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Volume 35, No. 1
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1 Opening Shots: The Chemical Controversy Evolves Past Good vs. Bad
2 Table of Contents
6 Ask the Expert
6 -Timing Fall Fertility
6 -Quack, Quack, Quack
8 Industry Almanac
10 Hot Topics
11 -Field Managers Need Bigger Budgets, Says STMA's Trusty
16 Talk Back: 'Dog-Gone' Geese
18 Preparing for the 1996 Season
19 Seeking a 'Common Voice' at the Capitol
23 LM Reports: Trimmers: They Must 'Feel' Right
25 Herbicide Efficacy Linked to Weather
26 Suppliers Corner
26 Info Center
28 Events
30 Product Review
33 Ad Index
34 Market Showcase
35 Classifieds
   
 
Golf/Grounds
1G Table of Contents
1G Think Tank: 'Partnerships' could Fill Funding Gap
2G Greens Renovation: What I Learned
6G Develop a Tree Failure Reduction Policy
7G Delegation as a Handy 'Tool'
10G New Drains, Modified Bunkers Improve 'Wetlands' Course
14G Last-Ditch Rescue Tips for Ailing Greens
15G Nitrogen, Growth Regulators for Quality Florida Courses
16G GCSAA Plans Debate, Better Hours for Orlando Conference Next Month


Volume 35, No. 2
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2 Opening Shots: What Ever Happened to 'Decade of the Environment?'
6 Table of Contents
8 Ask the Expert
8 -Fungus on Mowers
10 Industry Almanac
14 Talk Back: Drugs & Alcohol
15 Hot Topics
16 -Research Finds New Control for Summer Decline Complex
20 Editors' Choice: Products for 1996
26 Ration Fertility Over Entire Growing Season
28 -Tips for Successful Sod Establishment
30 Crew Chiefs Asked to do More with Fewer Workers
32 LM Reports: Chain Saws: Power, Safety and Balance are Three Key Concerns When You Shop for a Chain Saw
33 Jobtalk: Fast Results Keep Lawn Customers Happy
34 Suppliers Corner
34 Info Center
36 Events
38 Product Review
45 Ad Index
46 Market Showcase
47 Classifieds
   
 
Lawn/Landscape
1L Think Tank: It's Not 'Just' the Plants
1L Table of Contents
4L Around the Shop: A Winter Maintenance Checklist
6L Theme Park Crews Serious About Safety
10L Building Loyalty, Even in Adversity
14L Tough Season Tests N.Y. Firm's Faith in IPM
18L How to Trap Moles
22L The Necessary Art of Delegation
24L Association News
   
 
Golf/Grounds
1G Think Tank: Good Crew, Busy Members Help Manage Small Budgets
1G Table of Contents
4G 1995 in Retrospect: Wet, Blistering Summertime Pushed Golf Turf to Limit
6G Using Financials to Sell Yourself
10G Winter a Time to Plan Ahead, Hit the Books
12G Electric Greensmower Eliminates Noise and Pollution Complaints
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Volume 35, No. 3
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1 Opening Shots: Need to Plan Ahead Never Goes Away
2 Table of Contents
8 Ask the Expert
8 -Broadleaf Weed Control without 2,4-D?
12 Hot Topics
12 -First Bio-Fungicide for Turf is Released
13 -Dursban Lawsuits Dropped
20 Weed Control Guide: North & South
20 -Up North, You don't have to Kill All the Weeds
25 -Down South, Control Product Tolerance a Key
30 Drug Testing: 'We have to do It'
54 Tall Fescue: Survival of the Fittest
57 Product Review
60 Events
60 Ad Index
61 Market Showcase
63 Classifieds
   
 
Golf/Grounds
1G Table of Contents
1G Think Tank: Troubled Worker Needs Friendship, for Starters
4G 'It's a War Zone Out There'
10G Are Biologicals Smart Mole Cricket Control?
14G Heat Stress 'Solutions' can Hurt
16G Part-Time Personnel, Full-Time Headaches
20G Showcase That Outfield Fence!
   
