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March • April 2003
Billbugs
See pages 16–17
2003 OTF Conference & Show Late Spring Pink Snow Mold . . . . . . . 8
December 9–12, 2003 Residental Turf Tips
Greater Columbus Convention Center–Columbus, Ohio
888-683-3445 Springtime Broadleaf
Related Events: Weed Control Strategies . . . . . . . . 9–11
Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association (OSTMA) SportsTurf Tips
Spring Athletic Field Painting Clinic
April 14, 2003–Fremont, Ohio
Using Growth Tarps/Covers . . . . 12–13
419-824-9805 New Growth and Technology
Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association (OSTMA)
Workshop at the Great American Ballpark
Billbugs–The Great
June 10, 2003–Cincinnati, Ohio Turf Destroyers of 2002 . . . . . . . 14–17
419-824-9805
Graduate Student Corner . . . . . . 18–20
Northeast Ohio Lawn Care Seminar (OLCA)
June 26, 2003–Wooster, OH Member Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . 21
800-510-5296
Turfgrass Producers International
HortShorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Summer Convention & Field Days OTF Guest Column. . . . . . . . . . 23
July 22-25, 2003–Dayton, OH
847-705-9898 Message from the Director of
2nd Annual OSTMA/OLCA Golf Outing Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
July 30, 2003(tentative)
888-683-3445 Corporate Sponsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ohio Lawn Care Association (OLCA)
Central Ohio Diagnostic Seminar
For more information or to register for OTF events,
August 14, 2003
please contact the OTF office at 888-683-3445 or
OTF Research & Education Facility, Columbus
visit www.OhioTurfgrass.org.
800-510-5296
OTF TurfNews • Vol 65 • No. 2 • 2003 • Page 2
Message From
The President On The Cover
OTF–Alive and Well Stephen Myers and Stephen Baertsche
John Mowat
2003 President, OTF
President Treasurer
John Mowat Dr. Chuck Darrah
John Mowat is currently serving his D r. Chuck Darrah, CLC LABS, has
seventh year as a Trustee of the Ohio served as an OTF Trustee since 1993.
Turfgrass Foundation. In 2002, John He has served on the Program
served as Vice President and Membership Development Committee since 1994,
Division Leader, while also serving as Vice President and in 2002 as the Membership
chair of the Trade Show Committee and George Furrer Development Committee chair.
a member of the Golf Tournament Chuck holds a Ph.D. in agronomy
Committee. Since joining the Board of
Directors he has also served as Treasurer
G eorge Furrer has served on the
from Cornell University. He was an
Assistant Professor of Agronomy and
OTF Board of Directors since 1998,
and a member of the Education and Extension Turf Specialist at the
serving as Treasurer and Education
Publicity Committees. University of Maryland from 1976-79.
Division Leader the past 2 years. He
John graduated from The Ohio State He was a Senior Research Scientist for
was the Education Committee co-chair
University with a B.S. in Business in 1986. Chemlawn Services Corp. and
in 2000 and 2001.
His interests in the green industry began Director of Technical Service at
George is a 1984 graduate of The
while working at Riviera Country Club Chemlawn from 1982-1990. Chuck
Ohio State University—ATI in Wooster.
during his final two years at Ohio State. has been a member of many Green
He is currently a Market Sales
He has been a Commercial Sales Industry trade associations and is Past
Representative for Lesco, Inc., working
Representative with Century Equipment President of Ohio Lawn Care
primarily with the golf course business
since 1987, and is presently Sales Association. He is currently the
in Central Ohio. During his 15-year
Manager for the Golf Division. President of CLC LABS, a soil testing
career, he has worked with Golf Course
John is serving his tenth year as and green industry consulting group.
Superintendents, Lawn Care
President of the Ohio State University Chuck resides in Dublin, OH with
Operators, Sports Turf Managers, and
Hockey Alumni Association and is his wife Linda and 2 daughters.
Grounds Managers.
responsible for keeping 400 members
George resides in Powell, OH with
abreast of activities within the University
his wife Karla and their three children
and the Ice Hockey Team. He is also in
ages nine, six, and four.
his fifth year as Color Commentator for
820 WOSU Radio, broadcasting Ohio
State Hockey games.
John resides in Hilliard, OH with his
wife, Amy, and their children, Dylan
and John.
