By Bruce Clarke

Several golf courses in the tri-state area have reported symptoms of etiolation and decline of creeping bentgrass putting greens.   In some cases, the etiolation has occurred in isolated areas and then disappeared, but in other situations etiolation has progressed into a gradual decline of affected turf.  Patches can range from…

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By Jim Murphy

Recent rains have stimulated more crabgrass to emerge. This will probably continue through the end of the month. If applied preemergence herbicides, especially early in the spring, you may start to see “breakthrough”. If have decided to control crabgrass postemergence (manually or with postemergence herbicides), you should scout for emerging plants after…

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Up Coming Events:

Register on-line (or print registration form)  for Field Days at www.njturfgrass.org.
Early registration discount for both field days ends on July 13th. 

• Golf and Fine Turf Field Day will be held on Tuesday, July 31st at the Turf Research Facility on Hort Farm II, 102 Ryders Lane, North Brunswick NJ.  Registration will begin at 7:30 am. An optional pesticide recertification core session will be given from at 8 – 8:30 am and field tours will run from 9 am to 1 pm.  Lunch will be provided from 1 – 2 pm.
  Basic Training for the Professional Fertilizer Applicator Certification Exam will be presented at no charge from 2-3 pm for the first 80 registrants. Find more information at www.njturfgrass.org.

• Lawn, Landscape & Sports Turf Field Day and Trade Show will be held on Wednesday, August 1st at the Adelphia Plant Science Facility, 594 Halls Mill Road, Freehold NJ.  Registration & Trade Show opens at 7:30 am with field tours and equipment demonstrations running from 9 am – 1 pm. Lunch will be provided from 1-2 pm. An optional pesticide recertification core session will be given from 2-2:30 pm.
  Pesticide recertification credits will be awarded for NJ, NY, CT, DE, MD and PA. For additional information  go to www.njturfgrass.org.

Turf Specialist, Jim Murphy talks about what’s happening out in the field on the new
Rutgers Turf Blog.

	Good cultural management practices can help reduce the severity of Anthracnose basal rot.Read more >
	Most people begin to notice crabgrass in turf around the 4th of July. At that time, the crabgrass plants are large enough that the leaves stick-up above the desired grasses and the lighter, yellow-green color is highly noticeable from a distance.Read more >
	Red thread disease tends to be more aggressive in full sun than shade and it often appears where soil fertility and organic matter are low.Read more >