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During rainy summers, annual grasses can be an unsightly weed problem in many Pennsylvania lawns.

Pesticide applicators are responsible for drift related damage and could face a potential lawsuit.

Earthworms play an important role in turfgrass ecosystems through their burrowing activities and by breaking down thatch and organic matter.

Choosing a fertilizer is an important management decision that affects the quality, color, and durability of your turf.

Turfgrass disease prevention and control programs on golf courses often include fungicide applications.

Goosegrass, also known as silver crabgrass, is a warm-season annual grass weed that infests golf course turf, athletic fields, lawns, parks, and institutional grounds.

Roughstalk bluegrass, more commonly known by its Latin name of Poa trivialis, is an invasive perennial grass weed that thrives in moist soils and in lawns and parks with heavy to moderate shade from trees and buildings.

Take-all patch is a root and crown disease of bentgrass putting greens, tees, and fairways.

Summer patch, sometimes called Poa patch, is a root and crown disease of golf course turf, home lawns, grounds, and athletic fields.

To ensure that you maintain the best soil, greenest grass, and nicest looking outfield, follow these dos and don'ts.

Pink patch is a foliar disease of lawns, parks, and low-maintenance sports fields.

Leaf spot and melting-out (crown and root rot) diseases of cool-season turfgrasses are commonly found in lawns, parks, institutional grounds, sports turf, and in some cases, on golf courses.

This disease is almost always associated with turf in shaded areas and is most common on Kentucky bluegrass.

Rust is the name given to a group of foliar diseases of turfgrasses that can occur on golf courses, athletic fields, home lawns, parks, and institutional grounds.

Anthracnose is one the most common and damaging diseases of annual bluegrass putting greens in Pennsylvania and often challenging to manage with cultural practices and fungicides.

Damping-off is a term that refers to diseases of seedlings. These diseases can occur on grasses that have been recently planted and emerged as seedlings or prior to emergence while still in the soil.

As summer approaches and temperatures rise, the interaction between grasses and environmental stressors becomes problematic.

Dollar spot is a foliar disease of golf courses, athletic fields, home lawns, parks, and institutional grounds, caused by the fungus Clarireedia jacksonii.

Turfgrasses are fine-textured grass species that form a uniform, persistent population of plants and that tolerate traffic and low mowing heights.

Dollar for dollar, fertilization does more to improve poor-quality turfgrass or to maintain good-quality turfgrass than any other management practice.