  Lawn/Landscape
1L Table of Contents
1L Think Tank: Gradually, Our Message is Heard in Washington
4L Around the Shop: Scheduling for Optimum Effectiveness
6L Who are Your Customers...Really?
10L 10 Bright Lighting Tips
12L Part-Time Personnel, Full-Time Headaches
16L A Tale of 2 LCOs: Here's How Two Lawn Care Companies in Similar-Sized Markets Stack Up in PLCAA's First Operating Efficiency Study in 10 Years
17L Association News
20L Motivation: A Push, Not a Pull


Volume 35, No. 4
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2 Opening Shots: Opportunities for Attracting Good Foremen
8 Table of Contents
10 Ask the Expert
10 -Drenching for Diseases
12 Hot Topics
12 -Floods, Herbicides Conspire to Threaten '96-97 Seed Supply
14 -Harsh Winter Means Probable Turf Damage
15 -Dodger Stadium Goes with 'Prescription' Turf
15 -RISE Gets New State Government Manager
15 -Trend Toward Total Renovation on Golf Courses
16 Talk Back
16 -Drug Problems
17 Events
20 Follow the Clues to Identify Pests
23 Extreme Heat Compounds Insect Problems
28 Plants That Say: 'Keep Off the Grass'
30 Pesticides on the Shelf
34 Plan for Tree Failure and Variety
36 LM Reports: Tree Pruners
40 LM Mart
42 Product Review
44 Ad Index
45 Market Showcase
47 Classifieds
   
 
Golf/Grounds
1G Table of Contents
1G Think Tank: Cabin Fever Subsides as Supers Ready for Spring
2G Bent Fairways from Poa annua are Working at Westwood
6G The Day Sarge Saved Milwaukee's Field from Seagulls
12G Golfer Attitudes Toward Supers are Improving
14G Using a Soft Hammer to Educate Members
16G Golf Course Debate Goes by the Book
   
  Lawn/Landscape
1L Table of Contents
1L Think Tank: Shih Tzu on the Loose: A 'Shaggy Dog' Tail/Tale (?)
2L Today's Architects: Spearheading Top-Quality Residences
6L Grub: Get'em Before They Grow Fat and Sassy
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Volume 35, No. 5
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1 Opening Shots: Stewardship: It's Not an Easy Subject to Address
6 Table of Contents
8 Ask the Expert
8 -Golf Course Geese
10 Official Entry Form
14 Industry Almanac
14 -Chicago 'Blows Away' Its Golf/Landscape Competition
16 Hot Topics
18 -Congress and USDA Cut Beltsville's Grass
20 Hiring Long-Ball Hitters
24 Safety: Never Enough, Never too Much
28 LM Reports: Beware: Blower Bans
32 Talk Back: You're Fired!
33 North: Disease Control: Lessons Learned from Last Year
38 South: For Warm-Season Disease Control: Know Your Turf!
42 Jobtalk: Small-Town Niche Helps Lawn Care
44 Product Review
45 Market Showcase
47 Classifieds
48 Ad Index
   
 
Golf/Grounds
1G Table of Contents
1G Think Tank: A Public Relations Tip: Keep Your Cool
4G Greens 'Warm Up' to the U.S. Open
8G IPM: A Real Workout for Field Supers
12G The Secrets to Attracting Top Turf Students
16G Hills, Weather Play Havoc with Mowers
   
  Lawn/Landscape
1L Table of Contents
1L Think Tank: 'Spring' Now - To Avoid Falling This Fall
4L Around the Shop: Extras, Extras... Read All About 'em!
5L Born-Again Business: Cut Loose from Corporate America in the Mid-1980s, Jerry Moland Learned to Sell 'the Sizzle' and Built a Million Dollar Landscape Maintenance Company in Phoenix
9L Residential Up-Grades Get an 'A+': Green Thumb Nursery of Canton, Ohio, Renovates and Replaces Landscapes That Homeowners have Outgrown


