag- So what's the problem, nosed problems before. Ace? Has the customer failed Write us, using the form to turn on the sprinkler system, below, to relay your experi- or has irrigation missed a spot ences to 52,000 other turf or two? Is it one of those funky managers—so they won't diseases you're always reading make the same mistake. Tell about—brown patch or maybe us what you thought the leaf spot? Or have the insects trusty hand lens, looking for plant. We must aerate and problem was, what it really taken control of the lawn? telltale signs. You grab your adjust the irrigation schedule, was, how you found out and You don't have a lot of handy Swiss Army knife and you reason. what you did about it. If we time; if the problem isn't cut out a small plug. Aha! Too A week later, the grass is publish your observations and resolved soon, you stand to much thatch, you think, which still brown, and if you were hints, we'll mail you a free lose another customer. is having a detrimental effect perspiring before, you're really LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT Worse yet, if you're a golf on water availability to the sweating now. painter's cap. • course superintendent, your most influential members are howling. You begin to per- spire, and it's not from the 90- Your turn degree temperatures, either. Every other month, we report what readers think about current topics. Tell us how you correctly "Diagnosing plant prob- DIAGNOSED a tough agronomic problem. Tear out or photocopy this page, and fax or mail your lems is difficult and requires response to: Talk Back, Landscape Management, 7500 Old Oak Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44130 • Fax: discipline and diverse knowl- 216/891-2675 • E-mail: [email protected] edge," says Jim Chatfield of the Ohio State University What plant malady have you had the hardest time diagnosing? Why? Cooperative Extension COMMENTS Service. "Yet everyone wants an instant and simple answer, not to mention an inexpensive and certain solution. "The best diagnosticians, How did you finally correctly diagnose the problem? the best horticulturists, leam COMMENTS every time they go onto a landscape. Diagnosis is both an art and a science. There are occasional 'gimmes,' but more Name often than not, your diagnosis Company/Organization will not be proven or certain." So you get down on your Address hands and knees with your City/State/ZIP Registration and Exhibitor Information Available Now! GIE Means More Business... For you, your company and the industry! Here's How: Three national associations assemble for one big event! Sixty seminars on sales, management and technical topics! Three days of exclusive trade show hours-300 exhibits! Keynote address by the Rags to Riches Horatio Alger Award winner, Robert Farrell! Equipment demonstrations to "try before you buy!" GlE's Proven Performance-the buyers come here! • 94% of GIE attendees influence their company's final purchasing decision • A typical GIE attendee plans to spend $23,000 with exhibitors • 60% of GIE attendee annual budgets exceed $500,000,43% are over $1 million! GIE brings the largest combined national exposition of the lawn, landscape and grounds management industries to Cincinnati, Ohio for five days of business-building meetings, seminars, and trade show-November 17 - 21,1996.

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Composts vs. peats: composts win by RON HALL/Sr Editor all of which have different than the mixes containing the Composts can improve characteristics although not, peats, says McCoy. Also, the soils and the establishment of obviously, as broad as their dif- mixes with composts were sig- turfgrass, including turfgrass ferences with peats. nificantly more permeable. for athletic fieldsan d putting He's learned that composts: During drought and traffic greens, says soil scientist Dr. increase soil organic matter, re- tests the turfgrass growing in Ed McCoy. duce soil bulk density, increase the compost mixes performed In fact, research suggests the infiltration rate of heavy at least as well, and often bet- that, in some respects, com- soils, and they can "assist" in ter, than turfgrass growing in posts out-perform native suppressing some turf diseases. the peat mixes. peats, a more traditional and While composts are in- "I've had lots of surprises widely-used soil amendment. creasingly being used to working with compost. It Composts are mixtures of amend soils of home lawns seems to be performing very decomposing vegetation or and athletic fields,thei r use in well," says McCoy. "I think other organic materials. sand USGA-specification there's a real opportunity for They're manufactured from a putting greens is still being in- Ed McCoy sees more use in the use of those materials variety of organic waste vestigated. turfgrass for composts. (composts) in the future." sources, many of which previ- "There's a real concern that McCoy spoke at the OSU ously would have been hauled these composts—with low or- ing bentgrass. Short Course earlier this year to landfills. ganic matter contents (relative The mixes containing the from which this report was Like peats, their primary to native peats) and fine tex- composts produced better ger- compiled. • function is to add organic mat- tures—may not perform suit- mination and early growth ter to soils. Organic matter, ex- ably in a situation such as a plains McCoy, "buffers" turf putting green where we have from the environmental de- to have very rapid water Landscape certification: mands placed on it. drainage, rapid infiltration, and But very real physical and we want to maintain large coming to your state? chemical differences exist be- pore openings," says McCoy. tween native peats and com- To help shed light on that Six state and regional landscape associations are looking posts, says McCoy, an educa- concern, McCoy tested six into the Certified Landscape Technician tests being used in tor and researcher at The Ohio rootzone mixes: three con- California, and 13 more states have already adopted a similar State University. tained composts and three test. Composts have: used native peats. He blended Landscape associations representing Utah, Texas, Col- • less organic matter con- the six amendments—at one orado, Illinois, Wisconsin and Maryland/Virginia/D.C. were tent than peats, percent and three percent by on hand when the California Landscape Contractors Associa- • finer texture than peats, weight—with sand to produce tion administered its CLT test earlier this year. • lower cation exchange USGA-type rootzone mix. John Riffel and Eric Schultz of the Associated Landscape capacities, and He packed 12 inches of Contractors of Colorado express enthusiasm about certifica- • higher levels of soluble each mix into identical tion as a change agent. "It's definitely helped our industry," salts. (This may not be as big a columns, and, by using a layer they say. "We're starting to see the effects on the commercial problem as it seems if irriga- of coarse material, created a side, and we expect the demand for CLTs in the residential tion leaches the salts through perched water table in each markets will follow." the soil.) column. Then he seeded each The CLT test was developed 13 years ago, sold to the As- McCoy has, for several column with identical, and sociated Landscape Contractors of America two years ago, and years, been testing composts, recommended, rates of creep- has grown each year. "This is our best test ever," says Henry Buder, CLCA's state Barefoot buys Hydro Lawn Bang! You're Barefoot, Inc., announced in mid-July that it had bought Hydro Lawn, Inc., based in Gaithersburg, Md. Barefoot is the nation's second-largest lawn care company with ex- disease-resistant pected revenues of about $130 million in 1996. The company reported Herbicide-resistant bent was first; revenues of $95 million in 1995. Hydro Lawn was founded 24 years ago by Jerry Faulring, one of the disease-resistant tall fescue could be founders and the first president of the Professional Lawn Care Association of America (PLCAA). Faulring, who has been involved with a plant nurs- next 'shot front a gun,' if Scotts ery the past several years, was unavailable for comment. Barefoot president and CEO Patrick J. Norton says: "Hydro Lawn is researchers are on track. another example of Barefoot acquiring a quality company to add to its portfolio of premier companies." Hydro Lawn had revenues just under $4 by JERRY ROCHE / Editor-in-Chief million in 1995. The acquisition adds to Barefoot's customer base in the Washington, Using a "gene gun," researchers at The Scotts D.C. and Baltimore market areas. It reportedly has several other opera- Company believe they can produce brown patch- tions there. Barefoot has 53 company locations and 46 franchise locations, resistant tall fescue grass—soon. primarily in the central and eastern United States. "We think we'll have a genetically-engineered Hydro Lawn is just the latest of a string of lawn care operations to be tall fescue seed that is absolutely brown patch-re- absorbed by either industry giant TruGreen/ChemLawn (1995 revenues sistant in the next year," says Kevin Turner, man- of $578 million) or Barefoot which is based in Worthington (Columbus), ager of seed production and research at the Scotts Ohio. facility in Gervais, Ore. "We believe we'll be able Early in 1995, Barefoot acquired the customers of 11 northern lawn to make it available [to buyers] within four years." care branches of Orkin Lawn Care. A year earlier, it purchased seven The "gene gun," invented by Dr. John Sanford Lawnmark locations in New York, Vermont, and Maine. • of Sanford Scientific Inc., can deliver DNA into turfgrass and thus improve the turf s desirable characteristics. Scotts and Sanford Scientific signed a cooperative agreement earlier this year, which certification test chairman. "In fact, we simply couldn't accommodate the led Scotts to prepare a dedicated genetic engineer- demand, and reluctantly had to turn away several applicants. For the last ing laboratory. two years, the tests have consistently sold out." Genetic research will be conducted at the The ultimate goal, says CLCA state certification committee chairman Dwight G. Scott Research Center in Marysville, Dave Wolkenhauer, is to create a recognized standard. He was among Ohio. Initial work on the program was directed by representatives from 15 states who was responsible for writing the test. Dr. Virgil Meier, but Dr. Lisa Lee will now as- "We wanted to make the test more accessible and more consistent, and sume its reins. to offer more options for test-takers," Wolkenhauer explains. "This re- Dr. Lee and a Rutgers University research team structured format allows for more specialization as well as continued used the gene gun to develop a bentgrass that is growth of the program." resistant to a widely-used weed control product, California's construction test received the biggest makeover this year. making it possible to selectively control most The committee scaled it back from two days to one and renamed it the weeds without affecting the bent. landscape installation test. Problems on irrigation, carpentry and concrete "We are extremely excited about using this were deleted from it because, beginning this fall, separate certifications in technology," says Dr. John Neal, who is Scotts' carpentry and concrete will be offered. vice president for research and development. "Em- "This new format is more flexible and therefore more easily adaptable ploying genetic engineering will allow our re- to other states," says Kim Heckes of CLCA. "But not every problem or searchers to add desirable traits as well as speed up even every test is appropriate for all locations." For example, Illinois and the process of turfgrass variety development." Wisconsin, two of the states set to launch CLT programs this year, will Scotts estimates seven years to create and mar- not offer the irrigation test because it is not an issue in their climate. ket a genetically-improved turfgrass, compared For more information, call Heckes at (916) 448-2522. • with 12 to 15 years without genetic engineering. • LM REPORTS SPREADERS

A quality spreader assures that seedf fertilizer and dry chemicals 'hit the ground running/ by TERRY McIVER / Managing Editor