Mark Jordan
P rolonged wet conditions and cooler temperatures as a yellowing of the infected turf area that progresses
rapidly to a rusty, reddish, brown color. The source of
are ideal for the occurrence of “Pink Snow Mold”.
This disease can occur from fall through late spring. spores is often from old patches that were on the turf
In Columbus 1 or 2 cases often occur in early June in the winter or the thatch. When the disease occurs
each year. The problem with this disease is that it is in late spring it is usually active for short periods of
often misdiagnosed as cool temperature pythium in time so the patches are not as large, distinct, or well
the spring. Rarely do we see cool temperature pythi- defined as in winter and makes diagnosis more diffi-
um. This disease is especially active on annual blue- cult. With the return of warm and dry weather the turf
grass in areas that are in shade, wet, north facing, or will often recover rapidly. Pink snow mold does survive
have a history of the disease. Creeping bentgrass is in grass residues, infected plant parts and thatch.
also susceptible to pink snow mold but not to the Cultural management of pink snow mold includes
same extent as annual bluegrass. Young, juvenile, or mowing greens, if possible, when they are dry; and
lush turf is more susceptible then mature stands. improved drainage. Often these are limited things you
Although golf course superintendents commonly can do since the weather is out of your control and is
know this disease as pink snow mold, the official name the major factor for disease development. If establish-
of the disease in the plant pathology world when there ing a new turf area, there are significant differences in
is no snow, is Microdochium patch or Fusarium patch. creeping bentgrass cultivar susceptibility to pink snow
Pink snow mold is usually seen in winter when there mold. For more information on cultivar susceptibility,
would or could be snow cover. This may all seem contact the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program
confusing, and it is. I tend to call it “pink snow mold” (NTEP), the web site is: www.ntep.org.
all year long. Fungicide treatments can be effective for control-
Through the winter pink snow mold symptoms ling pink snow mold. Some products to consider
usually appear as circular patches that tend to be tan include: iprodione, vinclozolin, trifloxystrobin,
or whitish and in some cases have a pinkish border. In chlorothalonil, and fludioxonil. The combination of
late spring when temperatures are between 40° and iprodione and chlorothalonil is especially effective.
60°F and abundant moisture is present or during There have been cases of resistance to certain fungi-
rainy periods, the pathogen becomes quickly active. cides such as iprodione, however not permanent. If
The pathogen produces spores that move in water severe disease occurs there is often a large amount of
along drainage patterns and can easily be tracked by inoculum in the turf for reinfection to occur.
mowers. In spring, symptoms are more variable and Repeated applications are needed if environmental
may appear as streaks, which can cause confusion with conditions persist that favor continued development
cool temperature pythium. Symptoms initially appear of the disease and on sites with severe disease.
S pring is just around the corner, and so is a fresh alone. Even though it is being sold as a stand-alone
product, it should not be used by itself. Rather, the
crop of annual and perennial broadleaf weeds. Fall is
the best time to control perennial weeds, such as dan- intent was to allow the user the ability to combine the
delion, the plantains, and white clover. However, faster action of the material with the traditional
spring and early summer (depending on the weed) is broadleaf herbicide or 3-way material they were
the time to target annual broadleaf weeds. You should already using.
use either postemergence herbicides early in the
weed’s life cycle, or, if possible, the same preemer-
gence herbicides you might already be using for crab- Clopyralid
grass prevention. Use the guide on page 11 to deter- There continues to be considerable confusion sur-
mine what strategies to use to control your most com- rounding the label change to clopyralid that will
mon annual broadleaf weed problems. If you must reflect the decision to pull this product from residen-
treat perennial broadleaves in the spring (as is often tial turfgrass usage. The EPA approved new wording
the case), remember that best control in cooler weath- on the clopyralid technical labels in October 2002.
er is with ester formulations of the phenoxy and Changes to technical labels occur before changes are
pyridinoxy herbicides. Be aware, though, that as tem- made to package labels, which is what end-users refer
peratures rise into the 60’s and 70’s that the ester for- to when applying products. DowElanco and others
mulations become very volatile, and non-target injury who use clopyralid in formulated products have until
can occur. Amine formulations will reduce this risk in September 2003 to change the wording on end-use
warmer weather. Regardless of formulation, postemer- package labels to reflect “not for use on residential
gence broadleaf herbicides should not be applied turf”. Dow expects to submit the new package labels
when air temperatures exceed 80-85 degrees. to the EPA in March. Once the labels are approved
(expected in June), any product manufactured from
Carfentrazone that date must have the new label language on it,
including Confront, Momentum, Millennium Ultra,
There are a few changes to our arsenal for Chaser Ultra, and etc.
