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Volume 28, No. 1
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4 Table of Contents
6 As I See It...: Applying the 'Pixie Dust'
8 Green Industry News
14 Short Cuts
14 -Super Stats
14 -Things Never Change
22B Letters
26 People
30 Superintendents on Course: Our 1988 Survey Results Tell Us What We've Known All Along. Today's Supers are Exactly That
36 Room to Breathe: That's What Aeration is All About. And to do It Right, Use Hollow Tines When the Turf is Active
46 People are Often a Tree's Worst Enemy: More Urban Trees are being Killed Today by the Activities of People than are Lost Due to All the Diseases and Insects Problems Combined
50 Low Input Landscaping: Lawn Grasses are One of the Hardiest Plant Systems Known. So Why Not Let Them Take Care of Themselves?
56 Part II of II: Management Calendar: Warm-Season Athletic Fields: Quality Turf can Make Athletic Fields Safer for Young Athletes. Field Managers should Follow This General Guide for Safer Turf
71 A Swinging Safari: Superintendents at the Mount Kenya Safari Club in East Africa Lack Most of the Equipment and Expertise of Even the Most Backward Landscape Manager in the U.S. Yet Maintain a Beautiful Club that Attracts an International Clientele
78 Irrigation Idioms: Taking on Maintenance of an Existing Irrigation System Often Provides Unwanted and Unexpected Headaches. Here's How to Avoid the Tylenol
82 Paradise Found: Maintenance at the Kapalua, Hawaii, Golf Courses is Sometimes a 24-Hour-a-Day Proposition. But Superintendent Short Honma and His People have Risen to the Occasion in the Past. And the Course Shows It
86 Filling the Engine Training Gap: The High-Tech Features of Today's Internal Combustion Engines Require a New Approach to Training
90 Project Profile: Sculpting the Stratford: Every Once in a While, a Designer is Offered the Ideal Project
92 To Light at Night: Selling Nightlighting to Owners and Developers can be Very Difficult, Unless You Tell Them Exactly Why It's Such a Good Idea
94B Jobtalk: Landfill Crisis may Curtail Bagging of Grass
96 Research Update: Tall Fescues Changing for the Better
98 1988 Article Index
102 Products
106 Classifieds
114 Advertiser Index
115 Bookstore
116 Problem Managements


Volume 28, No. 2
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6 As I See It...: Brace Now for Change in Climate
8 Green Industry News
11 -Break Up Soil to Lower Thatch
11 -PLCAA Starts Education Foundation
14 -Potassium is an O-'K' Element
18 -Drought Stress Programs an Issue
26 -Researcher After the Truest Green
14 Short Cuts
20 Athletic Turf
20 -Working on the Ideal Surface
30 Letters
32 People: Golf Humorist Speaks at GCSAA Conference
36 Top 50 Landscape Contractors: Survival of the Fattest
44 New and Improved: With 1989 Comes New and Improved Mid-Size Riding Mowers. Landscape Management Takes a Look at Some of the Innovations that Landscape Managers Will See in Their Dealerships This Spring
52 Training Insurance
58 The Tradition Continues...: Ordinances Protecting Trees Date Back 300 Years in Newark, N.J. Under Tree Pioneer Carl Bannwart, More Than 60,000 Trees were Planted in the City. Today that Tradition Lives on
67 Post-Erizing Landscapes: You can Provide Your Landscape Clients with an Additional Service if You've got Someone on Staff Who can Design and/or Build Attractive Wooden Fences. They Not Only Add Beauty to the Home, but Value too
74 Paradise Under Glass: The Opryland Hotel Complex is a Greenhouse Away from Home, With Enough Plant Varieties to Rival Heinz
76 Where the Trees Come From: The Introduction of Several Biological Concepts have Allowed Researchers to Fine Tune the Art of Tree Propagation
82 The Sentry's Watchdog: Anywhere You Travel in Wisconsin to Talk Golf, the Subject Always Turns to the Course and the Corporate Layout at Stevens Point. That's Sentry Insurance Headquarters and Sentry World - And Dave Reit is the Sentry's Watchdog
90 Are Your Employees Legal?: It is the Employer's Responsibility to Make Sure He has No Illegal Aliens on His Payroll. The Penalties for Not Complying are Strict
96 Emergency!: Crews at Cleveland Hopkins Airport are Schooled in Immediate Mobilization, for Times When Hundreds of Airline Passengers' Lives Depend on the Snow Removal Job They do
101 Bookstore
102 'Kent' Outshines Common White Clover: Although White Clover in a Lawn can be Slippery, Stain Clothes and is Unsightly to Some, Many Prefer It to a Grass Monoculture
106 Management in Business: One Step Beyond: Lawn Care Operators that Say They are Going to Diversify May Find It's 'Easier Said than Done.' And It Might Make or Break Your Business
107 Events
108 Jobtalk: Compost: A Profitable Solution
110 Products
118 Bookstore
122 Classifieds
127 Ad Index
128 Problem Management
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Volume 29 [28], No. 3
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4 As I See It...: Are You on the Grow?