Your "ground level" plan for turf and landscape management should include a spreader that matches the size of the job, and is versatile enough to carry and deposit a variety of products. Art Downing, sports field supervisor for the Howard County, Md., recreation and parks department, looks at spreaders from four The Grotech multi-purpose spreader has universal mounts. angles: 1) Easy to load. This means the hopper has to be wide enough to accept the bag of material that you're loading, and low enough so you don't have to lift the bag very high off the ground. 2) An agitation device that works. Pelletized lime, for example, works much better in spreaders than the powdered variety, says Downing. 3) Ease of operation. Gauges should not be complicated, says Downing, requiring only "an easy on or off." 4) Consistent spreading pattern. This Vandermolen's Windmill spreader, above, is important whether it's a tractor model has an effective spreading width of 40 that throws material 25 feet, or a walk- feet. At left, the Gandy drop spreader can behind model with a spread of 5 feet. In be used as a walk or tow unit. the walk-behind category, Downing prefers spin models over drop spreaders. "If you don't walk the exact pattern, [drop spreaders] will miss," he says. "They're great for powdered lime, but that's about all." You won't have uniform turf color and vigor if your spreader puts material down unevenly. This means the spreader chute or ports must be cleaned before and after every application, or at least given a good look to check for clogged particles. Drop spreaders may also not apply materials evenly if the driver or person walking behind it is not moving at an even pace. Too fast an application may result in missed spots or inadequate coverage. Too slow an application will cause materials to be applied heavier than necessary. High-capacity walk-behind models reduce the labor involved in refilling the hopper repeatedly on the same site. Spreaders from Agri-Fab, for example, come in 100-lb. push models as well as 125- Jacobsen's SV System Vehicle with spreader attachment. lb. or 175-lb. tow-behind models. LM The spreader carries 14 cubic feet of material. AGRI-FAB heavy-duty jobs. Use them to fertil- (217) 728-8388 ize, apply seed, herbicides, insecti- Circle No. 200 cides, fungicides and nematicides. The Model 45-0238 is a tractor- Four- and five-foot models can be mounted spreader that carries up to ordered with a handle to maneuver 100 lbs. of material. The spreader is in small areas. Two rotors are inde- compact, with a reliable design that pendently driven from each end ensures even and continuous flow with three lengthwise rods spaced and spread of materials. Spread uniformly around the core for gen- width is 10-12 feet. The unit is tle agitation and free material flow. driven by a 12-volt motor and comes with a poly wrap-around GROTECH shield to reduce the spread width to (800) 725-8377 four feet, and a vinyl cover. Circle No. 205 The MPS-125 is a multi-purpose The Turf Tracker has a spreader mounted on the front. The EARTH WAY spreader to mount on any tractor, Spyker Spreader, below, has responsive controls. (914) 356-8300 utility vehicle, front mower or truck. Circle No. 201 A simple trailer attachment enables justs from 20 to 66 feet. It installs does not affect the spreader opera- Distributed by Landscapes Sup- the user to pull the unit behind a with brackets on top of the tion or spread patterns. The Applica- ply Corp., Earth Way Ev-N-Spred golf cart. The MPS-125 spreads polyethylene hopper (with formed tor's Friend shield is thermoformed commercial spreaders have large, evenly, regardless of the throttle rpm steel frame) for lifting. The SV hy- from durable, high-tech, corrosion- easy rolling jumbo tires. Nylon or terrain. The spinner height adjusts draulic system provides the drive. resistant materials. The shield can be wheel bushings ensure long, main- 24 inches vertically, on a three-point One spout is used for sand and salt cleaned easily with water, and it can tenance-free operation and smooth hitch mount. The spread pattern ad- applications, another for seed and be attached in minutes. travel. All tractor pull and push justs from 4 to 40 feet. fertilizer. models feature large enclosed gears SPYKER SPREADERS with a full, 2-year unconditional HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT. CO. (219) 774-8122 guarantee, a self-cleaning design (319) 363-8281 LESCO Circle No. 211 and a controlled feathered-edge Circle No. 206 (800) 321-5325 Circle No. 208 Pro Model spreaders from broadcast. The L2020GT has a 50-lb. ca- The Mark II is made with a new Spyker have been improved and are pacity. The successor of traditional frame and handle assembly that fea- now available to the green industry. C & S TURF EQUIPMENT spinner spreaders, the unit resists tures stiffer construction to reduce Spreaders include the "Big Spread" (800) 872-7050 corrosion, reduces bridging and im- bounce and provide more comfort spreading spinners, and Model 78- Circle No. 202 proves spread patterns. A carbon and easier pushing for the operator. 22 with instant action spread/no The Turf Tracker is a riding steel hopper is fully welded, To better accommodate applicators spread. Stainless steel frames are spreader/sprayer unit that allows the caulked, and painted with an ad- of all sizes, the spreader has longer, optional. The "Big Spread" dis- operator to apply a granular prod- vanced corrosion-resistant paint sys- adjustable handles and a wider han- tributes material in a wide, level dis- uct or spot application of liquids at tem developed to endure years of dlebar. A simplified calibration adjust- tribution pattern. the same time. Application speed al- use. The hopper body is 96 inches ment improves application accuracy lows the operator to cover one acre wide. and establishes uniformity when cali- UNITED HORTICULTURAL in 10 minutes. Zero-turn allows high brating a fleet of spreaders. SUPPLY maneuverability in heavily land- JACOBSEN (503) 678-9000 scaped areas. (414) 637-6711 MARUYAMA Circle No. 212 CHANDLER EQUIPMENT CO. Circle No. 207 (206) 885-0811 Commercial broadcast spreaders (800) 243-3319 The SV System Vehicle comes Circle No. 209 from UHS feature linear, low density Circle No. 203 with a spreader ac- The MG 10 granule polyethylene construction. Gears are cessory that carries 14 spreader carries seed, fertil- made of Nylatron GS, and are self- "Low profile" golf course cu. ft. of materials. izer and other dry chemi- lubricating, with superior wear char- spreaders have capacities from three The working width ad- cals, up to 2.9 gallons in capacity. acteristics. Nylon 6/6 axle and wheel to five tons. A standard PTO belt The model MG 10 features very bearing are also self-lubricating, drive is set up for 540 or 1000 rpm uniform distribution and an 18- with excellent wear and load-carry- PTO or both. The dual hydraulic foot range. The spread pattern ing ability. hook-up with hydraulic flow is sup- can be set for left or right side, or plied by tractor. A self-contained a 180-degree coverage. It has a hydraulic drive with direct mount VANDERMOLEN CORP. 10 position adjustable discharge pump mounts to the tractor PTO. (201) 992-8506 volume and tank agitator to elimi- The "High profile" model is avail- Circle No. 213 nate clumps or jamming. able in 304 stainless steel, 409 stain- The Windmill Spreader Model less steel painted or heavy-duty car- 510 features a granular capacity of bon steel. RIVERSIDE GARDENS 400 lbs., and an effective spreading (607) 729-2292 width of 40 ft. The Windmill GANDY Circle No. 210 spreads all types of seed, and can (507) 451-5430 The Applicator's Friend shield handle salt and sand. The Windmill Circle No. 204 encloses the rear portion of fertil- is designed for smaller tractors in izer spreaders to reduce operator the 16 to 28 hp range. • The 6500 series of spreaders are exposure to materials. The shield 4, 5 and 6-foot-wide models for cho, Inc., of Lake the riding and walk-behind Zurich, 111.; the mower categories. Lofts' vari- Toro Company of eties, Rebel and Palmer, won Bloomington, the turf-type tall fescue and Minn.; and Lofts perennial ryegrass seed cate- ESeed of Somerset, gories, respectively. N.J., were big winners in Double-winners LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT'S Bill Peel says Echo's prime "Emerald Awards" sweep- concern in the professional stakes/contest held earlier this market—where 90 percent of year. Each green industry sup- its equipment is sold—is mak- plier was named "favorite" in ing sure the end-user is happy. two categories by LM readers. "One of the biggest concerns Echo was first among reader from our research is power-to- faves in the leaf blower and line weight ratio," the company's di- trimmer categories, while Toro rector of marketing notes. "We finished a strong first in both try to comply with the users' requests by working with land- 1996 capers to build operator comfort. We have a team of profes- EMERALD sionals that works with landscape managers to field-test our equipment. In addition, we AWARDS also know that people who buy the equipment base their purchasing decision on recommen- dations from their employees who use the equipment, and on input from other landscapers." READERS PREFER Everyone also knows the Toro name, but the company's Echo, Toro, Lofts success is the result of hard work. "We have a world-class team of designers and engineers," says Brian Masterson of ' What are your favorite brand namesV we Kubota tractor asked our 51,000 readers last spring. Some of wnS. their choices were overwhelming.

by JERRY ROCHE / Editor-in-Chief Toro Groundsmaster mower

Toro. "Before any product goes As part of Kubota's "Prod- information." and Monsanto's Roundup (her- to market, we test it, then it uct Quality Management Sys- Dave Ferguson of Ryan bicides), DowElanco's Dursban goes out to dealers and cut- tem," the company's regional says the aerator manufacturer (insecticide), ISK's Daconil ters—and if they don't like it, service engineers and other rep- holds focus groups prior to new 2787 (fungicide) and Ciba's we re-design it. resentatives often visit end- product releases. It's one of the Primo (growth regulator). "We take care of some of users to ask them to evaluate ways the company has stayed Susie Calhoon knew Scotts the best courses in the world. Kubota products. competitive. "trounced" the competition be- The Toro name is synonymous "We basically ask, 'How do "We get [end-user] opinions fore we even told her. with quality and top-notch you like your Kubota?'" says on what features they'd like to "I think part of it is due to beautification equipment." Williams. "We cover general see," says Ferguson. our patented technologies with Equipment questions about what they like Fertilizers & pesticides years of proven performance, Other winners in the equip- and what they don't like, from In the fertilizer/pesticide and the fact that our tech reps ment categories were Kubota ease of handling to mainte- categories, favorites were Scotts are out there calling on the cus- (compact tractors), Ryan (aera- nance. We obtain a wealth of (fertilizer), Sandoz's Barricade tomers one on one, providing tors), Ford (pick-up trucks) and services and consultation, and Stihl (chain saws). being a partner in turf main- Jackson D'Armond of Stihl, tainence programs," says Cal- Inc., says the company relies hoon. "That, coupled with heavily on its network of deal- good products, is the reason for ers and distributors to learn the awareness." what customers want. Gene Hintze of Sandoz 'We get feedback on what's credits Barricade's performance in demand, how to improve in the field for its performance products, or if there's anything in the Emerald Awards contest. going wrong with products," "The thing that people like says D'Armond. "We have to about Barricade is that it's a be able to respond. We have consistent performer," says very high quality standards, and Hintze. "They know what that's one of the things we be- they're going to get year in and lieve makes our products excel. year out. It doesn't matter if We try very hard to listen to it's a wet year or a drier year, the market." Barricade is still going to per- Paul Williams of Kubota form." Hintze, who credited says the company takes an distributors for some of Barri- extra step to talk to the people cade's popularity, says Barri- on the front lines. cade has been on the market A FEW WORDS ABOUT NEW CHIPCO ALIETTE SIGNATURE

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Daconil Ultrex is a registered trademark of ISK Biosciences. As with any chemical, always read and follow instructions on the label before using. For additional product information, please call 1-800-334-9745. © 1996 Rhone-Poulenc Ag Company an excellent research program, lowed in 1985 by Rebel II and "Manhattan is one of the and brought it to the U.S. [20 then Rebel, Jr. original perennial ryegrasses," years ago]. It's an excellent seed "In the future, we're going notes Tubbs. "Reed Funk producer, with a good yield and to have a Rebel XL and we're found it in Central Park in good return per acre, which are going to have a Rebel 2000. New York, and it's been a all reasons why growers like it They will probably be coming high-quality program since for just four years. so much," says Peters. out in two years," says Hurley, 1969. Anybody who's ever Ciba's Primo was unveiled at Readers selected Lofts' who points out that much of gone to a turf school has heard the GCSSA Convention in Rebel tall fescue and Palmer the germplasm of turf-type tall of Manhattan, so you're talking 1993. Described as a new gen- perennial ryegrass. Dr. Rich fescues can be traced back to 25 years of brand awareness. eration of PGR, end-users dis- Hurley of Loft Seeds says Rebel material. Palmer ryegrass And today the name is more covered that it makes grass grow breeding work on both culti- made its commercial debut in important than the product be- shorter, denser and stronger. vars began in the 1960s by Dr. 1982-83, he says. cause it's hard to get a bad "We're seeing Primo being C. Reed Funk at Rutgers Uni- Manhattan is also an old- perennial rye." used in markets other than versity. The first variety of timer, according to Steve Turf-Seed co-markets Man- golf, markets like sod farms, Rebel came out in 1979, fol- Tubbs of Turf Merchants. hattan, and has for years. sports turf, cemeteries and commercial mowing management," says product manager Jose Milan. "Primo has a fairly Superintendent wins $500 prize broad use pattern." "We discuss the pros and to make a control product pur- Dursban insecticide is 25 cons of each brand," explains chase. "I'm 45 minutes from years old and is still going Chalifour, who cuts to the the University of Rhode Island. strong, which Phil Howard of chase when considering a They do extensive testing DowElanco says is a result of product, and looks immedi- there." "doing a lot of things right over ately for product benefits. In fact, Shennecossett is a long period of time. "We look at the equipment used as a test site by Rhode Is- "You can't get into this in- from an operator's standpoint: land researchers. dustry overnight with just a lot What can the machine do?" The $300 second prize goes of flash," says Howard. "There says Chalifour. to Pete Yerkich, superinten- are a lot of other things the in- Ease of service is also on dent at Highland View Golf dustry demands, one of which Chalifour's list of important Course, Butte, Mt. is quality products. They know product benefits. Yerkich also values equip- what to expect with Dursban. Chalifour says he used to be ment trials, as well as a thor- We are continually asking cus- a very brand-loyal buyer, how- ough look at product litera- tomers how we are doing, and ever, over the years, the equip- ture. what customers would like to Chalifour: Industry is ment industry has become "I read up on it, learn the see us do to improve quality." competitive "very competitive," as more options they have, then judge Turfseed companies have appeared on the performance," says Yer- Favorite turfgrass cultivars Bob Chalifour, superinten- the scene. kich. were Baron (Kentucky blue- dent at Shennecossett Golf "Years ago, we had mostly If it's a greensmower Yer- grass), Manhattan and Palmer Course, Groton, Conn., took one brand," recalls Chalifour. kich is evaluating, it is used on

(perennial ryegrasses) and the first prize of $500 in LAND- "The [competing] companies all 18 Highland View greens,

