Insect Identification
Identify what’s bugging you in this 5 minute, insect description video.
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Identify what’s bugging you in this 5 minute, insect description video.
Insect Identification Read More »
A weed is nothing more than a plant out of place. Bermudagrass, with its dense root system and ability to out-compete other plants, makes an excellent lawn or park grass in many situations. However, some of the characteristics that make bermudagrass so highly prized for turf can also make it a challenge to control in
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When establishing a yard or renovating an existing one, you have two basic choices—seeding and sodding. Either, if done correctly, can result in the yard of your dreams, a lush lawn of green that beckons people to walk through it barefoot, kids to roll around in it, and neighbors to turn green with envy. Sod
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It’s been said that a weed is a plant whose virtues have yet to be discovered. That’s a nice utopian view, but to anyone serious about a good-looking lawn a weed has no virtues. It’s a plant that’s growing where you don’t want it. As an example, bermudagrass is a lawn grass when it grows
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Click below on the link for your grass type. Zoysia – EMPIRE Turf, Geo Bermuda – Celebration, Latitude 36, NorthBridge, Discovery St. Augustine – Palmetto, Sapphire, Captiva Seasonal Maintenance Videos from Sod Solutions offer some simple steps for maintaining your lawn. These videos are released at the beginning of each season and feature step by
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Video Notes: Step 1 – Fertilization. We recommend something with a 1-0-2 ratio. In other words, 1 part nitrogen, 0 parts phosphorus, and 2 parts potassium….like an 8-0-16 for example. Obviously, the 1-0-2 ratio is meant as a starting point. A local expert can better give you specific needs for your area. If you have
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Video Notes: Step 1 – Fertilization. We recommend something with a 1-0-2 ratio. In other words, 1 part nitrogen, 0 parts phosphorus, and 2 parts potassium….like an 8-0-16 for example. Obviously, the 1-0-2 ratio is meant as a starting point. A local expert can better give you specific needs for your area. If you have
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From LSU Professor Dr. Ron Strahan – Armyworm and Tropical Sod Webworm outbreaks are happening now. This applies to the entire Southeast. Read more by clicking below on the LTA Turfgrass Insider. Follow Dr. Strahan on Twitter at (LSUturf) or on facebook at Ron Strahan. Click on the page to download the .pdf. DOWNLOAD PDF
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Celebration is now on two SEC football stadiums. Already in place at LSU, Celebration will now be underfoot at “The Swamp.” Click to read the story from the Gainesville Sun Link to article
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Video Notes: Step 1 – Fertilization. If you didn’t fertilize in the Spring, you can apply a fertilizer with a 1-1 ration of nitrogen to potassium…like a 15-0-15. The middle number is phosphorus and it can usually be zero. If you did fertilize in the Spring, you can wait till late Summer or early Fall to
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