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Volume 29, No. 1
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4 As I See It...: Is It Time to Weed Out Drug Users?
8 Green Industry News
11 -On Local Compliance: Going That Extra Yard
12 Short Cuts
18 Athletic Turf: Are You Professional?
22 People
22 -Believing in His Own People
26 -Townson's Renovation: Using All the Resources
28 Letters
32 Events
34 Tournament-Level Manager: The Four Courses at Pebble Beach Represent the Ultimate Challenge in Country Club Management
40 Tough Roughs: Does Your Golf Course Look a Little 'Rough Around the Edges?' There's a Way to Polish That Look, as Proved by Courses in Pittsburgh and Cleveland
42 Mowing for Beauty
46 Who Calibrates Your Sprayer?: University of Nebraska Researchers Found That Only One of Six Golf Courses are Accurately Applying Pesticides. What Would They Find at Your Course?
54 A Compatible Practice: Hydroseeding is becoming More Popular with Superintendents because It Offers Even, Precise Seed Delivery and Fast Green-Up
60 By the Light: Landscapers on the Cutting Edge of the Industry are Beginning to Offer Nightlighting Installation as a Viable Add-On Service. Golf Course Superintendents and Park Managers are Also Taking Advantage of the Trend Toward 24-Hour Beauty
64 -A Crime-Stopper
68 Matching Bids with Job Costs
74 Project Profile: Traffic doesn't Dampen Beauty of Portland Park
80 Figuring the Cost of Fertilizer: Simple Mathematics can Tell You When It's a Waste of Money to Apply Additional Fertilizer
86 Management in Business: Using Direct Mail as a Marketing Tool
88 1989 Article Index
92 Research Update: Superintendents: What They do Best
94 Products
102 Bookstore
110 Classifieds
114 Advertiser Index
116 Problem Management


Volume 29, No. 2
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4 As I See It...: The Name of the Game is the Name
8 Green Industry News
11 -Turfseed Industry Seeking Commitments
12 -Fresa Clover is Alternative to Mowing in Southwest Locales
13 -Southern Pests Moving North?
16 -New Florida Course for 'Working Public'
16 -Cancellation of Pesticides Concerns Horticulturalists
17 -Spring is Time to Start Looking Out for Lyme Disease
18 -Garden Honors Golf Supers
19 -Picking a Turfgrass is a Key
14 Letters
15 Events
16 Short Cuts
28 Athletic Turf
28 -Santa Anita Turf too Fast?
32 Florida's Best: The Leading Golf Course Superintendents the Sunshine State are Driven to Perfection by Personal Pride and Golfer Demand for Exquisite Conditions
40 Landscape Management Guide
40 -Using Pre-Emergence Herbicides... ...on Warm-Season Turfgrasses: What do You Get When You Cross Pre-Emergence Herbicides with Proper Maintenance Practices? Beautiful, Weed-Free Turfgrass, That's What
50 -...On Cool-Season Turfgrasses: Identification, Proper Cultural Practices and Efficient Herbicide Applications are Essential in Order to Control Unwanted Plants
69 -Early-Season Fertilization: Applying the Right Fertilizer at the Right Rate and at the Right Time is an Important Step Toward Growing High Quality Turf
58 'L' Words Face Industry in the '90s: No One can Escape Today's Onslaught of Legislation and Litigation in the Green Industry. But There are Ways to Sidestep Many of the Minefields That could Land You in Court
76 Shout 'Spring!' with Colorful Bulbs: Myriad Bulb Varieties Will Turn Up the Color Volume on Spring Landscaping Displays
84 Low-Maintenance Parking Lots: A Noted Horticulturist Tells Landscapers How to Create Functional and Cost-Effective Parking Lots by Using 'Holistic' Plants
92 Management in Business: Where is the Next Customer?
94 Lime: Simple and Cheap, but So Effective: Nitrogen Fertilization should be Countered Occasionally by Lime, Which Safely and Effectively Reduces Soil Acidity
98 Jobtalk: Computer Images: Landscape Selling Tools?
100 Products
114 Classifieds
116 Bookstore
124 Advertiser Index
126 Problem Management
   