Rebel (tall fescue). Dipel SCAPE MANAGEMENT'S Emerald didn't have the service or not just one or two. He also topped the list of favorite bio- Awards sweepstakes. equipment to do the job. wants his employees to give logical control products. A superintendent for 26 Now, we have several 'colors' equipment a whirl. "Baron was the first im- years, Chalifour and his crew here at Shennecossett." Yerkich oversees one full proved Kentucky bluegrass to try out equipment thoroughly Chalifour says he relies on time worker, two seasonal, be available," says Tom Peters. before a purchase is made. university data when he needs and three summer helpers. "Barenbrug of Holland had "We've been involved since tan ryegrass, and it is still the Echo line trimmers and leaf the beginning," notes Turf- best-looking football field in blowers (30 and 35 percent, re- Seed's Tom Stanley, "when Bill the area." spectively), Stihl chain saws Rose and Dick Bailey went The contest/sweepstakes (48 percent), Ryan aerators (46 back to Rutgers and got the entry form was published in percent) and Ford pick-ups (43 original germplasm and started the magazine for four straight percent). LM the Manhattan Ryegrass Grow- months. Most overwhelming —Additional reporting by ers Association. It was the first responses came from fans of Terry Mclver and Ron Hall. fine-leafed perennial ryegrass, a big improvement over Linn. "We've always had the best germplasm available to work with. Woodburn High School 1996 EMERALD AWARD-WINNERS near here has a football field Top scorers (only) in each category, planted to the original Manhat- listed as percentage of total votes

WALK-BEHIND MOWERS PICK-UP TRUCKS FUNGICIDES Toro 22 Ford 43 Daconil 2787 19 Scag 11 Chevrolet 32 Chipco 26019 7 John Deere 9 Dodge 10 Bayleton 5 Jacobsen 8 GMC 9 Scotts 4 Ransomes 7 Toyota 3 Fore 3 The course is owned by the Banner 3 city. RIDING MOWERS COMPACT TRACTORS Touché 3 Toro 24 Kubota 24 Just as Yerkich demands John Deere 11 John Deere 23 PLANT GROWTH REGS. the best performance from his Jacobsen 9 Ford 15 Primo 17 equipment so too he appreci- Ransomes 6 Case 2 Embark 9 ates dedicated employees Scag 5 Massey-Ferguson 1 Atrimmec 6 Scotts TGR 3 who are truly interested in the LINE TRIMMERS FERTILIZERS Cutless 1 job. Echo 30 Scotts 31 Limit 1 "Workers have to put their Stihl 19 Lesco 17 Shindaiwa 11 Lebanon 7 BLUEGRASSES heart and soul into the job," Toro 6 Par-Ex 3 Baron 4 Yerkich believes. "If you don't Red Max 5 Andersons 2 Glade 2 have the love for the work, Milorganite 2 Midnight 2 LEAF BLOWERS Park 2 you won't do well." Echo 35 PRE-EMERGENCE HERB. Cindy Molter, our third Shindaiwa 7 Barricade 10 RYEGRASSES prize winner of $200, operates Toro 4 Surflan 9 Manhattan (&II) 5 Pre-M 7 Circle M Lawn/Landscape of Green Machine 3 Palmer (& II) 5 Lesco 3 Team 6 Lesco Eagle 3 Benton Harbor, Mich. Pendimethalin 5 A former landscape man- CHAIN SAWS Scotts 5 TALL FESCUES ager at a golf course, Molter Stihl 48 Rebel* 8 Echo 12 POST-EMERGENCE HERB Jaguar 3 relies on dealer support for Husqvarna 9 Roundup 24 Bonanza 2 parts and product informa- Poulan 6 Trimec 22 Bonsai 2 tion. She calls herself a brand- McCullough 5 Lesco 3-way 8 Falcon 2 Confront 4 * Rebel includes original Rebel, loyal buyer in certain product AERATORS Acclaim 4 Rebel Jr., Rebel 3-D, Rebel II categories, especially mowers. Ryan 46 She uses Toro mowers, Toro 10 INSECTICIDES BIO CONTROLS Lesco 4 Dursban 27 Medalist turfseed and a "a lot Dipel 4 Ransomes 3 Merit 13 Bacillus thuriengensis ... 3 of Scotts" products. • Cushman 2 Diazinon 6 Lesco Vector 2 —Terry Mclver Jacobsen 2 Dylox 6 nematodes 2 Orthene 4 ladybugs 2 ANATOMY OF A

^ Mulching mower attachments can be used when a new mower is not in your immediate plans.

by BILL KNOOP, Ph.D./Technical Editor

owing is so routine—82 percent of this magazine's It's been proven time and time again. readers do it—that it is sometimes taken for granted. In a very real way, turf quality can be affected by But without a good mowing program, the money mowing frequency. Overall quality will suffer if the you spend on fertilizer, water and other cultural turf is allowed to grow too high between mowings. practices may be completely wasted. To a point, the more frequently a turf is mowed, the Every turfgrass has its own best mowing height. better quality it is. This assumes that it is receiving They are not hard, fast measurements, but do apply optimal amounts of fertilizer and water and that the under what we call "normal conditions." Under con- climate is favorable. Frequent mowing may also ditions such as high heat, allow you to maintain a turf at what otherwise It takes the right combination of raising the mowing height might be considered an abnormally low mowing deck volume, blade speed and of cool-season turfgrasses to height. the upper mowing range The real practical mowing issue has always been, engine horsepower to make a helps prevent heat stress. "How can a quality turf be produced in the fastest good mulching mower. Environmental factors possible mowing time?" The faster it can be mowed, may cause mowing heights the more that can be mowed, and the better the to be adjusted, but so does profits. Of course, the customer must be happy with the intended use of the turf. the results, and this means turf quality. The turf used for athletic How fast a mower moves in its forward gear is fields and golf courses not the only way speed is created. For the past sev- should be cut just as low as eral years, we've been faced with a very important the plant will stand. environmental issue that has affected us: the demise We've all heard the of the landfill. Bagging grass slows down any mow- l/3rd rule: don't cut off ing operation and increases labor costs. The best way more than l/3rd of the leaf to take care of the grass clipping issue is to leave system each time you mow. cont. on page 26 The mandate: to develop a "cutting edge" variety of perennial ry egrass exceeding the quality and environmental demands of the most rigorous turfgrass professionals. After years of intensive breeding and rigorous testing, Pickseeds Research and Development Team fulfilled the promise, to a teer

In the 1993 NTEP trials, Cutter ranked number 1 out of 123 entries in mean turfgrass quality and is prqving to be one of the best^perennial ryegrass varieties ever developed. Highly recommended for use on athletic fields, playgrounds, golf courses, home lawns — any area where a fast-starting, attractive turf is desired — Cutter is very compatible with other cool season turfgrasses. In fact, Cutter — along with Express and Edge — will lend its enduring pedigree to a new generation of perennial ryegrass blends this fall, with the introduction of Futura 3000. For all fine turf situations, tuni to Cutter — living, breathing proof that good breeding endures.

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Circle No. 116 on Reader Inquiry Card cont. from page 24 pings don't go directly down into the turf, ter machines may have up to a 75 percent them on the turf; don't pick them up at all. but enter a circulation pattern that allows transfer of power from the engine to the And the best way to leave clippings on them to be cut and re-cut several times. cutting unit. This means that they can use the turf is to use a mulching mower, which Most mowing decks are not thick less energy to achieve the same results as a cuts the clippings into very small pieces. enough (the distance between the blade higher-powered, less fuel-efficient mower. The smaller clippings decompose much and the top of the deck mowing chamber), A good mower should have one more faster and tend to disappear down into the which is very crucial. Five inches seems to very desirable characteristic: the ability to turf right behind the mower. This means be ideal. If the distance is any less, there follow the contour of the landscape inde- no stopping to empty bags and no bags to may not be enough volume in the mower pendendy of the power unit. Very few turf carry off for disposal. Remember, these deck to allow proper circulation of the areas are perfecdy flat. Ideally, the deck clippings have nutrient value and in a real clippings. should float in all possible directions. More sense you are giving your customer a free 2) Maximum blade tip speed should be than likely, that same turf area contains fertilizer application each time you mulch- between 18,000 and 19,000 feet per sec- trees, shrubs, flower gardens and other ob- mow. ond under load, measured at the blade tip. stacles. This means that the more maneu- Years ago, true mulching mowers were A slower tip may mean that the grass clip- verable the mower, the faster it can get the hard to find, but now every mower com- pings don't get re-cut small enough before job done. pany has them. Some, of course, are better they fall to the turf. Mowers are not all alike. There are big than others. 3) The size of the mower must be ade- differences under their skin. Take the time It takes the right combination of deck quate. Most commercial mowers run be- to leam the features. Ask questions. Re- volume, blade speed and horsepower to tween 14 and 22 horsepower engines. The member, the mowing program can make make a good mulcher. drive system should be designed so that the or break the quality of any turf, and the 1) The mulching chamber must be of maximum amount of horsepower is avail- choice of a mower can make you more— such volume that the freshly-cutgras s clip- able for the cutting unit. Some of the bet- (or less!)—money. LM

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1PWV he professional turf man- Northwest, where most of the world's pro- by JERRY ROCHE / Editor-in-Chief ccI i ager's job is on the line 365 prietary turfgrasses are grown: J^ days a year," claims Jim 1) Kentucky bluegrass that can he Cames, a pioneer in the mowed down to A inch. commercial turfgrass growing and market- "Jacklin research has made some ing business. "This person needs to rely on tremendous strides in Kentucky bluegrass the seed to perform to his expectations. breeding," notes Dr. Doug Brede of Jacklin Cheap seed will not get the job done." Seed. "Besides being leaf spot-, disease- and Cames, addressing a group of turf man- stress-resistant, we're looking at the low- cut fairway tolerance and adaptation of 7500 experimentals. "Our new Kentucky bluegrasses have been mowed down to A inch and they've performed extremely well. This is a totally new phenomenon for bluegrass. They are in seed production now, and should be in full production by 1997." 2) Grasses that are "Roundup" resistant. Pure Seed Testing is working on perennial ryes, fescues and creeping bents that are resistant to lower rates of Roundup. "If a turf professional had a variety from these selections, he or she could use the Roundup to control Poa annua without discoloration to the turf," Crystal Rose- Fricker says. "The thing is that it's a half- Dr. Jim Beard (left) discusses the merits of agers, distributors and growers at a Turf pint rate, and it's only the resistant lines. Netlon as an additive to athletic turf soils, Merchants event two months ago, went on The resistant lines keep their color, and while Turf-Seed Field Day attendees observe to say that the seed grower, like the turf they may be stunted, but it'd look accept- a traffic/wear tester in motion. manager, is "under the gun." able enough. You could apply the But perhaps the people under the most Roundup three or four times a year and pressure to produce are the breeders. They it'd be pretty safe." are embroiled in a hopeless, neverending Fine fescues—specifically hard fes- battle to find the perfect grass. And, given cues—are more tolerant of the Roundup, weather-related problems over the past 10 but ryegrasses and hentgrasses are very sus- months, turfseed this year will certainly ceptible. Some tall fescues, however, show not be cheap. some promise "but we're at least three Here are some significant ongoing pro- years from going commercial," Rose- jects, based on a June trip to the Pacific Fricker notes. QUOTES FROM THE COAST:

from Dr. Bruce Clarke, Rutgers University: "Manganese seems to reduce the susceptibility of bentgrass to take-all patch, and the triazole fungicides— plus a new experimental fungicide called Heritage—will revolutionize take-all patch control."