8 Green Industry News
16 -New Grass from the Emerald Isle
11 Short Cuts
28 Athletic Turf
29 -Athletes Prefer New Turf
32 Letters
34 People
38 Renovation Time: The Silver Lining to All Those Clouds We didn't See Last Summer is the Need for Lawn Renovations. And That's Another Way for the Astute Landscaper to Put Dollars in the Ledger
44 Landscape Management Guide
44 -Cool-Season Weed Control Guide: Good Turf Management is Still the Best Way to Control Weeds. But If Cool-Season Weeds Appear in Your Turf, Here's How to Handle Them
54 -Warm-Season Weed Control Guide: Controlling Warm Season Weeds Requires a One-Two Punch: Vigorous Turf and Proper Herbicide Use
58 -Control of Problem Weeds with Post-Emergents
64 Attacking from Within: The Latest Method of Insecticide Application in Turf Reduces Surface Residues, Doesn't Require Irrigation and May Give You Better Control at a Lower Rate
64 Subsurface Technology is Promising
74 Management in Business: How Will You do This Year?
78 The Unseen Killer: Subsurface Drainage is One of the Keys to Keeping Grass, Trees and Shrubs Healthy. But Without a Few 'Tricks of the Trade' Suggested Here, It's Difficult to Monitor
84 Project Profile: Learning While You Rest: Whoever Believes Learning About Plant Classification is Boring has Never Been to the Chicago Botanic Garden's Heritage Garden
88 Gels, Wetting Agents for Trees and Shrubs
94 Blending Aesthetics with Conservation: Today's Irrigation Systems Give Landscape Managers the Best of Both Worlds - Efficiency and Beauty
100 A Guide to Turfgrass Fertilization: Many Factors are Involved in Establishing and Managing Healthy Turf. Overlook One, and You May be Wasting Your Time with the Rest
102 Other Factors to Consider When Selecting a Nitrogen Source
110 Doing It the Environmental Way: Environmental Landscape Service's Charlie Racusin can't Get Bogged Down in Details. He's too Busy Keeping His Texas Customers Happy
116 Research Update: Avoid Crown Rot by Using Mulch Properly
118 Jobtalk: Polymers Make Life Easier for Turf Managers
120 Products: Spotlight on Golf Cars and Utility Vehicles
130 Classifieds
136 Bookstore
142 Ad Index
144 Problem Management


Volume 28, No. 4
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4 As I See It...: My, How Things Change!
10 Green Industry News
11 -U of C Releases Zoysia Research
18 -Use Soil Tests for Best Care
22 -Shatter Aerate or Hollow Tines?
14 Short Cuts
30 Trimmers Come of Age: Almost All String Trimmers are Fast and Efficient. You've got to Look at Small Differences to Find the One Best Suited to Your Work
38 Landscape Management Guide
38 -Warm-Season Insect Control: The Dry Summer and Mild Winter Means that Southern Turf Mangers can Expect a Fierce Battle on Their Hands This Year
48 -Cool-Season Insect Control: The Good News is That the Drought Last Summer Reduced Grub Populations. The Bad News is that Chinch Bugs Will Pick Up the Slack
56 -Insect Expert or Novice?