Volume 35, No. 6
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2 Opening Shots: Is It a Job or a Career?
6 Table of Contents
8 Ask the Expert
8 -Herbicide Timing in Tall Fescue
12 Hot Topics
18 LM Reports: Spraying Equipment
24 Make the Most of Shop Space
26 Don't Get Sued: For What a Worker does
28 The Right Height: Fertilizer, Pesticide, Seed and Other Treatments Will Accomplish Little if Lawns are Not Mowed at a Height That is Healthy for the Grass Plant
32 Seeing Spots?
33 Suppliers Corner
34 Thatch and Its Control: Don't Let the Turfgrass Thatch Layer Get Beyond a Half-Inch, Because That's When Your Insect, Disease and Drainage Problems Begin
36 Product Review
39 Ad Index
40 LM Mart
41 Market Showcase
43 Classifieds
   
 
Golf/Grounds
1G Table of Contents
1G Think Tank: Are Your People Aching to be Taken Advantage of?
4G Best Bunkers Soak Up Heavy Rainfall
6G 'Wet Weather' Repair Strategy
10G Grow-Ins: Fast...Faster...Fastest: Jonathon Scott, an Agronomist with Nicklaus Design, Outlines a Superintendent's Options for Getting a Golf Course Ready for Play Sooner Than Usual
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Volume 35, No. 7
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2 Opening Shots: How to Wire Yourself without Getting Electrocuted
6 Ask the Expert
6 -The ins and Outs of Weeds and Aerification
8 Hot Topics
14 LM Reports: Turfgrass Aerators
17 State of the Industry
17 -Man and Machine
20 -Labor Woes Cause Industry Shift
24 -What They're Saying Out There...
31 Lawn Care Season Starts Slow but Demand Still Strong
32 A Few Words from DowElanco: Technology: People and Machines
34 Winning the Battle for Healthy Turf
38 A Little Mulch is All You Need
39 Ignore Nutsedge at Your Own Risk: This Tenacious Perennial Weed Spreads Quickly Through Turfgrass if Left Untreated
40 Soil Test Reveals Turf Nutrition Needs
42 JobTalk: Climbing Higher... and Safer!
43 Staying Productive in the Summer Heat
44 Events
44 Info Center
45 Suppliers Corner
50 Product Review
52 Market Showcase
55 Ad Index
55 Classifieds
   
 
Golf/Grounds
1G Table of Contents
1G Think Tank: Products are Easy to Work with, People are Not
2G Why Greens 'Flunk': USGA Mid-Continent Director Jim Moore Proposes a Grading System (Like in School) to Point You and Your Greens Committee Members to a Workable Greens Improvement Program
6G Semi-Tropical 'Tricks': Use These Maintenance Hints to Bring Paradise - or a Reasonable Facsimile Thereof - to Your Neighborhood
10G Of Floods and Freezes...
12G A Small Price to Pay
14G The Sun does Shine, After All
17G Cart Paths Bring Materials and Labor Costs into Play


Volume 35, No. 8
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2 Table of Contents
4 Opening Shots: So: Where is the $14,400 Going to Come from?
8 Ask the Expert
10 Talk Back: Plant Diagnosis
14 Hot Topics
14 -Composts vs. Peats: Composts Win
15 -Bang! You're Disease-Resistant
16 LM Reports: Spreaders: A Quality Spreaders Assures That Seed, Fertilizer and Dry Chemicals 'Hit the Ground Running'
18 1996 Emerald Awards: Readers Prefer Echo, Toro, Lofts: 'What are Your Favorite Brand Names?' We Asked Our 51,000 Readers Last Spring
24 Anatomy of a Great Mulcher
28 Seed Update: Roundup Resistance, More Endophytes, Advances in Poa (Bluegrass) Species
32 Transplanted Trees Gasp for Oxygen
33 JobTalk: Mowing or PGRs: Which Saves Money?
34 Making Better Turfgrass: Improved Turfgrass Adaptability is One of the Research Goals at the University of Georgia Experiment Station
36 Events
36 Info Center
38 Product Review
39 LM Mart
40 Market Showcase
43 Ad Index
43 Classifieds
44 Grab Bag
   