from Mike Robinson, Seed Research of Oregon: "We are doing a lot of work with the fine fescues, including blue fescues that are stress-tolerant and low maintenance. Dr. Leah Brilman is also looking for a Dr. Doug Brede of Jacklin Seed Company ex- good slender creeping red fescue." plains the company's aggressive Kentucky used as endophyte hosts. "We believe these bluegrass breeding program. hosts are genetically closer to Kentucky from Dr. Melodee Fraser, Turf-Seed: bluegrass than [endophyte-enhanced] blue- "Tar Heel tall fescue is now in 3) Kentucky bluegrass and creeping grass plants previously obtained," says Sun. production and will be on the market bentgrass with enhanced insect resistance In addition, nine bentgrass plant lines this fall. It has good heat and drought due to the presence of endophytes. have been infected with endophyte. "Even tolerance, and is brown patch-resis- Jacklin, under the guidance of re- though less than one percent of the tant. It's also dark green and, because searcher Suichang Sun, is trying to breed seedlings were successfully inoculated," it has endophytes, is insect-resistant." Kentucky bluegrass and bentgrass with en- Sun continues, "we have obtained enough dophytes, which enhance insect resistance. plants to form a breeding population." from Dr. Doug Brede, Jacklin Seed: Seven species of bluegrass are being Not that there aren't problems, or that "The advantage of the new tall fescues is more research isn't needed. that they blend very well ivith Kentucky Kevin Morris tells Advanta Seeds West Field "The people who are experimenting bluegrass, even five years after planting. Day attendees that the National Turfgrass with endophytes," notes Steve Tubbs of The best mixture, by seed weight, is 75% Evaluation Program has apparently been Turf Merchants, "haven't been able to tall fescue, 25% bluegrass." saved from budget cuts by the U.S. Depart- keep them in the grass." ment of Agriculture. While Jacklin is using injection, Pure from Dr. Jerry Pepin, Pickseed West: Seed Testing is importing samples of possi- "We'd like to develop tall fescues that ble endophyte-enhanced bluegrass from do a better job further south, and have France, Australia and Czechoslovakia. And brown patch and pythium resistance. The Scotts Co. is using a unique new "gene We're really hainng problems getting gun" to zap endophyte into grasses (see good tall fescue for use in areas like "Hot Topics"). Atlanta and Dallas, so we're doing a 4) New uses for colonial bentgrass, Poa lot of screening in those areas." triirialis, Poa supitm and Texas bluegrass. "A lot of people in the Palm Beach, Fla., from Craig Edminster, area are overseeding their greens with 60 International Seeds: percent colonial bent and 40 percent Poa 'We've got two new experimentals in the trivialis," notes Craig Edminster of Interna- NTEP that we're going to try to compete tional Seeds. "Creeping bent really needs a unth Bardot colonial bentgrass. Better little heat to get going, and then come quality and much better seed production; spring when you want to transition out of Bardot's never been a very good seed your cool-season grass, the creepers are producer." tough and won't transition out. So you take colonial bentgrass and mix it with southern climates is focusing on heat toler- tion, is working on a hybrid Texas blue- Sabre (Poa trivialis) and have an elite-look- ant, low-water use plants. grass and Kentucky bluegrasses that are ex- ing turf with early growth. "We don't have normal weather condi- tremely heat tolerant." "The real key this year is that perennial tions any more," observes Dr. Ronnie Dun- According to David Lundell of ryegrass may be short, and if such is the can of the University of Georgia, speaking Finelawn Research, Dr. John Stier at case, or if prices are way up, one way to at an Advanta Seeds West event. "We're Michigan State University has found that spread costs is to use poa triv as a compo- too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry. So you Poa supina has some applications in the nent of the overseeding mixture." sometimes have to use grass species that sports turf category. With weather extremes the norm are better buffers to the extremes. And "It looks like Poa supina can be used in rather than the exception, research in Texas A&M, at its Dallas experimental sta- high-wear areas, shaded areas, golf course roughs, athletic fields and high-use home lawns," Lundell observes. Availability, pricing The turfseed industry was visited by a quartet of plagues in 1995-96. "The biggest losses are to chemical damage, but we had the flood, we had the slugs, we had the cool weather," says Dr. Jerry Pepin of Pickseed West. "Yet the crop looks real good. Tall fescue and ryegrass acres are reduced, but the yields should be good." Tom Stanley of Turf-Seed says there's been a 10 percent reduction in perennial ryegrass acreage and a 30 percent reduction in fine fescue acreage over the past two years, "and that means stronger prices." There's also "not enough tall fescue seed to meet demand, and it's going to be difficult to increase the acreage because of the high price of wheat." Adds Edminster: "The seed crop is looking good, but it'll come up short. The spring moisture will delay the bentgrass crop, but there will be [outstanding] yields. Tall fescue is short and won't be inexpensive this year." Kentucky bluegrass acreage is about the same as last year, so Stanley "doesn't fore- see any shortages." "Fine fescue acres dramatically reduced over the past three years due to cheap Canadian creeper," reports Turf Merchants International. TMI also reports that its Kentucky bluegrass crop is at its "best in 10 years." However, reports TMI—as of mid-July— an "extremely short" crop of Kentucky 31 turf-type tall fescue has driven turf fescues to "a sold-out or very high-priced position in the market." LM

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rborist Dr. Carl help the leaf output. Beyond a Whitcomb won- certain point, however, phos- ders how trans- phorus actually suppresses the planted trees ever uptake of iron and manganese survive being up- and other critical ingredients, Arooted and replanted. and it can become detrimental "Transplanting is a tremen- to growth." dous challenge to the plant," ex- Use the application window plains Whitcomb. "Even with a The bulk of the root growth relatively small plant, we're cut- on woody plants occurs in Au- ting off everything but just a gust through October. The few roots, and then trying to get highest tissue energy level is the tree to withstand the stress going to be just before the plant until it can re-establish itself on Note situations following rain where water does not drain properly. goes dormant in the fall. Whit- the new site." These are sites where plant decline occurs. comb urges landscape managers Oxygen is often depleted to take advantage of it. during a plant relocation, when Get energized enhances some microbial activ- "The soil's warm, the en- the soil is so compacted that no "What's inside the plant tis- ity, it probably helps. But the ergy's there, and plants—partic- more air pockets remain for sue at the time you transplant it thing that makes the root grow ularly container-grown plants— root uptake. Transplanting time is far more important than what isn't fertilizer or nutrient ab- will produce roots in that can be an opportunity to do you do to the new site, with the sorption after transplanting, it's surrounding soil at a phenome- some things to en- exception of loos- stored energy that was in that nal rate." sure sufficient oxy- ening and aerating root before. What you do with New shoot and leaf growth gen reaches the the soil," advises that plant in the nursery setting will ultimately contribute to this rootzone. That's Whitcomb. has a dramatic influence on how total energy accumulation inside when you should "There's no magic rapidly those roots grow." the plant. make sure not to potion to add to With a tree and most shrubs, Soils, nutrients key overwater. Make the planting hole if you only amend the planting "Know what's in the soil and sure the hole is large to assist root hole, you're only amending a don't let the plant go hungry," enough for the root growth. You can't very small fraction of the soil says Whitcomb. "I don't care if ball. Loosen the soil grow new roots that the plant is going to use. you just transplanted it yester- around transplanted Whitcomb: 'Don't fall without energy. Whitcomb recommends that day. If that soil test says the ni- trees. for the old fable that You've got to have you amend the entire rootzone trogen is extremely low, apply Roots killed off says you don't fertilize the assorted sugars to destroy texture, water move- some nitrogenl" by heat stress will newly-transplanted and starches in ment and aeration "barriers." Adding nitrogen can benefit eventually regener- plants.' there to begin Phosphorus a fantasy plant growth. But beyond a cer- ate, says Whitcomb, with." Phosphorus will not help tain threshold, nitrogen stimu- "but if you're a bacterium or a Compost might help the root growth, says Whitcomb. lates weak, spindly growth. The fungi looking for lunch, what tree to establish, but don't fill Sugars and starches from the plant's store of reserves is low better place to go? The the hole with compost; spread it leaves make the roots grow. and you begin creating future pathogens tend to invade those around the site. "What is important is any- problems—winter injury or dis- roots much faster than if you "If it degrades and provides thing we can do to enhance the ease or insects. Proper levels of just physically cut them off in a some nutrients, or keeps the soil energy output of the plant's all elements enhances resistance pruning-type process. a little warmer or cooler (de- leaves. If available phosphorus is to aphids, grasshoppers, or spi- pending on the time of year), or low, adding phosphorus will der mites. LM Last Year, It Was Daconil Ultrex To Bring Fast, Thorough Mixing To Diy Fungicides.

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PAGE 4 G Heat stress easy to aggravate t's been another great summer of dealing with "contingencies," those things beyond our control that we all face at one time or PAGE 8 G Ianother. Making fairways greens-like • Howard County, Md. is in "a cost-effective mode," says Art Downing, sports field super- PAGE 1 0 G visor for parks and recreation. Groundsman waits for normal "What is normally a 4 or 5 lb. nitrogen application is now down to 2 lb. It saves about $2000- $3000 a year," estimates Downing. PAGE 1 2 G A wise decision? Perhaps, since many turf nu- GCSAA plans 21st century PR trition experts say "spoon-feeding" with lower nitrogen levels is good for turf. PAGE 1 4 G Downing says the Pine needles as a ground cover number of acres that they fertilize has also been cut. PAGE 1 6 G You can deal "We used to fertilize the whole park," says Siphons a cure for wet fairways Downing. "Now, we just with what do the larger open areas, not the turf along walk- ways, or islands." University of Evansville, has a multi-use field that comes along Layoffs are part of the couldn't take all the wear and tear from soccer, picture, too. That's hard summer camp activities and intramural sports, so to take, with 35 softball he seeded with a common bermudagrass. Hybrid fields and 27 football/soc- bermuda, he determined, wouldn't be able to cer fields to manage, and a handle all the traffic at an inch-and-a-half cut. staff of eight that is now "The Arizona common filled in quickly, " re- down to two. Downing ports Dale, "and the field was in play five weeks says turf has to be grown at three inches. later." • Neil Campbell, of the Birmingham, Mich, • Larry Group, a landscape architect for the public schools, oversees 15 athletic fields. Lincoln, Neb., parks and recreation department, His summer has had the usual turf restoration tells of some of the regulations in place for play- projects, but spring was late. ground areas: rubber padding, minimum "safety "We had snow on Mothers Day," says Camp- distances" between toys, and height restrictions bell, which is actually a pretty novel way to help on jungle-gyms and sliding boards. you remember that day. I knew that businesses like to program brand "We had a late jump on the season," says loyalty into kids, but this is a twist. Campbell. "Some opportunities were lost, be- Get 'em used to government control while cause we had to take care of the problems." they're young! LM TERRY McIVER Campbell plans to try crumb rubber as a soil Managing Editor amendment, based on research by Trey Rogers at Comments? Write Terry at 7500 Old Michigan State University. Crumb rubber has Oak, Cleveland, OH 44136; phone him at been proven to reduce turf impact and com- (216) 891-2709, fax him at (216) 891-2675 or paction. e-mail him at [email protected]. • Bob Dale, supervisor of grounds for the Let EAGLE* Watch Superintendents who use turf diseases. From summer outstanding turf safety. You Eagle fungicide hold their patch and leaf spot to brown won't see weakened roots, leaf courses to a high standard. patch and dollar spot. So you damage, yellowing or coarse A very high standard. can always count on great turf blades. So greens always They've come to expect control. look and play their best. exceptional turf safety. Low use For even broader-spectrum A great fit rates. Easy handling. And above performance, you can combine Eagle provides a new tool for all, dependable performance. Eagle with contact fungicides your resistance management Broad-spectrum activity such as Fore' program. A systemic with both Eagle provides lasting And unlike some other curative and protectant activity, protection against 14 major fungicides, Eagle offers Over Your Course. Eagle gives you another option Plus, Eagle comes in to work into your rotation. premeasured, water-soluble There's plenty for pouches. Just toss them right applicators to like about Eagle, in the tank. No measuring, •as well. Extremely low use no mess. TURF * ORNAMENTAI FUNGICIDE rates, for instance. Just six Find out how Eagle can help S tenths of an ounce per 1,000 your course soar to a new level. For top-flight performance. square feet gives you all the For a FREE brochure, call today: control you need. This 1-800-987-0467. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW LABEL DIRECTIONS FOR HUlllVl translates into easier storage, EAGLE AND FORE FUNGICIDES. QMftfie transport and mixing. Circle No. 118 on Reader Inquiry Card Eagle* and Fore* are registered a ¡1 H H O trademarks of Rohm and Haas Company. © 1996 Rohm and Haas Company T-0-160 2/96 Heat stress EASY TO AGGRAVATE!