60 The Politics of Water: As Drought Possibilities Loom, Legislators and Industry Associations Vie for Equitable Distribution of Good Ol' H2O
62 Can Xeriscape and Turf Proponents Co-Exist?
66 No Speed Limit: Despite What Club Members Might Say, There's More to a Quality Green than Speed. Here are Some Management Tips to Keep Your Greens Looking Good
72 The Search for Zoysiagrass: There's No Limit to What Researchers Will do to Find Zoysiagrass. And There's No Limit to What Zoysiagrass Might do for You
76 A Quick Look at an Interesting Grass
80 The Vandalism Game: Even the Most Well-Managed Facilities are at the Mercy of Vandals. Though You can't Always Stop Them, There are Steps You can Take That can Make Them Think Twice
84 Starting Mowers and Storing Snowthrowers
88 Management in Business: Improving Routing Efficiency
90 Job Talk: Inerts: The Other Ingredients
92 Insurance Insights: Reducing Liability from Golf Cart Injuries
94 Products
100 Bookstore
102 Classifieds
114 Advertiser Index
116 Problem Management
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Volume 28, No. 5
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4 As I See It...: Return of the Drought?
8 Green Industry News
11 -Ohio State Profs Observe Drought
11 -Drought Tolerance Reviewed
14 -New Product Fights Deer Tick
26 -Noxious Weed Found in Seed
14 Short Cuts
27 Events
28 Letters
32 Athletic Turf
36 Smart Water: As Irrigation Systems Near Perfection and Water Use is Regulated, 'System Management' Takes on Greater Importance
42 A Monument to the Past: Freddie Wong is Caretaker for a Pleasant Public Course on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. He Likes Its Pace and Heritage
44 Landscape Management Guide
44 -Insect Control for Woody Plants
53 -Summer/Fall Control of Ornamental Pests
60 The Dodgers' Other Manager: If There are Calamondins in Center Field, We Must be in Dodgertown
71 Bookstore
72 Weathering a Championship: What do You do If a Massive Thunderstorm Pummels Your Course in the Middle of PGA Tournament? Hope Dick Schulz is on Your Side
76 Monitoring Mowing
78 Mending a Wounded Bird: From Hell-in-a-Handbasket to Tournament Shape...It's been a Long Road, but Quail Hollow Resort is Now a Top-Notch Facility
82 Keeping Them Happy: Keep Your Employees' Morale High During Peaks, Valley and Trying Times of the Year Using 'Carrots,' Motivation and Psychology
84 Research Update: Field Days: A Valuable Information Source
86 Jobtalk: On Insuring Wildflower Germination
88 Products
98 Bookstore
100 Classifieds
103 Advertiser Index
104 Problem Management


Volume 28, No. 6
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4 As I See It...: A Nation of Innocents
8 Green Industry News
8 -Organization Formed to Address Industry Concerns
8 -PLCAA Responds to Swiftly to Its Critics
11 -Managing Turfgrass Under Tree Shade
14 -Ryegrass Mixture Yields Top Turf
11 Short Cuts
26 People
26 Events
28 Coping with Construction...: ...Not to Mention the Military Way of Doing Things, and The Agronomics of Living in the Miami Valley. Those are The Challenges of Rick Boehm
34 Project Profile: On a Deserted Highway: Will a 32-Mile Highway Median in Arizona - With More Than 37,000 Plants, 17 Million Square Feet of Hydroseed Mix and a $2.6 Million Budget - Attract Business? You can Bank on It
36 Landscape Management Guide
36 -Warm-Season Turf Diseases: For Best Disease Control, Your Fungicides Need to be Supplemented by Proper Fertilization and Appropriate Cultural Practices
48 -Cool-Season Turf Diseases: Integrating New Ideas and New Tools with Accepted Knowledge and Fungicides is the Key to Successful Cool-Season Disease Management
60 A Stronger Sod: The Cornerstone of Quality Sod is Shear Strength, Which Comes About Only After Strict Turfgrass Management Principles are Implemented
66 Management in Business: Employee Retention in Trying Times
68 Products
77 Bookstore
80 Research Update: Studies to Protect Groundwater Quality
82 Jobtalk: Blending Talents is His Key to Success
86 Classifieds
90 Advertiser Index
92 Problem Management
   
 
Landscape Management Pocket Guide to Turf Seed: Part 2
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P-4 Table of Contents
P-6 Section 1.