 
Golf/Grounds
1G Table of Contents
1G Think Tank: You can Deal with What Comes Along
4G Heat Stress: Easy to Aggravate!
8G Cultural Work Makes Fairways Greens-Like
10G A Groundsmans' Dilemma: Waiting for 'Normal'
12G When Bad Publicity becomes a Memory...: Initiatives being Implemented by the GCSAA Include a 'Partnership' with the EPA and Outreach to Schools
14G On 'Pines' and Needles: Raven Golf Club Used 46,000 Bales of Pine Straw and Planted 5,300 Black Pines to Provide Golfers with a Different Experience in a Desert Climate
16G Siphons: Work on Poorly-Sloped Fairways
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Volume 35, No. 9
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2 Opening Shots: The LM 100: What Makes Them Tick?
8 Ask the Expert
8 -Post-Emergence Grass Control
8 -Two for Nutsedge
8 -Tiny Trees a Vexation
10 Hot Topics
11 -Nemesis 'Numero Uno' on Lawns: Brown Patch
12 The LM 100: Excellence is Everywhere!
26 Look for Low Seed Availability Through Spring
28 Turf for Low Maintenance: Prof's Calculations Say So
30 Considerations in Pesticide Selection
32 LM Reports: Chippers/Shredders: ...For the Golf/Landscape Market can Help You Save the Money You Normally Spend on Disposing Debris
38 Suppliers Corner
38 Info Center
40 Product Review
43 1996: Corporate Capabilities
64 Market Showcase
66 Classifieds
67 Ad Index
68 Grab Bag
68 -Is Poor Seed the Real Problem?
   
 
Golf/Grounds
1G Table of Contents
1G Think Tank: Telephone Tag: Expect It with Supers and Groundsmen
4G Getting Ready for Football: Formula for Success: (1) Safety; (2) Playability. Keep Your Priorities Straight, and the Field Will Follow
6G Ingenuity Helps Carry on Pinehurst's Reputation
10G Young Hands at Work: A 'Green Team Composed of Lincoln, Neb., Teenagers Brightens City Golf Courses and Parks
11G Welcome to St. Looie [Louis]: Local Green Industry Experts Teamed to Give the Professional Football Rams a Field That should Make Them Feel Right at Home
   
 
1996: Guide to Profitable Snow & Ice Removal
SR1 Cover
SR3 Snow Jobs don't have to be so Painful
SR6 Be Serious About Snow Business
SR8 Snow Removal Equipment: Eliminate Any Surprises
SR12 A Sample Contract for Snow Plowing
SR14 What Kind of Pick-Up?
SR17 Pour on Performance, Profits with De-Icing Salt
SR20 [Supplemental Products]


Volume 35, No. 10
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2 Opening Shots: Why is 'Labor' a Dirty Word for Many U.S. Workers Now?
7 Ask the Expert
7 -The Merits of Merit
8 Hot Topics
8 -Brittany, SR 5100 Best of Fine Fescues
9 -'Brownfields,' a New Opportunity?
10 Mexican Labor Moves in: For Laborers in the U.S. Green Industry, Employment is Often Seasonal, Hours are Long and Hot, and the Only Language They have to Speak is 'the Language of Work': [Part 1]
14 LM Reports: Trenchers/Backhoes: You Save Time and Money When You have the Right Machine for the Job
16 Cash in on Low-Cost Training Programs
18 'New' Forms of Nitrogen
20 When the Snow Flies, be a Good Neighbor
22 The Micro-Nutrients: Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca, Zn, B
65 Suppliers Corner
65 Info Center
66 Product Review
68 Talk Back: Plant Diagnosis
69 Events
71 LM Mart
72 Market Showcase
74 Classifieds
75 Ad Index
76 Grab Bag
   