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y now, we proba- Brandenburg suggests scouting for in- ing 10 to 20 percent, but the greens will in sects, and reminds turf managers to study theory be wetter due to the shallow mix." bly have an idea of up on insect lifecycles—especially during The "choker" layer (the intermediate times when damage can be most severe—so layer between the rootzone and gravel lay- what the rest of you can make a timely treatment decision. ers) is supposed to let the water perch. Watch greens specs With newly-written, tighter USGA specs, the summer will George Hamilton, agronomy instructor the intermediate layer allows perching and at Penn State University, believes soil mois- rootzone sand to stay separate. bring, weather-wise. If it's as hot ture content isn't tracked as well as it "If you've been told you are getting B USGA spec greens or that you have USGA should be in golf greens with modified soils. as it was in 1995, remember that "The all-sand or highly-modified greens spec greens, have them analyzed in terms of are susceptible to hydrophobic conditions particle size, physical properties and depth." one turf stress compounds others. and localized dry spots," says Hamilton. Aerify early Re-wetting the turf is an option, but it In fall and early spring, you can prepare Trouble down below may not work beyond a certain point, as greens for heat stress by infrequent, deep Rick Brandenburg, professor of ento- lack of adequate soil irrigation to promote good rooting into the mology at North Carolina State, says that interface will result soil profile. "Frequent, light watering what might normally be tolerable heat in poor capillary rise causes shallow rooting, and the plant does stress is worsened due to root-feeding in- of water. not have rooting capacity," says Hamilton. sects such as grubs, To compound Remember that syringing is not the mole crickets or bill- the problem, a large same as full-volume watering. Syringing is bugs. percentage of what to be used only as a cooling agent. "Marginal root- are called "USGA If you have wilting or heat stress, you feeding damage is spec greens" are no may not be using appropriate cultivation often put over the Hamilton: Water such thing, accord- methods to start with. In fall, therefore, limit because the turf early in the ing to Hamilton. He implement proper cultivation practices so damaged root sys- morning to reduce says that some con- the plant is able to use water most effec- tem is not as healthy evaporation time. tractors and greens tively. as it should be," says Brandenburg: managers are not Wetting agents allow areas to get maxi- Brandenburg, who Marginal root-feed- truly knowledgeable of what goes into mum use of minimal rainfall, hut can also often writes on a va- ing by insects takes proper greens construction, and don't serve as a form of chemical stress. riety of insect con- turf over the limit. know how to properly supervise the per- "Fairways are analogous to athletic trol topics. son who is building the greens. Unfortu- fields, where cultivation may be limited "Whatever the root feeder may be," nately, says Hamilton, some intentional due to the size of the area," says Hamilton. says Brandenburg, "the heat stress is in play comer-cutting often occurs. "Fairways and intermediate roughs tend to a lot earlier than under normal conditions. "One of the main criteria is that, de- be neglected, which causes bentgrass fair- You always have some insects chewing on pending on the materials used, the root- ways to develop a thatch layer, which in- some roots, so it's always a tough call for a zone mix should cover a full 12 inches, but terferes with proper rooting. The thatch lot of landscape management people who often doesn't," attests Hamilton. hardens, and causes water to run off ask, 'Is the damage manageable, or is treat- "If you start skimping on your 12 sloped areas." ment required?'" inches—say to 9 or 10 inches, you're sav- Spiking is one type of cultivation method that can be done in August without adding stress to turf, says Hamilton. Fungicides & aeration: Up the cut a one-two punch "You can best reduce mechanical stress by changing mowing practices," insists "We were very fortunate not to lose hard, native soil. Hamilton. "Go to a higher mowing height much grass [in 1995]," says Dan Albaugh, "We used to aerify at a depth of 18 and decrease mowing frequency. A 64th of superintendent of Ruffled Feathers Golf inches six times a year," Davis reports. "The an inch means a lot to a turfgrass plant." Club in Lemont, III, where the greens, tees greens were so hard in some instances that we actually broke tines." Adds Bruce Branham, professor of weed and fairways are 100 percent bentgrass. science at the University of Illinois: "Raising "We had 24 days when the temperature In 1994 and 1995, the club rebuilt every mowing heights will help you attain a bet- was 82 degrees at 4:30 in the morning. Typi- green, bunker (52 total) and 14 tee boxes, ter water use rate, cooler turf and more cally, we get two days like that. according to original George shading and cooling of the root crown." So we were primed for disease Cobb plans. The new greens last year," tells Albaugh. and tees were made from a Follow windows USGA-approved sand and Hamilton advises against sterol in- In the South, Tim Davis at peat moss blend. hibitors in times of heat stress. "There may Cabarrus Country Club, Con- be some growth regulation which is an- cord, N.C., had to protect Soil temperatures on the other kind of chemical stress," he says. 130,000 sq. ft. of bentgrass front nine average 10 degrees greens. cooler year-round than on the "I've gone to using systemic fungicides Combine control methods back half. Fourteen inches with contact fungicides. That works well," below the soil's surface lies a says Bob Chalifour of Shennecossett Golf When stress conditions are solid granite layer which Course, Groton, Conn., who adds that he at peak levels, the key to ef- keeps the soil cool. The cooler waits a long time between applications. fective disease control is to Davis: Greens were temperatures provide a yearly "If the label says 7 to 21 days, I try to go follow a thorough program. breaking tines. challenge to bermudagrass the full 21 days," says Chalifour. Fungicides are integral to the growth and development, Chalifour says he programs Davis and Albaugh making it more susceptible to also has been using follow, but they employ other disease, Davis says. Astron soil amend- control methods. ment from Horatine Albaugh adjusts irrigation It is perhaps not surprising to help enhance as conditions warrant. that Davis follows a strict pre- root growth. "I tend to play it by ear ventive schedule with his fungicides. "We pull up every day and make adjust- nice, solid plugs, ments accordingly," he points "We start in April by apply- better than we've out. "I tend to go with deep ing a good broad spectrum and infrequent waterings systemic fungicide like Eagle," Chalifour: No greens ever seen before," rather than frequent and shal- Albaugh: Keeps N Davis notes. "Then in May we rollers in high heat. says Chalifour, who believes a good soil low. I try to encourage deep high, K low. move to a 7- to 12-day sched- aeration program can't be beaten when it rooting on the fairways by ule. I never stretch it to 14 comes to long-lasting benefits. drenching them once every days. I tried that about three four or five days." years ago, and that will be the last time. Chalifour mows the Shennecossett Pythium almost got the best of us." greens at %> No rollers are used. Albaugh also tends to be a little cau- Chalifour aerates greens in early spring tious with fertilizer. Greens and fairways Davis' major disease concerns, other and fall. He also uses topdressing, fertilizers annually receive 3 lbs. of nitrogen and 6 than pythium, are dollar spot, fusarium and prudent fungicide applications. lbs. potassium per 1,000 sq. ft., while tees root rot, snow mold and brown patch. Dr. Bob Carrow of the University of get 4.5 lbs. and 8 lbs. of nitrogen and Brown patch tops Davis' list. "About 70 Georgia has recommended topdressing potassium, respectively. percent of the fungicides we spray are la- bentgrass greens with material that is dry "I try to keep nitrogen levels on the low beled for brown patch," he comments. and easy to integrate into the turf with min- side and potassium high to give us a Besides Eagle, which is manufactured by imal brushing. Brush material in at a slow healthy turf," Albaugh notes. "If you apply Rohm & Haas, Davis also uses Chipco speed across the green, Carrow advises. • too much fertilizer, you increase your 26019, Daconil, and combinations of Sub- chance of disease." due and Koban, and Aliette and Fore. Cabarrus greens were first built from cont. on page 20G You want your course to be a perfect showplace. stone of your disease management program. Your reputation is built on it. Which is exactly Tank-mix BAYLETON with ProStar® for why your disease control program should enhanced control of brown patch. Or include start with BAYLETON® Turf and Ornamental Daconil® in your tank-mix to control leaf spot. Fungicide for rock solid control of the toughest And add Subdue® to BAYLETON to tackle turf diseases. Including summer patch, dollar Pytbium. With BAYLETON in your tank, not spot and anthracnose. only will you be able to control these diseases, BAYLETON is the fungicide superinten- but you'll also get unsurpassed control of dents have turned to for over 15 years. And for Dollar Spot course-threatening diseases like summer patch, good reason. With its broad-spectrum control dollar spot and anthracnose. and long residual, they know they can apply it No other fungicide offers as much versa- throughout the season to control 15 of the tility. In addition to giving you numerous tank- toughest turf diseases. Anthracnosc mixing options, you can also treat ornamentals to That's why BAYLETON should be the corner- get outstanding control of powdery mildew, rust

.BEFORE YOU CAN PUT YOUR COURSE ON A PEDESTAL, YOUR FUNGICIDE PROGRAM NEEDS A FOUNDATION. and other diseases. And you can apply BAYLETON over To find out more, contact Bayer Corporation, your entire course to keep golfers from tracking disease Specialty Products, Box 4913, Kansas City, MO 64120. from your fairways to your greens and tees. (800) 842-8020. Naturally, to ensure the maximum effectiveness Then build your disease control program on of your disease control program, BAYLETON. we recommend that you apply the The cement that holds together any successful appropriate cultural practices for disease management program.

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Circle No. 103 on Reader Inquiry Card Cultural work makes fairways greens-like

by DEBBIE CLAYTON

anaging fairways Commonwealth was designed by tion of Dimension is Schlippert's entire that look and Arnold Palmer, and is ranked third in the fairway herbicide program. "I'm leery of play like greens is Philadelphia area (behind Pine Valley and skipping our crabgrass control because we a challenge Larry Merion, two of the top-ranked courses in aerify fairways so aggressively each fall," he Schlippert faces the U.S.). explains. "We bring up so much soil that and meets on a "Palmer tried to keep the course as it's bound to contain crabgrass seed. Bent- daily basis as su- maintenance-free as possible without ruin- grass tends to be thatchy and matty, so if perintendent at ing course amenities," notes Schlippert, we don't aerify aggressively, we'll have A Larry Schlippert: Commonwealth who joined Commonwealth during con- thatch build up like crazy. As it is, we only Keep accessories clean National Golf struction in 1988. "He incorporated many have YA- to %-inch of thatch on fairways and dry for golfers. Club in Hor- of the natural features on the property, seven years after establishment." sham, Pa. such as wetlands, ponds and tall oak stands. Agressive on Poa Schlippert aerifies fairways anytime But he also moved huge amounts of soil to Schlippert is a strong advocate of plant from the first week of September to the create contour and drainage. Most of the growth regulators (PGRs). For the last sev- last week of October, working around out- mounding is in the roughs and outer areas, eral years, he's used Cutless plant growth ings and special events. He uses a water- though some holes are severely mounded regulator at the rate of 1 'A lbs./acre four cooled Cushman, run in first gear at a low- to distinguish them from the office build- times each year to reduce Poa annua infes- range idle. He keeps a 1 A- to 2-inch ings that are part of the golf course. Greens tations, enhance turf color and reduce pattern, bringing up so many cores that have only subtle undulation with no severe mowing. To encourage the bentgrass to fill you can hardly see the grass afterward. breaks or mounding." in where Cutless weakens poa, Schlippert After the cores dry, he goes over them Relatively flat greens mean more usable fertilizes 10 days before he applies the with a Brouwer five-gang verticutter with space for pin placement and easier mainte- PGR, so that the products work together. the drive gears turning in reverse so the nance. Whereas greens are 100 percent blades are spinning backward. Penncross bentgrass, fairways, tees and ap- "We keep going over it until the %-inch proaches have a combination of Emerald plugs are pulverized," Schlippert says. and Penneagle bent. Schlippert cuts greens "Then we drag fairways three or four times at /¿-inch, other bentgrass areas at Xe-inch, with a section of 12-foot cyclone fencing and the bluegrass/rye/fescue roughs be- mounted on a two-inch pipe. After drag- tween 2 and 4 inches. The course has rela- ging, the remaining debris is blown off the tively few trees in some areas, so the deep fairways into piles and picked up to limit rough makes a good penalty and helps keep any bentgrass contamination in the rough. weeds to a minimum. Deep roughs also re- "If fairways are damaged by the verti- duce soil temperatures and water needs. cutter, we'll topdress them with a seed/soil A single spring pre-emergence applica- mixture. We then fertilize with a high N- source fertilizer, water it in and don't mow nt Schlippert aerifies fairways anytime from until the turf has grown well above the soil the first week of September to the last week deposited on top to minimize pick-up." of October. Common problem, new solution With 13 lakes and ponds, Common- wealth is a "magnet" for geese and wa- terfowl. But last year Schlippert reduced Continuous cart paths along the fairways at ease symptoms last longer because turf their numbers by staking fishing line Commonwealth reduce turf traffic pressure. takes longer to recover. In fact, any outside along the contours of the ponds about influences on the turf will last much 18 inches from shore. He left the metal He broadcasts granular high-content nitro- longer, such as heat stress, insect damage, stakes about 14 inches above the water gen fertilizer at the rate of 6 to 8 lbs. per divots and hallmarks. and 20 to 30 feet apart. Two strands of year, split among four applications between "When you make your first applica- 50-pound monofilament fishing line May and October. Since bentgrass is most tion," says Schlippert, "how ffequendy you were stretched between the stakes at 9 aggressive during summer months when apply and what rates you use depend on and 13 inches above the water. Geese heat and humidity are high, he intensifies the weather." like to land in the water and walk out to this program in June, July and August. Once disease symptoms appear, Schlip- shore. The fencing prevents them from "The PGRs stimulate lateral turf growth pert rotates a variety of fungicide products. getting their feet on the ground, and while inhibiting upright growth," he ob- Daconil, Chipco 26019 and Banner are his many left the property. serves. "The benefits are reduced mowing main defenses against brown patch. Sub- and reduced clippings. At times, we could due, Aliette and Banol are used to control ing efforts. His Toro 8000 irrigation system mow just once a week, but always mow pythium. And it helps to know the trouble gives him the flexibility to adjust his water- Mondays and Fridays to keep up appear- spots. ing schedule according to conditions noted ances. We have been catching clippings on "For example, we apply an insecticide during his daily rounds. fairways every cut since the course opened for white grubs and black turfgrass aetenius No happy 'medium' in June, 1990. The PGRs also create a on greens and tees each year, based on Because the golf course was built on denser turf canopy which helps reduce weather conditions," Schlippert says. "I can swampy land which had to be filled in dur- weed infestations. PGRs do not reduce or look at past years' records and almost guar- ing construction, most of it lays over an eliminate poa seedhead formation, but antee you those applications are no more eight-inch clay base, making water man- their application will retain the seeds much than five or 10 days apart each year. Hav- agement even more essential. longer and actually extend the seed forma- ing a superintendent and crew on board for "There's no happy medium with our tion process. This year, I switched to a long period actually saves a club money soils," says Schlippert. "When it's wet, the Scott's TGR because it's much harsher on over the long run." soil is like muck, but it's like a brick when the poa than Cutless. Most people have so Water management plays a key role in it's dry. I insisted on continuous cart paths much poa they can't afford to hurt it, but Schlippert's disease management program. during construction, and that takes care of my fairways range from 85 to 95 percent He hand-syringes fairways during mid- a lot of the traffic pressure." • bentgrass and I don't want any more poa summer, monitoring hot spots and water- than I already have." ing accordingly, using Surfside wetting —The author is a frequent contributor to The downside to using PGRs is that dis- agent in pellet form to aid his hand-water- LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT. Brandon Koehnke bad." Rain and cold made it tough to oversees one full- get turf primed for heavy play. time worker, four Seventy-two irrigation heads are seasonal full-timers scattered around Jacobs Field, which and 11 part-time sea- Koehnke says "drains like a sieve, at a sonal workers. rate of 25 inches of water per hour. Jacobs Field turf is 18 "The infield clay is what makes feet below street this field the best in the league," as- level, which helps serts Koehnke. "The mix is 75 percent keep turf tempera- sand, 25 percent clay, with five tons tures in the mid-40s of Turface calcined clay used on the from March on. infield to absorb water." The field at Jacobs played beauti- fully for the past two years, but was resodded after the 1995 World Series. It was determined earlier in the season that creeping bentgrass was some- how mixed in with the bluegrass sod. Below-ground, the field follows USGA greens specs. The all-bluegrass turf is supported by an 80/20 sand/peat mix. As an added turf manager's perk, the bullpen serves as a sod nursery. Sod is sometimes needed around the pitcher's mound, which receives A groundsman's dilemma: plenty of wear. Breaks and headaches "When the team is in town, we Waiting for 'normal' mow everyday," says Koehnke. "When the team is away, we mow randon Koehnke, manager of field maintenance at every two or three days and verticut the field." Jacobs Field, anticipates a time when his working Regular verticutting eliminates turf grain, so the ball conditions become more predictable, even if for has a truer bounce. one season. Lately, his eye has been on the weather "We core aerify two times, in spring and fall," says map more than the ball diamond. Koehnke. "We use half-inch tines that go three to four "The first year I was here, 1992, there was a lot inches deep." of snow," Koehnke recalls. "Then we had a warm As if the weather weren't enough to challenge one's January and February of '93. Last year it was heat." skill and patience, Koehnke says the odd problem has In between it all was the baseball strike of 1994. also cropped up here and there. Peanut shells work The ups and downs of irritable weather patterns their way down to the field during pressure spraying of would be harder to take at an older ballpark, but at the the stands, and glowing embers from home run fire- three-year-old home of the Cleveland Indians, it's like a works often float down and bum a patch in the pretty kid taking an aspirin in applesauce. The shiny newness green outfield. of the structure and deep green of the field serve to en- The upswings help. Such as the fact that insect con- ergize the will to "hang on, summer's almost here!" trol on the field has been unnecessary for three years, Koehnke has been with the Indians through four and disease prevention has been minimal. All that's seasons as of June 1 of this year. Before he took the job been needed lately was a minimal application of PCNB he was stadium manager in Homestead, Fla., former site for snow mold, and a preventive spray for leaf spot. • of the Indians training camp. —Terry Mclver This spring's weather, he says, was "different, but faIstar did it.

