Over the years we have come in contact with a number of landscapers and equipment suppliers that think July is a great time to aerate. The grass generally isn’t growing so why not go out and aerate. After all we need to do something! WRONG!!
Archive for July, 2009
Aerating
Friday, July 24th, 2009What’s Up
Friday, July 10th, 2009This season we have been called out on several occasions to consult with facilities and grounds directors that are experiencing poor growth rates with their turf. Due to the steady rainfall we have been experiencing in the Northeast this season the problem has been inevitably associated with soil compaction. (more…)
Red Thread
Friday, July 3rd, 2009Rain, when is it going to end? It’s July 4th weekend and in the Northeast we are still waiting for summer to come. In the meantime the damp, wet conditions have been ideal for red thread, a fungal disease that gets its name from a red thread like structure that grows from the upper portions of the infected grass.
Red Thread
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Rain, when is it going to end? It’s July 4th weekend and in the Northeast we are still waiting for summer to come. In the meantime the damp, wet conditions have been ideal for red thread, a fungal disease that gets its name from a red thread like structure that grows from the upper portions of the infected grass. (more…)