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Integrated Pest Management for Turfgrass

This video highlights the five cultural practices needed for proper integrated pest management in turfgrass: (1) mowing, (2) fertilization, (3) irrigation, (4) cultivation, and (5) pesticide selection and use.

Alec Kowalewski | Jul 2015 | Video Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Summer lawn weed?

Q: I have a prolific lawn weed which appears usually in early June (however, early May this year). It first showed up four to five years ago and gets denser every year. Looks like a small dark green leaf clover with small...

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Retail Lawn Seed Mixtures for Western Oregon and Western Washington

This publication describes the benefits of choosing the right cultivar, species, blend, or mixture. It will also explore the advantages of seed coating and other preplant packaging options, such as fertilizer and ...

Stan Baker, Alec Kowalewski, Brian McDonald, Rob C. Golembiewski | Nov 2014 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

The Long Game - reducing pesticides on golf courses

Golf courses are seeking to reduce pesticide applications for the safety of players and health of the environment. Oregon State University is researching alternatives to chemicals to keep turfgrass disease-free and green in more ways than one.

Clint Mattox | Jul 2014 | Video

Fertilizing Lawns

Explains how to optimize a fertilization program for a home lawn. Discusses how to select and use fertilizers, the roles of various elements (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, pH, calcium, magnesium, and iron)...

Tom Cook, Brian McDonald | Oct 2013 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Best time to aerate?

Q: When is the best time of year to aerate my yard? My yard is Kentucky bluegrass. I live in Eugene, Oregon.

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Mushrooms can mean healthy soil

Mushrooms are the reproductive structure of fungi and can indicate healthy soil.

Jan 7, 2011 | News story

Turfgrass Seeding Recommendations for the Pacific Northwest

Explains the terms associated with applying turfgrass seed and provides tables that list scientifically tested differences in seeding rates for the cultivars most suited to specific areas of Washington, Idaho, and ...

Gwen K. Stahnke, Eric D. Miltner, Rob C. Golembiewski, Thomas A. Salaiz, William J. Johnston | Dec 2010 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Efficient Lawn Irrigation in the Intermountain West

Proper irrigation, despite being one of the most important factors in maintaining a healthy lawn, is the most often overlooked variable in lawn care. This publication describes common turfgrass species, soil water ...

Brian Charlton, Rob C. Golembiewski, Tom Cook | Oct 2010 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Lawn maintenance calendar for Central Oregon

Properly timed maintenance is the key to having a nice lawn. Watering, mowing, fertilizing or dethatching at the wrong time yields poor results. Here's how to maintain a healthy lawn in Central Oregon.

Amy Jo Detweiler, Tom Cook, John Whisler, David Wienke | Jun 2002 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)