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Circle No. 108 on Reader Inquiry Card When bad publicity becomes a memory. Initiatives being implemented by the GCSAA include a 'partnership' with the EPA and outreach to schools.

he Golf Course Superin- risk reduction strategy, which Grigg said is a tendents Association of voluntary initiative on the part of GCSAA. America foresees a time "This strategy," explained Grigg, "in- when bad publicity is just a cludes elements of research, education and lingering memory of a by- communication, to promote the adoption gone century. of environmentally-sensitive management As 2000 approaches, the GCSAA is practices. planning a series of public relations pro- "During a time when budget cuts grams to solidify the reputation of golf threaten to strangle the EPA, agency part- Tolerance. course superintendents as leaders in envi- nerships are increasingly important ways for ronmental stewardship. government-regulated agencies to work to- Persistence. The latest image-enhancement measures gether for reasonable goals." include three programs announced by out- Get children interested Success. going president Gary T. Grigg during the as- The GCSAA has expanded its sociation's annual meeting in February: Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program 1) Improve the GCSAA's chapters and to include a school division. The ACSP for VVhen the heat is on, CATO Creeping Bentgrass its chapter relations; Schools is designed to help schools en- goes deep after moisture. 2) Enhance the professional image of hance their grounds to attract wildlife, con- Bred for heat, its persis- the superintendent; serve resources and provide en- tent root system provides 3) Solidify the GCSAA's vironmental education and excellent tolerance to reputation for environment stewardship opportunities for heat and drought stress. preservation. students. Suitable for modern lower cutting heights, "Golf has had its share of nega- A $100 annual membership CATO's erect growth tive press, centered on environ- fee helps offset costs of program habit also means less mental issues," admitted Grigg. administration and materials stress for golfers, be- "Through our proactive approach, from the Audubon Society of cause a CATO green is I believe it's time to turn the tide. New York State. Included in the true. (CATO's winning combination is great on And I feel that now, for the first program are relevant curricu- Grigg: GCSAA wants tees and fairways, too!) time, GCSAA's initiatives this lum, field trips to golf courses to work with EPA for Enjoy success. Check year have included a leadership and other types of environmen- 'reasonable goals'. with your distributor role in drafting environmental tal education that meet the or call (800) 547-4108. guidelines for golf courses. needs of each member school. "We've also entered into a pesticide envi- GCSAA has encouraged its member su- ronmental stewardship program," reported perintendents to "adopt a local school," by Grigg. "This program fosters a collabora- getting in touch with the school principal to tive—rather than combative—problem-solv- explain the program, pass along information, ing relationship between industry groups and even make an offer to pay the $100 fee. and pesticide regulators in the EPA, Depart- For more information on any of these PICKSEED WEST, Inc. ment of Agriculture and OSHA (Occupa- programs, contact GCSAA at (913) 841- P.O. Box 888 • Tangent, OR 9Ö89 tional Safety and Health Association)." 2240. • GCSAA has given the EPA a pesticide —Terry Mclver

Circle No. 135 on Reader Inquiry Card OVERSEE DING.

OVERSEEDING WITH PRIMO.

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Raven Golf Club used 46,000 bales of pine straw and Cost & maintenance The pine needles cost $3 per bale when planted 5,300 black pines to provide golfers with a different shipped around the Atlanta area, to $7 per bale when shipped to California. A bale typ- experience in a desert climate. ically covers 50 sq. ft. Corbin's company installs the pine straw for an additional $ 1.50 per bale, which Corbin says is a bargain since by LESLEEJAQUETTE superintendent, who notes the new course his staff can spread it more efficiently than ine needles are a golfer's friend, has already been ranked second in the state. persons unfamiliar with the product. not a foe at Raven Golf Club at 'We wanted our course to be a bit of the Schrock admits that the needles are dif- South Mountain in Phoenix. Midwest in the Southwest. The pine trees ficult to maintain on mounds and in high They cover the ground, even in and pine needles make the difference." traffic areas, where it must be raked often. Pwind and rain—at a cost that's in line with Also, the needles, which come natu- Schrock estimates that 120 man-hours are the cost of other covers. As an added rally matted together, inhibiting erosion, spent each week raking pine straw. Once bonus, golfers can hit off them. are basically fire resistant. Because of the the pine trees are more mature and shed Raven designers David Graham and region's dry, sometime-searing weather, more of their own needles, costs will go Gary Panks used 46,000 bales of pine this is essential. Since the needles are also down substantially. straw over 38 acres of rough and transition acidic, they naturally inhibit weed growth. "The cost isn't the biggest factor in this areas. At a cost of $240,000, Corbin's Along with covering a good part of the crazy market," says Schrock, speaking of Baled Pine Straw of McDonough, Ga., course in pine straw, the design called for the Phoenix/Scottsdale area. 'We don't trucked in 50 loads of pine needles to a planting 5,300 good-sized black pine trees mess around because the point is to look course that aspires to look like Augusta. and 48,000 plants, including 22,000 buck- different." "We wanted something that completely ets of purple deer and buffalo clumpgrass. For more information on Corbin's Baled covered, and that looked completely differ- The trees and grasses enhance the non- Pine Straw, phone (800) 957-1411. • ent," says Ty Schrock, Raven's golf course desert look.

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Circle No. 130 on Reader Inquiry Card Siphons WORK ON POORLY-SLOPED FAIRWAYS

by LESLEE JAQUETTE

rainage siphons at Carolina Marrero, La., who suggested breaking up to be sloped as long as the relief point is Trace Country Club, San- the fairway into smaller drain fields. below the collection points, water will ford, N.C., have solved a "Now, instead of one relief point, we siphon from the drainage basin." Once the drainage problem caused have six for the same area and the subsur- water has been drained, the system is de- by inadequate slopes on face drain pipes have enough slope to do signed to stop draining so water remains in fairways. their jobs properly," says McCord. the system and keeps it primed. DSuperintendent Mickey McCord says The six drainage basins are arranged in The advantages of the siphon system the siphons are working better than sump an "H" shape. Key to the system is the are tremendous, says McCord: pumps for drainage. patented one-foot-diameter basins with —no valves; A 529-yard long hole is elevated only grates to remove surface water. The walls —no moving parts; 30 inches above the level of the 350-acre of the basins are porous, to allow subsur- —no pumps; lake nearby. During the winter and after face drainage for the soil profile. A network —no electricity; thunderstorms, the fairway remains soggy of "waffle drains" supplied by Turf —no headaches. and robs golfers of a decent roll. Drainage extends from each basin. $2000 per green "There just isn't enough drop over 250 McCord's staff was able to cut runs from Management of Carolina Trace Coun- yards to properly drain the fairways," says 200 yards to 40 yards, maintaining a better try Club, Sanford, N.C., recently commit- McCord. "Attempts at conventional sub- slope. He explains that the basins are con- ted to a four-year renovation schedule of surface drainage had failed." nected by polyethylene pipe that ends in a its greens. To that end the club began a McCord's predecessor at Carolina Trace relief cylinder in the lake. A valve connects greens improvement project, a relatively had tried to solve the problem with a sump the irrigation system to the pipe. The suc- inexpensive and quick conversion, that cost pump system on the tee side of the fairway. cess of the system hinges on the fact that an average of $2000 per green. With no McCord had to correct drainage on the other than the initial priming, this valve re- dirt work involved, McCord focused on green side. He consulted with Dennis Hur- mains closed. killing the existing blends of grasses and ley of Turf Drainage Company of America, "The pipe from the basins doesn't have starting over. Starting with the back nine of the Lake Course in August of 1993, the process required: 1) three deep-tine aerations; 2) then the dirt was scraped down; 3) top dressing; 4) fumigation; 5) verticut again; 6) a second topdressing; 7) two pounds per 1000 sq. ft. of Dom- inant creeping bentgrass. Hand brooming was required, and greens on the back nine were sprayed with fiber mulch. They were watered four to six times per day, and fed with Ringer fertilizer. One year later, the front nine project was begun. McCord says the same basic plan was followed, only, this time, one ap- other superintendents, McCord deter- that's when we need the help, and I go for it. mined that the Crenshaw would provide a As it turns out, both the Dominant and smoother putting surface and better heat Crenshaw have proved to be excellent tolerance. choices for Carolina Trace. The Crenshaw It was a horse race on which grass I pre- grew so well, says McCord, that 14 greens fer, but it seems the Crenshaw might af- needed only seven weeks to fully grow in. ford slightly better heat and stress toler- The remaining four suffered a lag due to ance," says McCord. shade problems. LM "If a grass offers resistance in summer,

EiO R DOLLAR SPOT, THE BUCK STOPS HERE.

plication was made of Ringer, followed by two applications per week of fertilizer with minor nutrients. This combination of soluble fertilizer included three ounces per week of Turf Terrific and two ounces per week of Roots biostimulant. The crew sprayed the new greens with this combination every fiveday s for eight weeks, which meant the course opened a month earlier than the back nine. Members were so impressed with the success, they decided to convert all 18 greens on the Creek course in 1995. At this midway point, McCord says he learned several things. For one, he decided to cut costs further by omitting the mulching with water on this course. It appeared that extra effort to hold the moisture and temperature constant or to keep the seed in place was not necessary. Used either as a preventative or McCord bought a Terrabroom, which curative, BAYLETON® Fungicide is right eliminated hours of grooming by hand. on the money for control of dollar spot. McCord estimates the $2000 broom paid To find out more, contact Bayer for itself that firstyea r by cutting labor in Corporation, Specialty Products, Box 4913, half on the second eighteen hole course. Kansas City, MO 64120. (800) 842-8020. McCord went with Crenshaw creeping bentgrass on the second course. After Bayer much investigation and discussion with © 1996 Bayer Corporation Printed in U.S.A. 96SI0A0030

Circle 104 FORE: Before your greens can look like the one on the No fungicide offers a broader spectrum of activity, right-hand page, you need the product on the left: either. Fore gets diseases other products can't—such Fore* fungicide. as algae and slime mold.

