Syngenta’s new warm-season turf herbicide controls more than 40 weeds
Syngenta said Recongnition herbicide is suited for broadcast applications and is an alternative to burndown herbicides. read more
Nufarm launches new non-selective herbicide
Nufarm launched a new non-selective herbicide which is approved in 42 states, including the most recent additions of Indiana, Maine, Rhode Island and Hawaii. The product, Cheetah Pro, offers post-emergence control on the toughest weed and grass challenges, including those resistant to glyphosate and other herbicide classes. Its mode of action works quickly to control undesirable plant vegetation around ornamental trees, shrubs... read more
Pennington Seed Princess 77 Bermudagrass Seed
Princess®77 grass seed is the first dense, fine-textured hybrid bermudagrass to be available in seeded form. It is the first seeded bermudagrass to rank in the same statistical category as elite vegetative bermudagrass varieties. As the only Water Star® Qualified bermudagrass, Princess®77 has unparalleled drought tolerance among warm season varieties. Water Star® Qualified Grass Seed varieties are proven to use... read more
So long, summer
As summer winds down, LCOs should focus on repairing the damage caused by months of hot, humid weather. Fall is a time of renewal for turf. So as summer winds down, lawn care operators (LCOs) should focus on repairing the damage caused by months of hot, humid weather. For cool-season grasses, fall is the time for LCOs to fertilize, seed... read more
UGA to debut new bermudagrass
University of Georgia (UGA) is set to debut a new bermudagrass variety at the Southeastern Turfgrass Conference, according to The Tifton Gazette. The 69th annual conference is scheduled for April 28 at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. DT-1, the bermudagrass, has been under research for more than 20 years, with turfgrass breeder Wayne Hanna first studying it in 1992.... read more
Throwback Thursday: April 1988
If Super Bowl turf were a human it’d be the most high-maintenance celebrity in Hollywood—my equivalent of choice would be Kanye West, but that’s based on disdain (no, not because he bashed Taylor Swift onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards). It wasn’t until I discovered the April 1988 issue of Landscape Management that I realized how much depth there... read more