P-8 -Mean Turfgrass Ratings of Commercially-Available Tall Fescue Varieties
P-18 -Turfgrass Quality Ratings of Commercially Available Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties
P-20 -Mean Turfgrass Ratings from National Perennial Ryegrass Test
P-22 -Mean Turfgrass Ratings of Commercially-Available Bermudagrass Varieties
P-24 -Mean Turfgrass Ratings of Commercially-Available Fineleaf Fescues
P-28 Section 2.
P-30 -Uses of Turfgrasses
P-32 -Endophyte Levels of Perennial Turfgrass Varieties
P-32 -Tolerance of Grass Species
P-34 -Comparing Requirements of Turf Species
P-36 -Seed Blends
P-42 -Seed Mixes
P-50 [Advertiser Index]
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Volume 28, No. 7
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4 As I See It...: You Know Who You are
8 Green Industry News
8 -New Lawn Council Meets with EPA Representatives
8 -PLCAA Challenges New Local Ordinance in Mayfield, Ohio
11 -Companies Search for Alternative to Synthesized Chemical Pesticides
11 -It's Almost Time!
14 -New Technology in Fertilizers has One Application Per Year
22 -Sandoz Pops Nader for Wrongful Report
27 -Industry: Future Farmers to Emphasize Turf
11 Short Cuts
29 Athletic Turf
30 People
34 The Best of the Roadsides
34 -Innovation in N. Carolina
35 -Two Decades of Control
36 -Orange County Weed Busters
42 Tall Fescues for Dry, Urban Landscapes
47 Planning for Progress
52 The Tree Challenge: Plans to Replace the Trees That Stood as Forerunners in America's First Urban Parks were Never Made. Is It too Late?
56 Project Profile: A Flowerful History Lesson: New York City is Celebrating Its Role in American History by Planting Trees and Flowers
60 Management in Business: Planning for Succession
62 Research Update: Blended vs. Homogenous Granular Fertilizers
67 Bookstore
68 Jobtalk: Growing Sod Over Plastic: Turf in Five Weeks
74 Products
86 Classifieds
90 Advertiser Index
92 Problem Management


Volume 28, No. 8
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4 As I See It...: Food for Thought
8 Green Industry News
12 -Turf-Seed Bluegrasses Tie for 1st in '88
11 Athletic Turf
16 Short Cuts
24 Fairways of the Future: Issues and Societal Forces at Work Today are Changing the Look and Management of Tomorrow's Golf Courses
30 Containers: Beware Winter Root Injury: Planting Boxes can Create More Problems Than They were Intended to Solve
40 Safety at Any Speed: The Primary Objective of Experiments Conducted at Penn State University was to Advise High School Athletic Field Managers of Ways to Improve Playing Field Conditions
45 The Demand for Diesel
48 Adventures in Water Stress: Drought Conditions and Failure of the Irrigation System Produce Interesting Findings on an Experimental Green in the Midwest
54 Part II of II: Managing Tall Fescue in Urban Landscapes: Cultural Practices for This Grass should be Followed with an Eye on Its Limitations and Weaknesses
62 Management in Business: Boost Productivity, Boost Profits
66 Research Update: Late-Season N Improves Turf Quality All Year
68 Jobtalk: Bark Mulch: An Excellent Soil Conditioner
70 Bookstore
72 Products
82 Classifieds
86 Advertiser Index
88 Problem Management
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Volume 28, No. 9
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4 As I See It...: From the Other Side of Earth: Can We Talk?
