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Workshops$150.00
Pesticide Applicator Short Course
When 01/14/2026Length 7 optional days, 7 hours each dayEvent Format In-PersonPrepare for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s certified pesticide applicator exam while learning safe, effective, and environmentally responsible pesticide use practices. -
ArticlesTurfgrass Management: Determining How Much Nitrogen or Active Ingredient You Are Applying
Fertilization is an essential part of turf management. Typically, nitrogen is a primary focus of granular applications of fertilizers on turf. -
ArticlesThe Impact of Mowing on Weed Pressure
Perhaps the single most important (and easiest) management tool to control weeds in turf is performing proper mowing practices. -
ArticlesLawn and Turfgrass Weeds: White Clover
White clover (Trifolium repens L.) is perhaps the most common weed of home lawns and other turf areas. -
ArticlesPerennial Weeds: Mouseear Chickweed
Mouseear chickweed (Cerastium vulgatum) is a low-growing perennial plant. It can be considered a weed in turfgrass and in ornamental plant beds, where it can grow into a mounding form. -
ArticlesRecycling Turfgrass Clippings
Collection and disposal of grass clippings from lawns is laborious, time consuming, and unnecessary. -
ArticlesWhere to Test Agricultural Commodities: A Lab Guide
A comprehensive guide for Pennsylvania farmers on where to test agricultural commodities, featuring lab options, sample tips, and tools for better farm management decisions -
ArticlesManaging Thatch in Lawns
Thatch can have either beneficial or detrimental effects on turf depending on the amount present. -
ArticlesPostemergence Control of Crabgrass and Other Summer Annual Grasses in Lawns
During rainy summers, annual grasses can be an unsightly weed problem in many Pennsylvania lawns. -
ArticlesHow to Repair and Restore Grass Destroyed by Insects
Readers will learn do's and don'ts to restore grass destroyed on athletic fields by insects. -
ArticlesWinterkill of Turfgrasses
Bitter cold and icy conditions during winter sometimes lead to the death of turfgrasses on golf courses, lawns, and sports turf. -
Workshops$15.00
Landscape Meeting
When 03/18/2026Length 3 hoursEvent Format In-PersonEarn recertification credits while learning research-based practices in plant health care, pest management, and pesticide safety for landscape and turf professionals. -
ArticlesCalculations Used to Determine the Amount of Fertilizer Needed to Treat Turf
A fundamental problem in turfgrass fertilization involves determining how much fertilizer is needed to supply a specified amount of nitrogen (or any other nutrient) per 1000 sq ft. -
ArticlesUnderstanding the Phosphonate Products
Sorting through the different phosphonate products (potassium phosphite, phosphorous acid, fosetyl-Al, etc.) can be difficult. -
ArticlesLawn and Turfgrass Weeds: Black Medic (Medicago lupulina L.)
Black medic is a weed of home lawns, parks, low-maintenance grounds, and along roadsides. -
Articles8 Steps to an Easy Field Facelift
Readers will learn 8 key agronomic steps to maintain safe fields throughout the year -
Articles7 Habits of Poor Sports Turf Managers
This article will talk about 7 things that people do poorly in the turf business and will give you action steps to correct them. -
ArticlesSurvival of Staphylococcus Aureus on Synthetic Turf
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium, but is capable of causing diseases ranging from minor soft tissue infections and food poisoning to serious medical problems such as toxic shock syndrome. -
ArticlesLawn and Turfgrass Weeds: Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus)
Yellow nutsedge—sometimes referred to as nutgrass—is a persistent weed problem in lawns, athletic fields, and golf course turf. -
ArticlesLawn and Turfgrass Weeds: Thyme-leaf Speedwell
Thyme-leaf speedwell (also spelled thymeleaf speedwell or thyme-leaved speedwell) is a weed of home lawns, parks, and institutional grounds. -
ArticlesIrrigation Water Quality Guidelines for Turfgrass Sites
Irrigation water quality is becoming an important issue for managers of golf courses, athletic fields, and institutional grounds in Pennsylvania. -
ArticlesTurf Management, Athletic-field Conditions, and Injuries in High School Football
The condition of a playing field is not only of aesthetic importance, but it also may affect play and player safety. -
ArticlesThe Cool-Season Turfgrasses: Basic Structures, Growth and Development
This article covers the basic structures of grass plants, how they grow and develop, and how to identify the different species of cool-season turfgrasses. -
ArticlesOrchardgrass and Quackgrass
A number of grass species appear in lawns and ornamental beds and are considered weeds.