broadleaf weed control. FMC corporation is market- End-use product manufactured in the fall of 2002
ing a stand-alone carfentrazone product. and winter/spring 2003 will have the residential use
Carfentrazone was introduced last year as a compo- label on it since the EPA has not received and had
nent of the Powerzone and Speedzone products from time to review the revised end-use labels. And, after
PBI Gordon. The herbicide is a cell membrane dis- the “not for use on residential turf” labeling is
rupter, and results in faster burn-down of weeds com- approved, it will not be illegal to sell or use product
pared to treatment with a phenoxy or pyridinoxy inventory that contains the old label “for use on resi-
Adam Alt
Ryan Beeson
Sean Brennan
Phillip Brodzinski
Pat Burton
Matt Cochran
Sherwin Elias
Chad Elkins
Adam Farrell
Katie Flath
Pete Foreman
Lance Fox
Jesse Hartman
Charlie Hobor
Dr. David Gardner and fourteen students in The Ohio State University Turf Club Mark Kuligowski
Julian Mooney
attended the GCSAA’s 74th International Golf Course Conference and Show in
Atlanta, Georgia. The contingent included a student in the OSU international Brad Novotny
program from Great Britain, one from Ireland, and two from Australia. In addition to Raemonn O’neill
attending educational sessions and competing in the Turf Bowl, the students exhibit-
Kyle Smith
ed a booth highlighting the Turfgrass Management program at The Ohio State
University as well as the turfgrass industry in the state of Ohio. The exhibit was made Erica Titus
possible through a generous donation from the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation. Five Christina Todd
students lined up internship opportunities.
Gina Wirthman
The GCSAA conference provides a valuable opportunity for students to interact
with industry representatives, student clubs from other universities, and prospective
future employers. This was the second year that the OSU turf club attended. The
students would like to thank the OTF membership for providing funding support for
the trip, and to thank those members who stopped by the booth. We are looking
forward to next year’s conference in Atlanta.
Knotweed
(Sometimes con-
Pigweed
(May have red-
fused with crab- dish stem and
grass when first taproot)
emerging)
Mallow
(Has a central taproot and does not root at the nodes like
creeping charlie)
Black medic
(Short stem on end leaf distinguishes from white clover)
Mallow can be controlled with postemergence products
Spurge (Milky sap distinguishes from knotweed)
Oxalis
(Yellow Woodsorrel),(Heart-shaped leaves)
These weeds (right column) germinate later in the season.
Prodiamine and dithiopyr are labeled for pigweed.
Pendimethalin, prodiamine, dithiopyr, and oxadiazon are labeled
for the others. Once emerged, you may need to spot apply
postemergence materials early in the life cycle, before seed set.
T hroughout the year, the aim is to retain100% Darian Daily, field manager at the Columbus Crew
stadium has the following helpful hints on using covers:
grass cover of desirable species on the field
because the key to providing a “safe” athletic field • When placing covers in the fall, cover the entire
is to have adequate grass cover. The grass cover field, or the field will be different shades of green
provides (1) athlete foot traction, (2) surface fric- the following spring.
tion, and (3) a surface that can absorb athlete
• Put the covers on as early as possible, once snow
shock forces.
cover has gone, to encourage soil warming (Darian
The window of opportunity to establish new
aims for February 1).
grass is very small, with sometimes only a few days
between games. One tip for establishing fast grass • Because temperatures underneath can be as much
cover is to bring soil temperatures up quicker in as 10°F higher than outside the cover, and air circu-
the spring by using growth tarps or covers. lation is minimal, watch carefully for turfgrass dis-
A wide variety of growth covers are available. eases, such as pink snow mold, if covers are in place
Check with your local distributors for types and for an extended period of time. Preventative fungi-
costs. Growth covers vary in price. An “evergreen” cides limit possible disease problems.
cover from Covermaster costs around $3000 to • Roll the covers back up onto a drainage pipe, for
cover the area between hashes and end zones. It easy maneuverability & storage.
requires manpower to put the covers on (especially
• Use colored side staples to pin the cover down, so
if they are wet or frozen) but they have been
that they are easily located and do not end up lost
shown to offer benefits. Most importantly, covers
on the field potentially damaging mower blades.
can raise soil and turfgrass canopy temperatures,
thereby: • In the fall, put covers on when frost is forecast, to
prevent the soil from freezing.