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ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW Plus, Fore now comes in water-soluble pouches. LABEL DIRECTIONS. TURFtORNAMENTAI FUNGICIDI Fore* and Eagle" are registered trademarks of Rohm and Haas Company. The foundation of good disease management. This new packaging cuts down on handling, Aliette* and Chipco« 26019 are trademarks of Rhone-Poulene. measuring and mixing—making your job Banol* and Subdue" are trademarks of Uba. Daconil* is a ROHMI trademark of ISK Biosciences. a whole lot easier. c 1996 Rohm and Haas Company T-O-155 1/96 IHRRS budget," Davis notes. "You can rely on the product and know that it's going to control the diseases you are targeting. My spray guys also like the water-soluble packets. They say they're 'worker friendly.'" Albaugh adheres to a preventive fungicide application schedule to control his main problem diseases: dollar spot, pythium and brown patch. "Experience has shown me that when you follow a curative schedule, you spend a lot of your time running around playing catch up," Albaugh says.

Cabarrus greens, bunkers and tees were rebuilt with a sand/peat moss blend. A granite layer Albaugh runs a tank mix—combining a 14 inches below the surface keeps the soil cool, which is a challenge to the bermudagrass. contact and a systemic—virtually every time he sprays. He also alternates products with cont. from page 5G Davis decided to try on his course. "We first each application to manage against resis- About his fungicide selection, Davis used it in the fall of '94 for snow mold when tance. The products he uses are Eagle, Ban- notes, "I like products that give us some it was still an experimental product," he ner, Bayleton, Sentinel, Vorlan, Curalan, Da- longevity. I also like some of the old stan- says. "A lower corner on our putting green conil and Thiram. dards that have been on the market a while, always seems to give us trouble. We sprayed "A superintendent can't take complete but I keep a close eye on new products be- the Eagle and it did a great job of clearing it credit for getting through a summer like last cause manufacturers keep coming out with up. Plus, we got 15 to 21 days (of control) year," says Albaugh. "It takes the total ef- good new technologies." out of it. fort of your entire staff." • Eagle is one of the new technologies that "It fits well into our rotation and into our

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"Growing bent greens in the heat of south "This is the first year (on) Floratine (Astron, "Once I got on a regular and consistent Texas is a trick in itself. Floratine products Knife, Renaissance, Perk-Up, CalpHlex, program, the benefits were obvious. The have given us that needed extra edge. I Maxiplex, Pervade) products. The increase in Floratine approach of foliar treatments and would recommend these products to any root development and (topical) resiliency has soil conditioning is a direct route for success.' superintendent." made ourpoa/bent greens more manageable." Thomas Piatt, Supt Mitch Holder, Supt. Tom Bettle, Supt Tara Colonial Country Club The Falls Resort and Club Quicksilver Golf Club Lynnfield, MA New Ulm, TX Midway, PA (Tom Fox, Distributor) (John Cater, Distributor) (Hodges Rash, Distributor) NJ Keepers of the Green Fioratine Products Group • 144 Mid South Cove • Collierville, TN 38017 • (901) 853-2898 ^^ about 75 percent common bermudagrass and 25 percent hybrid bermuda. "I certainly was skeptical of a PGR's ability to pay for itself," says John Bolte, GTE's landscape coordinator. During 1994, a 4.5-acre area was selected as a test site for Primo, a PGR formulated by Ciba. Growth declined markedly only five days after the first Primo application; after seven days, the turf was darker green. It was also no- ticeably thicker, another major benefit of Primo in areas where common and hybrid bermudas grow side-by-side. "The two varieties are very different, yet in many locations, they're right next to each other," says Bolte. "We've always faced the challenge of trying to Of all the costs associated with turf mainte- match the common and the hybrid. But we've nance, mowing is usually the most costly. never had them blend so well. Mowing costs may be cut by using larger "Our 28 turf acres are also not flat. We saw mowers. However, that's not always practical. quite a bit of scalping and gouging before the ap- Mowing less frequently will reduce costs, but turf plication. The PGR minimized that problem." quality will suffer. Less expensive equipment will Bolte used Primo on the entire property in not last as long. 1995. The site was fertilized five times during the There is a way to cut costs, reduce the wear season with a 21-7-14 (30% Nutralene) at a rate and tear on mowing equipment, do a good turn of 1.5 lbs./N/lOOO sq. ft. It was also applied five for the environment and times during the year: hybrid bermuda received 1 raise the turf s quality. It's pint/acre and common bermuda received 1 by using a plant growth quart/acre. Weekly mowing reports indicated Mowing or regulator (PGR). that 16,885 bags of grass clippings—about 2000 GTE Telephone Oper- cu. yds.—of lawn waste were removed in 1994, ations World Headquar- but just 2393 bags were removed in 1995, an 86 PGRs: which ters is located on a well- percent reduction. landscaped, meticulously "We were able to offer a lower price per cut maintained, 112-acre by using Primo," says Lewis Metheny Jr. of saves money? campus in Irving, Texas. Metheny Commercial Lawn Maintenance. "Our To maintain the high crew was able to mow, edge and detail the prop- by DON WILSON and BILL KNOOP, Ph.D. quality of the landscape, erty much faster, too." GTE landscape managers had originally decided to —Don Wilson is a marketing specialist for Ciba Turf bag clippings and take Ornamental. Dr. Knoop is the technical editor for them to a local compost- LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT. ing operation. However, the GTE staff knew that their best option was to simply leave the clippings on the turf where they would decompose naturally, recycling valuable nutrients and returning organic matter to the soil. The 28 acres of turf consist of Making better turfgrass

niversity of Georgia says Murphy, is the most popular species by TERRY MOVER / Managing Editor turfgrass scientists in northern Georgia, at least for home could have run a vic- lawns in the Atlanta metro area. tory lap in Atlanta last "It's a good turfgrass, no doubt about Improved turfgrass adapt- month, thanks to the it," says Murphy. "But summer survival is a ability is one of the research gold medal-quality problem. Tall fescue is not in the same work at the Georgia league as bermudagrass when it comes to goals at the University of Experiment Station. summer weed competition. Likewise, Georgia Experiment Station. The station—located bermudagrass can't compete with winter in Griffin, about 40 miles from downtown weeds. It's not like one grass is 'better' than Atlanta—is an active research center for a the other, but I think that it depends on variety of turf and ornamental experimen- the site and expectations." tation. Murphy says choosing the turfgrass Drs. Bob Carrow, Tim Murphy, B.J. species and cultivar best suited to the cli- Johnson, Ronnie Duncan and others are in- mate has a dramatic influence on weed volved in a variety of research projects. pressures. Current goals of two programs are to en- "We're starting to see research that hance bermudagrass hardiness and im- shows what we've been saying for years: an prove insect control in ornamentals. adapted turfgrass will help you. Also, this "Some of the turfgrass work is show- work is showing that if you take care of ing that in our hot summers, we have that bermuda and maximize its competi- bermudagrass that is more suited to those tive ability through good management and conditions than tall fescue," says Murphy, proper use, then it may be possible to back agronomist in weed science. Tall fescue, off on your herbicide program." Adds professor B. J. John- son, "There's no doubt in my mind that under normal conditions, you can reduce your preemergence herbicide rates 50 percent or more in the second year." Johnson has been con- ducting herbicide efficacy experiments at the station. Dr. Ronnie Duncan's work on seashore paspalum is also gaining notice, as the grass itself becomes a more widely- accepted Southern turfgrass. It has a low cold tolerance, which limits its use and adaptability in the U.S. "Typically, you see seashore paspalum around Southern Shade tolerance experiments may result in better turfgrass cultivars and management practices. ocean areas," says Murphy. "One reason it came into use in those re- cal controls." dustry Association would like gions is its high salt tolerance. There hasn't Braman says shade is a central location where they been a lot of breeding work done on it to having notable effects on can collect all of the plant extend its range, but Ronnie's making reducing the number of materials that are to be in- good strides. two-lined spittlebugs and cluded on the certification "There's a lot of other attributes about subsequent damage on exam," says Latimer. "They seashore paspalum that make it very at- host plant material. are looking for a place some- tractive. It's a very low-maintenance turf- ^ The Georgia Com- one can go to study for the grass in terms of its fertility needs." mercial Flower Growers exam, and one place where ^ Faculty leader Dr. Joyce Latimer Association has donated the exam could be given. leads an ornamental research group. Cur- $2000 to build a green- They see this as a nice loca- rently, the team is researching shade toler- house in the garden, tion for the entire state." ance of landscape plants. Its research and which they plan to use for • According to Murphy, education garden for studying specific turf retail horticulture train- three Georgia counties— Latimer: care or ornamental projects is two years old. ing. Fayette, Henry and Pauld- "The research garden was designed to "They see it as a place Landscape features ing—are among the fastest look at alternative pest management strate- where they can also hold growing counties in the U.S. gies, and landscape management factors," workshops," explains La- influence pest and "If we go 20 miles east or says Latimer. "It's basically a 10-year pro- timer. "When they have disease activity. west, it's a very active subdivi- ject. We look at one landscape manage- greenhouse update or sion building area, with lots of ment factor—for usually two years—de- greenhouse workshops, turfgrass, ornamentals, lawn pending on what it is and what there is a place they can care and landscaping activity," complications we run into." actually do things; not just give lectures, says Murphy. Latimer says the team will examine var- but actually hands-on work. 'Traditionally, growth has been on the ious landscape components, including turf- "If a Home Depot store wanted a gar- north side of Atlanta, but they've gone grass, annuals, herbaceous den center training pro- about as far north as they can go. Now, perennials and woody orna- gram," says Latimer, "the they're running around the edges." mentals. managers would be trained The Olympics has brought lots of green ^ "One of the major by our extension people, industry activity to the state. The inter- projects is how we can in- and they would be given states are trimmed with ornamentals crease the diversity of the material they need to planted and maintained by the Georgia species used in the landscape train their individual em- Department of Transportation. and learn how the landscape ployees. If they want to Other developments include the turf- affects the potential for bio- customize the program, grass installation for the Olympic Stadium logical controls," says ento- they have all that flexibility and the construction of 30 athletic fields mologist Kris Braman. to customize it. We would for Softball demonstrations in Columbus, "Now we have fairly facilitate the program by Ga., about 80 miles west of Atlanta. LM good data on how pests and having a location for it, and beneficial predator insects providing the material they colonize these different need for it." Murphy: areas with the idea being to According to Latimer, look at some of the claims Adaptability to the research garden could that wildflowers promote or also be used for Georgia climate reduces enhance the occurrence of Green Industry certification. beneficial insects and biologi- turf stress. "The Georgia Green In- Landscape Technician ognizing and Diagnosing test Portland (Ore.) Com- Problems of Turf," Univer- munity College. Phone: sity of Massachusetts Eastern Events Vicki Buswell, (703) 620- Extension Center, Waltham. Phone: Kathleen Carroll, Trees and Shrubs" semi- 6363. AUGUST (413) 545-0895. 15: Michigan Turfgrass nar, Cornell University, 23-26: Florida Turfgrass Field Day, Michigan State Ithaca, N.Y. Phone: (518) Association Annual Con- 29: GCSAA seminar, "Mi- University, East Lansing. 783-1322. ference & Show, Tampa crobiology of Turfgrass Phone: Kay, (517)321- 20-25: AAN Convention Convention Center. Phone: Soils," Austin, Tex. Phone: 1660. and Farwest Show, Ore- Stacy Lee Funk, (800) 882- (913) 841-2240. gon Convention Center, 6721. 15-16 Plant Identification Portland. Phone: AAN, SEPTEMBER and Hands-On Pruning 24: "Turf Insect and Grub 5: GCSAA seminar. Re- Michigan State (202) 789-2900 or Oregon IPM," seminar, Rockland Workshop, claimed Water Irrigation," University, East Lansing. Assn. of Nurserymen, (503) County, N.Y. Phone: Anna Phoenix. Phone: (913) 841- Phone: Amy Frankmann, 653-8733 in Portland or Perkins, (914) 429-7085. 2240. (800) 879-6652. (800) 342-6401 nationwide. 29: University of Califor- 5-6: Southwest Horticul- 16-18: Tan-Misslark Trade 21: University of Illinois nia Turf and Landscape tural Trade Show, Phoe- George R. Brown Turfgrass, Nursery, Land- Research Field Day, Bay Show, nix, Ariz. Phone: (602) 966- Convention Center, Hous- cape and Trial Garden Area Research & Extension 1610. ton. Phone: (800) 880-0343 Field Day, U of I, Urbana. Center, Santa Clara. Phone: or (512) 280-5182. Phone: Tom Voigt, (217) Dr. Ali Harivandi, (510) 8-10: GrowTech 96 (inter- 333-7847. 670-5215. national hort trade exhibition 16-18 "Field Diagnosis of and conference), Miami 21-24 ALCA Certified 29: IPM Workshop, "Rec- Insects and Diseases on Beach (Fla.) Convention Center. Phone: (508) 664- 6455.