 
Aquatrols: Strategies for Managing Water Today & Tomorrow
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2 From the Seed of an Idea, Great Things Grow
2 Water Issues Shape the Future
3 Getting to the Root of the Problem
4 Improving Turf Quality Using Less Water
4 Injecting Aquagro with Irrigation Saves Labor
5 Water on Demand with Polymers
6 Protecting Plants from Stress
7 Aquagro Advantage Pellet
7 New Aquagro Formulations Add Convenience and Flexibility
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Volume 29, No. 3
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4 As I See It...: The Facts are on Our Side
8 Green Industry News
8 -New Construction Benefits Superintendents, Students
11 -Annual Bluegrass is Here to Stay, Notes Michigan Turf Panel
12 -Mowing Effects on Nutrition Begun by Bolens
21 -IPM Can Protect Industry into the '90's
23 -Fertilization, Mowing and Water are Keys to Quality
16 Short Cuts
21 ...And in Florida
22 Athletic Turf
28 Letters
32 Events
36 Landscape Management Guide
36 -Post-Emergence Weed Control in Cool-Season Turfgrasses: For Effective Post-Emergence Weed Control, the Plants should be Actively Growing and the Herbicide Sufficiently Absorbed
44 -Post-Emergence Weed Control in Warm-Season Turfgrasses: There are Many Ways to Control Unwanted Plants. Just be Sure You Know What You're Treating and don't Promise More Than can be Delivered
80 -Choosing an Irrigation System: A Quality Irrigation System Requires a Lot of Work, Even Before the First Piece of Pipe is Ever Buried
54 Top 50 Landscapers: The Water's Fine!: Many Companies Responding to Our Annual Survey have Discovered That Irrigation Services are a Great Way to Compete
60 Overcoming Resistance: Low-Risk, Broad Spectrum Fungicides Will Lessen Resistance to Popular Systemics
66 Toward 2000: When 'Chemophobia' Strikes
72 Flower Power on the Golf Course
88 Insecticides and Miticides in the Landscape: When Landscape Plants are Introduced into New Environs, Concerns Arise Over Susceptibility and Resistance to Foreign and Familiar Pests
94 Management in Business: The Art of Relating
98 Jobtalk: Putting Yourself in the Customer's Place
100 Research Update: Stopping These Bugs can be a 'Chinch'
102 Products
119 Classifieds
126 Bookstore
128 Advertiser Index
130 Problem Management


Volume 29, No. 4
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4 As I See It...: Fore-Warned is Fore-Armed in the Spring
8 Green Industry News
8 -Toro Unveils Unique New Greens Aeration Equipment
8 -Company Buys Bio Product
11 -Bermuda First Over Bentgrass in South
11 -Pesticides Pose No Threat to Groundwater
12 -Very Possible to 'Max Out' on Green Speeds, Super Says
16 Athletic Turf
16 -Low Maintenance Turfs Recommended for Roughs
16 -Safety Talks Continue
20 Short Cuts
25 Events
28 People
30 The Million Dollar Mowers: Mowing/Management Companies in 1989 Marketed Smarter, Survived Heavy Rains, and Became More Influenced by Political Issues. The Challenge Now is to Capitalize on Whatever the '90s have to Offer
36 Landscape Management Guide: Warm-Season Insect Control
44 -Cultural Practices are Important Weapons When Battling Insects
48 In Winter's Wake: Depending on Where You Live, Winter Gave You a Good Head Start or Added a Few Wrinkles to Your Spring Regimen. So What Else is New?
52 Reducing Mower Downtime
58 Nozzle Selection Makes the Difference
68 A Closer Look at the Controversy: Artificial or Natural?
70 -Impossible, You Say? Real Turf Indoors
74 Meter Advantages Measure Up
78 In-House and Picture Perfect: The Eastman Kodak Landscaping Team Operates as a Well-Run Business within a Larger Corporate Structure
82 Management in Business: Getting the Check in the Mail
84 Jobtalk: Residents Flocking to Golf Communities, a Good Place to Sell Landscape Services
86 Products
102 Bookstore
107 Classified
112 Ad Index
114 Problem Management
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Volume 29, No. 5
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4 As I See It...: Pay Me Now, Pay Me Later
8 Green Industry News
8 -Lawn and Golf Pesticides Get Kicked in the Backside
14 Short Cuts
22 Letters
23 Events
26 Finding (and Keeping) Seasonal Help
32 Diseases of Turfgrasses: Old Reliable Disease Control Methods - Resistant Species, Culture and Chemistry - are Joined by the New Kids on the Block, Bio-Rational Controls
44 Landscape Management Guide
44 -Cool-Season Insect Control Guide
62 -Disease Control for Ornamentals
54 Toward 2000: Maintaining Nature's Balance: Restoring and Preserving Wetlands has become an Important Consideration in Golf Course Construction
58 Dwarf Tall Fescue: What to Expect
69 Management in Business: Handling Customer Complaints
74 Jobtalk: Tree Injection Works - When Done Well
76 Products
79 Classifieds
84 Advertiser Index
86 Problem Management