1. Encouraging quicker spring green-up by up to
4 weeks • Buy the best you can afford. Some cheaper covers
will rip quickly & carry no warranty.
2. Extending fall color
• One field manager in Ohio used a small section of
3. Encouraging seed germination
growth cover to show the school administration
4. Minimize soil freezing, thereby allowing the how good the field could look by using covers.
field manager to get on the field earlier in He had no problem getting the money to
the spring. purchase one.
Billbugs–
The Great Turf Destroyer of 2002!
Dr. David Shetlar (the BugDoc)
Department of Entomology
The Ohio State University
F
or the second summer in a row, billbugs caused gives them a dark brown look. The pronotum (the first seg-
major damage across Ohio’s turf, especially in ment behind the head) has numerous small punctures which
residential lawns, grounds and sport fields. may be missing down the top mid-line. The wing covers
Many lawn maintenance firms are already planning appear to be grooved with regularly spaced lines, but if you
reseeding projects for their customers, but their expla- look under a microscope, these grooves also have regularly
nations for the reasons for turf loss rarely include spaced pits.
billbugs. This is because many people, especially new Billbug adults commonly wander about and end up on
hires and turf managers not exposed to billbug sidewalks, driveways and along the curbs of streets.
zdamage in the 1990s, simply do not have the experi- Billbug larvae look like miniature white grubs (somewhat
ence needed to diagnose billbug activity and damage. C-shaped grubs with a brown head capsule), but if you look
In Ohio, the most common billbug is the bluegrass closely, they have no legs. Billbug larvae generally have more
billbug, Sphenophorus parvulus. We also have the less- pointed abdomens, being thicker in the middle of the body
er billbug, S. minimus, but we have not yet confirmed than regular white grubs. Early instar billbug larvae usually
damage by the hunting billbug, S. venatus. The lesser burrow within grass stems and can be 1/16 to 1/8 inch. These
billbug is a bit smaller than the bluegrass billbug and are rarely seen unless you specifically look for them. Once the
it has a life cycle that is nearly identical. Therefore, larvae become too large to fit within stems, they drop out and
there is no real need to differentiate between these feed on the crowns and roots while burrowing through the
two billbugs. The hunting billbug is mainly a pest of soil. Mature larvae can reach 3/8-inch to 1/2-inch in length.
bermudagrass and zoysiagrass, though it has been The larvae tend to remain at the soil-thatch interface and they
found attacking cool-season turf in New Jersey and can be easily detected when their populations cause death of
Pennsylvania. The hunting billbug has a very different turf in mid-June to early July. However, once the larvae are
life cycle, often overwintering as larvae, but since it is ready to pupate, they dig deeper into the soil, often one to
not common in Ohio, I will not discuss it further. two inches down.
Table 1. Efficacy of Billbug Insecticides Quality Protection Act implementation, Oftanol and
Triumph have been removed from the market,
a
(used as preventives)—1989–2002 Dursban has been banned from residential use and
diazinon will soon follow this fate in 2004.
Over the last decade, my technicians and I
Rate ave have been evaluating all the new turf insecti-
Insecticide lb.ai./A % Control #Tests cides for their potential as preventives and
curatives for billbug control. At present, there
CARBAMATES is no insecticide that seems to have the activity
Carbaryl 6.0 91.7 1 of Dursban and diazinon as preventive
(=Sevin) 8.0 58.3 1 treatments (Table 1). However, several of the
Chlorpyrifos 1.0 47.8 3 pyrethroids have shown good control when
(=Dursban) 2.0 74.5 3 used as preventives and Merit and MACH 2
have also shown promise, mainly as
Diazinon 4.0 88.2 4
preventives. We have yet to discover a good
replacement insecticide for curative control
PYRETHROIDS of billbugs!