 
Weed Identification Guide
W0 Cover
W1 Introduction
W3 Monocots: Annual
W14 Monocots: Perennial
W18 Dicots
   
 
Golf/Grounds
1G Table of Contents
1G Think Tank: 'That Mower You're Driving Costs $25,000. Use with Care'
2G More Money Makes Projects Happen: A Desire to 'Make It Better' has Fueled Improved Course Maintenance and Special Projects at Arrowhead Country Club
8G Eight Techniques to Keep Fields 'in Play'
12G Four Keys to Great Bunkers: Extra Care can Distinguish Your Course from Run-of-the-Mill 18s, and Attract New Members
14G At Duke: Improved Design, Same Old Weather Woes: The Reworking of the Duke University Golf Course Improved Play, but Changing Weather Patterns Provoked Lower Fertilizer Rates and Increases Aerification
16G Association News
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Volume 35, No. 11
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2 Opening Shots: Telling Your Story an LM Tradition
7 Ask the Expert
8 Hot Topics
10 People of the Year
10 -Daryle L. Johnson, President of All American Turf Beauty, Van Meter, Iowa
12 -James Snow, Executive Director of the USGA Green Section, Far Hills, N. J.
14 Part 2: Mexican Workers for a Price: For a Growing Number of U.S. Landscapers and Golf Courses, the Mexican Labor Pipeline Goes Through the Offices of Robert Wingfield in Dallas, Texas
18 LM Reports: Geotextiles: These Durable Fabrics Reduce Soil Erosion, Protect Newly-Seeded Areas, Separate Soil Layers and Even Stabilize Sand Bunkers
20 Tree Injection a Neat, Clean Method: Micro-Injection of Trees is Flexible, Unique and Brings High Earning for a Small Investment
22 New Insecticides Excel at 'Grub Dig': 'Diggers' from RohMid were Encouraged by Promise of March 2 Insecticide Against Grubs, Black Cutworms
25 Talk Back: Do You Use the Web?
26 Suppliers Corner
26 Info Center
27 Events
28 Product Review
28 -Buy Early, Loft Suggests
32 Market Showcase
34 Classifieds
35 Ad Index
36 Grab Bag
   
 
Golf/Grounds
1G Table of Contents
1G Think Tanks: Challenges Ahead Include Labor & the Learning Curve
4G What 'Down Time'?: Sports Turf Managers Must be Experts at Meeting Field Agronomic Needs within Short and Infrequent Windows of Opportunity Allowed by Intense Field Use Schedules
6G Soaking for Sodium: Weekly Drenchings Keep Salt Content Low on Greens at California Coastal Course
8G Delegation: Opportunity for Growth: When Managers and Employees Cooperate in the Process, Delegating Authority and Responsibility Lets the Team Bring About the Best Results
12G Nature Maintains Much of Links Course: Forty-Two Acres of Low-Maintenance Fine Fescue Makes Fairway Care a Breeze in the Nebraska Heat


Volume 35, No. 12
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1 Opening Shots: Green Book Expands to Meet Your Information Needs
2 Table of Contents
8 1997 Green Book
8 -Associations
20 -Calendar: Green Industry Events, 1997
26 -Universities: Land Grant Universities
30 -Federal Highway Administration Departments
30 -State Pesticide Control Agencies
32 -Poison Control Centers
40 -Posting/Notification Laws
60 -1996 Article Index
64 -Product Index
65 -Products/Services
100 -Distributors
119 -Green Industry Training Programs
120 -Suppliers
43 Weed Control Guide
43 -Up North, You don't have to Kill All the Weeds
45 -Down South, Control Product Tolerance a Key
48 -North
48 --Follow the Clues to Identify Pests
53 --Past Experience a Guide for New Year
50 -South
50 --Extreme Heat Compounds Insect Problems
58 --For Warm-Season Disease Control: Know Your Turf!
150 Market Showcase
152 Classifieds
153 Ad Index
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