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The 1995 drought: bad in California "Although the [1995] drought didn't cause many project cancellations, there were cutbacks and delays with water-oriented features such as man-made lakes and streams, waterfalls, fountains and other special effects. "In addition, projects which required extensive irrigation were scaled back or deleted. These included parks, green belts and other landscapes requiring large expanses of turf grass." Just hangin' out It might not be the safest job in the world, but it can't be beaten for high visibility, as this employee of LaFlamme Services learns from his experience at GTE's world headquarters in Stamford, Conn. "Unusual" is the perfect word for this maintenance job, which entails hanging out over 1-95 to trim deep shrubs and taking mowers up a tiny freight elevator. Nevertheless, LaFlamme won a 1994 Merit Award in the Associated Landscape Contractors of America annual contest. Bugzappers out of control! An entomologist from the eficial insects, and very few and identified the kill from -MICKEY STRAUSS PRESIDENT, CLIC University of Delaware says mosquitoes. Over the summer zappers at six sites in subur- electric "bug zappers" are of 1994, Dr. Doug Tallamy and ban Newark. Only 31 of the killing a high number of ben- assistant Tim Frick collected 14,000 electrocuted insects were biting flies; almost half A groundsman's dilemma were aquatic insects, caddis- flies and midges. Most species 7 feel sort of like the superintendent at the local country club. of mosquitoes are not at- tracted to black lights, says Except that he's got to worry about 200 millionnaires, and I've Tallamy, and certain mosqui- only got to worry about 25. And the only time toes bite only during the day. we hear from them is when they have a complaint.; Grab Bag is a new LM department that features brief observations and prognostications throughout the green in- —BRANDON KOEHNKE, GROUNDSKEEPER FOR THE CLEVELAND INDIANS AND JACOBS FIELD dustry. If you have an unusual photo or comment you'd like to share with us, please send it in... Receive FREE information on products and services advertised in this issue.

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I would like to receive (continue receiving) 3. SERVICES PERFORMED: (check ALL that apply) LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT each month: • Yes • no 33DA Mowing 41 • I Landscape/Golf Design 34 • B Turf Insect Control 42 • J Turf Weed Control Signature: Date: 35 • C Tree Care 43 • K Paving. Deck & Patio Installation 36 • D Turf Aeration 44 • L Pond/Lake Care 1. MY PRIMARY BUSINESS AT THIS LOCATION IS: (check only ONE in either A, B or C) 37 • E Irrigation Services 45 • MLandscape Installation 38 • F Turf Fertilization 46 • N Snow Removal A. LANDSCAPING/GROUND CARE AT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF FACILITIES: 39 • G Turf Disease Control 47 • O Other (please specify) 01 • 05 Golf Courses 08 D40 Private/Public Estates & Museums 40 • H Ornamental Care 02 • 10 Sport Complexes 09 (U45 Condominiums/Apartments/Housing Developments/Hotels/Resorts 03 • 15 Parks 10 D50 Cemeteries/Memorial Gardens 4. WHAT IS YOUR ANNUAL BUDGET FOR EQUIPMENT. 04 • 20 Rights-Ot-Way, Maintenance for 11 D55 Hospital/Health Care Institutions CHEMICALS. SUPPLIES? (please check one) Highways Railroads & Utilities 12 D60 Military Installations & Prisons 48 • 1 Less than $50,000 51 •4 5250,001-500,000 05 • 25 Schools. Colleges & Universities 13 (D65 Airports 49 • 2 $50,000-$100,000 52 • 5 More than $500,000 06 • 30 Industrial & Office Parks/Plants 14 D70 Multiple Government/Municipal Facilities 50 • 3 $100.001-$250.000 07 • 35 Shopping Centers, Plazas & Malls 15 • Other (please specify) B CONTRACTORS/SERVICE COMPANIES/CONSULTANTS: 16 • 105 Landscape Contractors (Installation & Maintenance) 20 • 125 Landscape Architects 17 • 110 Lawn Care Service Companies 21 • 130 Land Reclamation & Erosion Control 101 119 137 155 173 191 209 227 245 263 281 299 18 • 112 Custom Chemical Applicators (Ground & Air) 22 • 135 Extension Agents/Consultants for Horticulture 102 120 138 156 174 192 210 228 246 264 282 300 19 • 120 Tree Service Companies/Arborists 23 • 140 Irrigation Contractors 103 121 139 157 175 193 211 229 247 265 283 301 104 122 140 158 176 194 212 230 248 266 284 302 C. SUPPLIERS: 24 • Other Contractor or Service 105 123 141 159 177 195 213 231 249 267 285 303 25 • 210 Sod Growers, Turf Seed Growers & Nurseries 106 124 142 160 178 196 214 232 250 268 286 304 26 • 215 Dealers, Distributors, Formulators & Brokers 107 125 143 161 179 197 215 233 251 269 287 305 108 126 144 162 180 198 216 234 252 270 288 306 27 • 220 Manufacturers 109 127 145 163 181 199 217 235 253 271 289 307 110 128 146 164 182 200 218 236 254 272 290 308 2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES YOUR TITLE? (check ONE only) 111 129 147 165 183 201 219 237 255 273 291 309 28 • 10 EXECUTIVE/ADMINISTRATOR: President, Owner, Partner, Director, General Manager, Chairman of the Board. 112 130 148 166 184 202 220 238 256 274 292 310 Purchasing Agent, Director of Physical Plant 113 131 149 167 185 203 221 239 257 275 293 311 29 • 20 MANAGER/SUPERINTENDENT Arborist, Architect, Landscape/Ground Manager, Superintendent, Foreman, Supervisor 114 132 150 168 186 204 222 240 258 276 294 312 115 133 151 169 187 205 223 241 259 277 295 313 30 • 30 GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL: Government Commissioner, Agent, Other Government Official 116 134 152 170 188 206 224 242 260 278 296 314 31 • 40 SPECIALIST Forester. Consultant. Agronomist. Pilot, Instructor. Researcher. Horticulturist. Certified Specialist 117 135 153 171 189 207 225 243 261 279 297 315 32 • 50 OTHER TITLED AND NON-TITLED PERSONNEL: (please specify) 118 136 154 172 190 208 226 244 262 280 298 316

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I would like to receive (continue receiving) 3. SERVICES PERFORMED: (check ALL that apply) LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT each month: • Yes • no 33DA Mowing 41 • I Landscape/Golf Design 34 • B Turf Insect Control 42 • J Turf Weed Control Signature: Date: 35 • C Tree Care 43 • K Paving, Deck & Patio Installation 36 • D Turf Aeration 44 • L Pond/Lake Care 1. MY PRIMARY BUSINESS AT THIS LOCATION IS: (check only ONE in either A, B or C) 37 • E Irrigation Services 45 • M Landscape Installation 38 • F Turf Fertilization 46 • N Snow Removal A. LANDSCAPING/GROUND CARE AT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF FACILITIES: 39 • G Turf Disease Control 47 • O Other (please specify) 01 • 05 Golf Courses 08 D40 Private/Public Estates & Museums 40 • H Ornamental Care 02 • 10 Sport Complexes 09 • 45 Condominiums/Apartments/Housing Developments/Hotels/Resorts 03 • 15 Parks 10 (H50 Cemeteries/Memorial Gardens 4. WHAT IS YOUR ANNUAL BUDGET FOR EQUIPMENT. 04 • 20 Rights-Of-Way, Maintenance for 11 D55 Hospital/Health Care Institutions CHEMICALS. SUPPLIES? (please check one) Highways Railroads & Utilities 12 D60 Military Installations & Prisons 48 • 1 Less than $50,000 51 • 4 $250,001-500.000 05 • 25 Schools, Colleges & Universities 13 D65 Airports 49 • 2 $50,000-$100.000 52 • 5 More than $500,000 06 • 30 Industrial & Office Parks/Plants 14 D70 Multiple Government/Municipal Facilities 50 • 3 $100,001-$250,000 07 • 35 Shopping Centers, Plazas & Malls 15 • Other (please specify). B CONTRACTORS/SERVICE COMPANIES/CONSULTANTS: 16 • 105 Landscape Contractors (Installation & Maintenance) 20 • 125 Landscape Architects 17 • 110 Lawn Care Service Companies 21 • 130 Land Reclamation & Erosion Control 101 119 137 155 173 191 209 227 245 263 281 299 18 • 112 Custom Chemical Applicators (Ground & Air) 22 • 135 Extension Agents/Consultants for Horticulture 102 120 138 156 174 192 210 228 246 264 282 300 139 157 175 193 211 229 247 265 283 301 19 • 120 Tree Service Companies/Arborists 23 • 140 Irrigation Contractors 103 121 104 122 140 158 176 194 212 230 248 266 284 302 24 • Other Contractor or Service C. SUPPLIERS: 105 123 141 159 177 195 213 231 249 267 285 303 25 • 210 Sod Growers, Turf Seed Growers & Nurseries 106 124 142 160 178 196 214 232 250 268 286 304 179 197 215 233 251 269 287 305 26 • 215 Dealers, Distributors, Formulators & Brokers 107 125 143 161 108 126 144 162 180 198 216 234 252 270 288 306 27 • 220 Manufacturers 109 127 145 163 181 199 217 235 253 271 289 307 110 128 146 164 182 200 218 236 254 272 290 308 2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES YOUR TITLE? (check ONE only) 111 129 147 165 183 201 219 237 255 273 291 309 28 • 10 EXECUTIVE/ADMINISTRATOR: President, Owner. Partner, Director, General Manager, Chairman of the Board. 112 130 148 166 184 202 220 238 256 274 292 310 Purchasing Agent, Director of Physical Plant 113 131 149 167 185 203 221 239 257 275 293 311 114 132 150 168 186 204 222 240 258 276 294 312 29 • 20 MANAGER/SUPERINTENDENT: Arborist, Architect. Landscape/Ground Manager, Superintendent, Foreman, Supervisor 115 133 151 169 187 205 223 241 259 277 295 313 30 • 30 GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL: Government Commissioner, Agent, Other Government Official 116 134 152 170 188 206 224 242 260 278 296 314 31 • 40 SPECIALIST: Forester. Consultant. Agronomist. Pilot, Instructor, Researcher, Horticulturist, Certified Specialist 117 135 153 171 189 207 225 243 261 279 297 315 32 • 50 OTHER TITLED AND NON-TITLED PERSONNEL: (please specify) 118 136 154 172 190 208 226 244 262 280 298 316 Have what you need, when you need it, without the expense of a large is a phone call. You'll get the products and inventory. It's easy. Make Terra Professional service you want and the agronomic advice, Products your single, convenient source for technical support and product information insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, adjuvants, you need. For your fertilizers, micronutrients, turfseed and much nearest sales and more. Choose from a line-up that includes service location, Terra International, Inc. major brands as well as our own high-quality talk to Terra at RQ ^ 5000 line of Terra Professional Products. All it takes 1-800-831-1002. Sioux City, IA 51102 Penn Pals

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