Bifenthrin 0.05 50.1 1 Now, I’m not recommending that we
(=Talstar) 0.1 54.2 1 return to the lawn care practices of the 1970s
Cyfluthrin 0.14 39.4 2 and 1980s where every lawn received a general
(=Tempo) surface insecticide treatment in May or June
for billbug, chinch bug and sod webworm con-
Deltamethrin 0.06 71.0 1
trol! Over the last two years, I’ve seen certain
(=DeltaGard) 0.13 75.2 2
neighborhoods that seem to be hit more
Lambda-cyhalothrin 0.06 81.0 1 severely by billbugs than others. This is most
(=Scimitar) likely due to the use of highly susceptible
Kentucky bluegrasses or endophyte free peren-
NEW COMPOUNDS nial ryegrasses that were planted on all the
Halofenozide 1.5 62.6 6 lawns during the initial neighborhood develop-
(=MACH2) 2.0 41.4 2 ment. In such areas, a preventive strike with a
pyrethroid, or Merit or MACH 2 may be in
Imidacloprid 0.3 86.4 8
order. Remember, Merit labels recommend
(=Merit) 0.4 61.5 6
the higher rate of 0.4 lb.ai./acre when going
Thiamethoxam 0.2 81.0 1 after billbugs. This rate, applied in May, should
(= Meridian) 0.26 100.0 1 also provide sufficient residual activity to sup-
press chinch bugs and the white grubs that
a
Data from ESA publications (1989-2002) using bluegrass billbug data where appear in July and August. MACH 2 labels
timing of application was at egg lay to early egg hatch. Note: Thiamethoxam
is not yet registered for turf usage, chlorpyrifos is no longer available for have also been changed for 2003 from a 1.5
residential usage and diazinon is not available for golf course or sod farm lb.ai./acre rate to 2.0 lb.ai./acre.
use.compiled by D.J. Shetlar, January, 2003.
nematode Steinernema carpocapsae than those larvae the endophyte-produced alkaloid, ergocristine, is part
fed on plants with no or low incidence of endophyte. of the mechanism for this resistance provided by the
Early (2-3rd) instars were equally susceptible to nema- interaction.
tode attack regardless of the host plant consumed. The significance of this research is that nematodes
I found that none of the ergot alkaloids reduced are capable of controlling black cutworm if they are
nematode survival at either 200 or 100 µg/ml, but applied when the insect is still in early stages of devel-
ergocristine reduced the infectivity of S. carpocapsae opment. Older instars (>4th) that consume exclusively
at both concentrations. Upon further examination, I endophytic perennial ryegrass become less susceptible
found that ergocristine inhibited the growth of to the nematode. This research demonstrates the abili-
Xenorhabdus nematophila, the symbiotic bacteria of ty of fungal endophytes to influence the composition
S. carpocapsae. Furthermore, X. nematophila grown of communities through multi-trophic interactions.
in broth with 200 µg/ml of ergocristine was less patho- While at The Ohio State University, I was responsi-
genic to the wax worms. I also injected X. nematophi- ble for the organization and implementation of the
la into the fall armyworm larvae and found that the first four Annual Night Insect Walks of Wayne County.
larvae that had consumed endophyte free grass died These events were very successful with each even
quicker and in more numbers than those that had attended by over 200-400 children and parents. I have
consumed endophyte infected grass clippings. My been involved in other university-sponsored events to
results suggest that the generalist plant feeder A. help educate children such as: “Bug Zoos”, the Wayne
ipsilon receives resistance against insect parasitic County Home and Garden Shows, Plant Discovery
nematodes when it consumes endophyte infected Days, and BiOhio. I have also given extension talks at
perennial ryegrass. I concluded that the presence of The Ohio State University Turf and Ornamental Field
Days.