Volume 29, No. 6
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4 As I See It...: Earth Day at the 'Zoo'
8 Green Industry News
8 -New Paths being Explored by USGA's Green Section
8 -New Uses for Triazole Fungicides Found
11 -Boom Slows in Most Areas as '90s Begin
12 -California Landscapers Take Advantage of Drought
12 -Golf Courses Offer Answers to Problem
14 People
18 Short Cuts
20 Events
20 Letters
22 Managing Aquatic Weeds: A Challenge of the '90s Will be to Achieve a Realistic Balance between Habitat Requirements and the Public's Concern for Recreational Access and Lake Aesthetics
30 Revive Your Pond with Aeration
36 When the Rubber Meets the Road: Managing Travel Time is a Never-Ending Problem for Landscape Managers. When does the Clock Start? How does Travel Time Affect the Total Costs of the Activity, the Production, and People Who Are Traveling?
40 Aeration Works!: If Turf could Talk, You'd Hear all About Benefits of Soil Aeration. It's a Service Worth Selling
44 Bookstore
46 The Bayou: Clearing Its Water
50 Toward 2000: Futurevision: The 1990s Will Bring More Judicious Use of Chemicals, a More Aesthetic Landscape and Closer Involvement between Management and Labor, According to a Panel of Respected Green Industry Executives
52 Management in Business: Working Overtime on Morale
54 Jobtalk: Fabric Lends Harmony to Nutritional Rivalry
56 Products
64 Classified
67 Advertiser Index
68 Problem Management
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Volume 29, No. 7
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4 As I See It...: Working within 'the System'
8 Green Industry News
11 -Buffalograss Gets Okay for Production
15 -Baldwin College has Ornamental, Turfgrass Studies
11 Short Cuts
18 Events
19 People
19 -Chisox Get New Home; Bossard Gets New Toy
22 Like a Good Neighbor: What You don't See on Your Sunday Drive Down the Interstate is the Behind-the-Scenes Activity of the Nation's Roadside Managers
30 Building Safer Athletic Fields: Careless Planning, Construction, or Maintenance of a Playground is an Invitation to an Accident and Lawsuit
36 Equipment's Day in the Sun: The Most Impressive Display of Turf Equipment Ever Assembled Awaits Visitors to the Annual OPEI Expo in Louisville, Ky. Here are Some of the Innovative Machines to be Showcased
42 Small Crew Theory: Larger Crews don't Always Translate into Improved Productivity. Determining How Many is Enough is Essential into Maximizing Efficiency and Profit
48 Can't Work?: Disability Insurance Coverage is Critical for Small Business Owners and Their Key Management Personnel. If You have Not Placed Any Coverage in Force Yet, Consider It as Soon as You can Afford It
52 Jobtalk: Paving Stones Used in Campus Remodeling
54 Products
62 Classified
66 Ad Index
68 Problem Management
   
 

Landscape Management:
Pocket Guide: Part 2

 
P-1 Cover
P-4 Table of Contents
P-7 Section 1
P-8 - Seed Generations, Seed Tag Values
P-8 -Seed Statistics
P-9 -Turfgrass Areas of Adaptability
P-10 Section 2
P-14 -Mean Turfgrass Ratings of Commercially Available Kentucky Bluegrass
P-18 -Mean Turfgrass Ratings of Commercially Available Tall Fescue
P-28 -Mean Turfgrass Ratings of Commercially Available Perennial Ryegrass
P-34 -Mean Turfgrass Ratings of Commercially Available Bermudagrass
P-39 Bookstore
P-42 Ad Index