8 Green Industry News
14 Short Cuts
22 Athletic Turf
22 -Repairing Soldier Field
26 Buyer's Guide
26 -Table of Contents
26 -1. Equipment
56 -2. Equipment Companies
72 -3. Chemicals
90 -4. Chemical Companies
97 -5. Seed Companies
100 -6. Miscellaneous Services
103 Products
107 Classifieds
110 Advertiser Index


Volume 28, No. 10
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4 As I See It...: On Keeping Your Business Up to Date
8 Green Industry News
8 -Research a Key to Keeping the Green Industry Green
8 -Designers should Respect Nature, Dye Says
12 -Pre-Grown Grass to Enter the U.S.
14 Short Cuts
14 -Turf for Peace...
16 People
16 -A Real 'Easy Rider'
17 -Forging a Country Club Image
18 Letters
20 Toward 2000: Ideas of the Future at Work Today: Whither Comest the People?: Look at Workforce Projections for the 1990s. What do You See? A Lack of Line-Level Employees, the Green Industry's Bread-and-Butter
24 Solutions to the Worker Shortage
28 Open Heavens can't Close Open Course: Superintendent Joe Hahn Faced the Challenge of His Life When Rain Pelted His Course for 12 Days Before the U.S. Open Championship
34 The Harvest is in (...and Pert' Near Gone!): Seed Producers' Hopes for a Harvest of Plenty were Altered by Weather, Lower Production and Strong Demand
48 Products
53 Classifieds
57 Advertiser Index
58 Bookstore
60 Problem Management
   
Landscape Management Pocket Guide: Part 2
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PG-1 Table of Contents
PG-4 Weed Control
PG-4 -Cool-Season
PG-14 -Warm-Season
PG-21 -Identification of Some Common Turf Weeds
PG-23 Insect Control
PG-23 -Warm-Season Insect Control
PG-24 -Cool-Season
PG-26 Disease Control
PG-26 -Warm-Season
PG-27 -Cool-Season
PG-30 Fertilizer: Turf Fertilization
PG-30 -[Formulations of Turf Fertilizers, Nitrogen Requirements]
PG-33 -[Essential Elements, Forms Available to Green Plants, Salt Indexes]
PG-35 Bookstore
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Volume 28, No. 11
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4 As I See It...: How Much of My Money do You Want?
8 Green Industry News
8 -After Visit by Hugo, Charleston Courses Look Like 'War Zone'
11 -System Reclaims Sewage
20 -Service Still King, but Its Hard to Find
18 Short Cuts
22 People: From Tearing Up Turf to Laying Down Sod
24 Winter, a Time of R&R for Your Equipment
28 Project Profile: East Meets West in Suburban Chicago
30 Part I of II: Bio Controls for the Green Industry: Biologicals Gain More Acceptance as Safe and Effective Alternatives to Chemical Pesticides
38 Common Sense Weed Control
40 The Agronomics of Weed Control
44 Landscape Manager of the Year: Morris Lee Martin of Alfred L. Simpson & Co. Believes Education, Higher Pay Scales and Industry Organizations can Help Solve Atlanta's Workforce Problems
48 -Runner-Up: Keeping It Green for the Red, White and Blue
50 Management in Business: Getting the Most Out of a Trade Show
52 Insurance Insights: Training is Best Way to Reduce Liability Risk
56 Bookstore
58 Jobtalk: Geotextiles and Matting Improve Surfaces
60 Products
65 Classifieds
70 Ad Index
72 Problem Management


Volume 28, No. 12
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4 As I See It...: One for All; All for One
8 Green Industry News
11 -Groundwater may Remain Nitrate-Free
13 Short Cuts
13 -A New Key for the Ring
14 People
14 -Texas Super Uses Sulphur on Sodium in Water Supply
16 Letters: Industry Must Wake Up, Now!
18 Toward 2000: Ideas of the Future at Work Today
18 -In the 1990s: More People... More Work... More Money...
20 -Golf: In the Public Interest
24 -Truths and Consequences
28 -Double Your Money: Landscape
30 -Government: Playing Environmentalist
34 -The Story Behind Bio-Controls
25 Literature Round-Up
36 The Importance of Estimating Strategy
38 Jobtalk: Plant Growth Regulators Effective on Trees to Reduce Annual Trimming Expenses
41 Research Update: Better Turf from Improved Breeding Methods
42 Products
45 Classifieds
47 Ad Index
48 Problem Management
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