Tournament Preparation
For Your Golf Course
A
s I sit here looking out the window and watching the snow fall, I am wondering, as most
superintendents are, what the summer will bring in terms of challenges. We have already
started planning for the upcoming Nationwide Tour event and I hope all other superin-
tendents have started planning for the big events at their clubs. The planning will include things
such as irrigation upgrades to make sure those areas not covered as well as we would like are now
covered, changes in bunkers to make them play the way they should (correct drainage problems,
add sand or change sand type, etc), trees that need to be pruned or taken down and many other
tasks that will improve the playability of our golf courses. We should also be planning our fertil-
ization and chemical applications at this time. While we are months away from our events we still
have a pretty good idea of the potential pathogens that might be around at the time of our
event. Since we know the dates of our event we can work backwards making the last application
about 3 to 5 days prior to our event and then making all other applications fall into place. We
must also be thinking of the way we want the course to play during the event. What speed would
we like the greens to roll? How firm would we like the greens, tees and fairways to be? Plan the
number of tasks that you will need to do to make your event perfect. At the same time start plan-
ning for the staff you will need. How many will you need and will anyone returning need to be
trained in a new task? Are you going to do something different with the technique you use to
rake your bunkers (spin rake, hand rake, use a broom) and how long will it take to make your
staff proficient at it? These are just a hand full areas we must plan for to make our next member
guest or club championship more successful.
The other part of our plan that must come together is who will make sure all of the training
gets done and in the proper way? We as golf course superintendents find ourselves involved
more and more with the business end and less and less with the day to day agronomics and tasks
that must be done. We must delegate to our assistants, irrigation technicians and foremen all of
the tasks we no longer have time to do. This means that those to whom we delegate to must be
properly trained and we must still check to see that the task is being done correctly. We must
make sure from time to time that as those who are trained are not forgetting important steps and
that the next generation of trainer is not forgetting more steps and pretty soon you end up with
something you have never seen before! Superintendents must be good communicators in order
to properly do their jobs!
If we properly plan in the off season we set ourselves up for success in the heat of battle. If we
fail to plan, we plan to fail! Take time in your off season to set goals for the upcoming season and
include those goals in your plans. Push yourself and your staff to be better at everything next year
than you were this year. Proper planning allows superintendents to do the things they need to
during the stress of the season instead of putting out “fires” all summer. Be in fire prevention
mode, not fire fighting mode!
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For 2003 sites for #1 and #2 can be accessed from this site.
The web site address is http://hcs.osu.edu/turf
4. Horticulture in Virtual Perspective
An opening or web site window into the world of plants
and various OSU activities. This web site has been
developed by Dr. Tim Rhodus, Professor of
Horticulture. Web site is http://www.hcs.osu.edu
5. PlantFacts
PlantFacts is a search engine for subject matter on spe-
cific topics to plants and plant management. It is the
most comprehensive source of university publications
and fact sheets about plants, including turf, from many
university and other sources. The web site address is
http://plantfacts.osu.edu
6. Buckeye Yard and Garden Line (BYGL)
BYGL is a weekly newsletter publication of the OSU
Extension Nursery Landscape Turf Team (ENCT) pro-
viding information on timely topics, pest problems, and
current hort and turf problems across the state on a
Well, the 2003 growing season is almost upon us. weekly basis. The on-line site is enhanced with links to
Although, as I look out my office window ( February 27), I more information and color photos. The web-site address
still see snow covered, frozen turf. I sure hope there is still is http://www.bygl.html.osu.edu
grass under that tundra. It sure has been an interesting
7. Bugs
winter. I bet Mother Nature is proud. I am ready for spring.
Bugs is a compilation of fact sheets, extension bulletins,
Are you?
and a link to Dr. Shetlar’s Pest Newsletter. The Pest
Web technology and the internet are two of our best
Newsletter is a bi-weekly publication on timely topics on
friends. Educationally, here are some tools and resources
hort and turf insect problems occurring across the
that you can get to quickly and may help you in your hour
state. The web-site address is http://www.bugs.osu.edu
of need.
8. OTF website provides information on current OTF
1. Sports Turf Notes
events and activities. The OTF address is
A weekly posting of timely topics and other insights on
http://www.OhioTurfgrass.org
athletic field management is provided by the OSU
Turfgrass Team with the point person being Pam
These are eight great web-based resources for your
Sherratt, Sports Turf Extension Specialist. The web site
browsing pleasure and seasonal maintenance needs. Enjoy!
address is http://hcs.osu.edu./sportsturf.
2. Superintendents Korner
A weekly posting of timely golf maintenance topics
and tips and other insights is provided by the OSU Yours for a greener turf,
Turfgrass Team with the point person being Dr. Karl Dr. John R. Street
Danneberger, Professor of Turfgrass Science.
Director of Education
The web site address is http://hcs.osu.edu./sk.
PO Box 3388
Zanesville, OH 43702–3388
888–OTF–3445
Fax (740) 452–2552