Volume 29, No. 8
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4 As I See It...: Do You Want What You Need?
8 Green Industry News
14 -Good News: Pesticide Leach Less Than Originally Believed According to Cornell Findings
11 Short Cuts
14 Letters
22 Events
26 Toward 2000
26 -Fertilizer Trends: Liquid vs. Dry: The Pendulum Swings
40 - Seed Research: Opening New Doors for the Turf Market
28 Landscape Management Guide: Late-Season Fertilization
36 Grub be Gone!
48 Management in Business: What do They Want?
52 Research Update: Bio-Stimulants: New Management Tools
54 Jobtalk: Wildflower Benefits Always in Bloom
56 Products
64 Classifieds
67 Ad Index
68 Problem Management
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Volume 29, No. 9
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4 As I See It...: Striking Back at Industry's 'Good Friends'
8 Green Industry News
8 -Is Golf Course Construction Heading for a Slowdown?
12 -OPEI Draws More Lawn/Landscape Pros
9 News Briefs
16 People: McClure Named New Director of Pro Lawn Care Association
16 Corrections in Seed Pocket Guide
18 Buyer's Guide
18 -Table of Contents
18 -Equipment
38 -Equipment Companies
56 -Chemicals
70 -Chemical Companies
86 -Seed Varieties by Company
92 -Miscellaneous Companies
72 Bookstore
94 Products
98 Classifieds
100 Advertiser Index


Volume 29, No. 10
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4 As I See It...: Lawn Care Bashers Get 'Just Dessert [Desert]'
8 Green Industry News
16 News Briefs
18 People
22 Events
30 What to do with the Clippings?: Regulations Regarding Lawn Clipping Disposal are Popping Up All Over. So are Alternatives to Dumping Them in Overcrowded Landfills
35 Literature Round-Up
38 The Clouds Break: Welcome Spring and Summer Rains Nourished Much of This Year's Seed Crops for One of the Best Harvests in Recent Memory
48 Low-Maintenance Landscaping: Rising Costs, Shrinking Budgets and Increasing Regulations have forced Many Landscapers to Shift Toward Creating Low-Maintenance Landscapes
56 Management in Business: Take Aim at Success
58 Jobtalk: Waterscape Designs Look Like Nature's Own
60 Quickie-Quiz: Mowing and Manufacturing Turf Areas
62 Products
65 Classifieds
70 Ad Index
72 Problem Management
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Volume 29, No. 11
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4 As I See It...: NRVMA Learns How to Play It Safe
6 Green Industry News
12 -Overseeding should be Thought About 12 Months of the Year, Bruneau Says
8 Letters
11 News Briefs
14 Events
18 Service in the '90s
24 Landscaper Manager of the Year: Training His Crew Members to have Confidence in Their Ability to Keep a Campus Beautiful and Pride in Their Work Separates This Year's Contest Winner from Others
27 -Runner-Up: Managing a Busy World
30 Turf and the Environment: The Failure to Match Material and Demand Results in Unnecessary Nitrogen Loss. To Prevent Leaching, Landscapers Need to Balance Plant Need with the Type and Amount of Nitrogen to be Applied
34 Irrigation Equipment: Avoiding Winter Damage
38 Quickie-Quiz: Soils and Their Effects on Turf Growth
39 Bookstore
40 Jobtalk: Sub-Irrigation System Suits 49ers' Turf Pro
42 Research Update: Rate of N Release Varies by Fertilizer, Soil
46 Products
53 Classifieds
55 Ad Index
56 Problem Management


Volume 29, No. 12
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4 As I See It...: A Holiday Word to the Apocalyptics
8 Green Industry News
8 -Service the Customer, and Profits Necessarily Follow
14 -Districts Sign to Save Water
14 News Briefs
18 Events
18 Athletic Turf
20 The State of the Industry: Green Industry Professionals are Dealing with Five Burdensome Issues Today: Dwindling Labor Pools, High Insurance Costs, Regulations, Marketing and Maintaining a Professional Image
21 -Labor Flux, Insurance Issues Loom
24 Literature Round-Up: Spotlighting Product Literature to the Entire Landscape Industry
28 Chemical Safety: It's in Your Hands
34 Management in Business: Where is Your Company?: A Strong Position Statement Will Set Your Company Apart from the Rest
36 Jobtalk: Leasing Equipment Offers Advantages
38 Quickie-Quiz: Proper Calibration of Spray Equipment
40 Research Update: Tenacious Goosegrass Subject of Study
42 Products
48 Classifieds
51 Ad Index
52 Problem Management
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