Fall is aproaching fast and it will soon be time to start your fall turf program. The Brampton News, a Canadian news paper, just published an article in their September 8th issue quoting from Peel Health, “A healthy lawn and garden don’t need pesticides. Taking steps to ensure your lawn is healthy in the fall […]
Last february we shared with you information about a public works manager in Mass. who has been topdressing his sports fields with compost and it has paid off for him big time. Using his topdresser he applies 25 cubic yards of compost per acre in conjunction with an aeration program. They have been doing this […]
A recent article in Grounds Maintenance Magazine said that frequent light topdressing on golf greens actually helped improve ball roll. The University of Nebraska and Penn State where both quoted in the article. The article said that topdressing greens lightly 7-8 times a year would improve ball roll. Penn State also added the importance of […]
The Turf Grass field day at Penn State went very well. We will be sending one of our new Linear Aerators up to Professor Andrew McNitt for testing. The demo went well and the unit performed beautifully. We are looking forward to getting some more testing in cool season grasses. We know it does an […]
Earth & Turf Products LLC will be displaying and possibly demonstrating the new LA60 Linear Aerator at the Penn State Turfgrass Field Days held at the Joseph Valentine Research Center and the Landscape Management Research Center in University Park, Pa. The Field Days will be held on August 9th and 10th 2006. Come see Earth […]
Aggie Turf has a topdressing calculator that is now available on line. This is a great tool. Many times our customers with a topdresser will call in wanting to know how much material they need to spread. We have a simple calculator that works well but this format takes into consideration all data for the […]
I was just reading an article put out by Texas A&M University on turf cultivation. the two subjects that interested me were soil compaction and thatch control. In the article aeration is recommended for both conditions. Currently they talk about core aeration as a helpful cure and say there should be, at a minimum, 8-9 […]
In a recent article I read written by Wayne King Sr. of Exceptional Products in Georgia Wayne made the following comments. He said in a native forest 50% of the rain fall returns to the atmosphere through evapotranspiration, to fall again further inland. At least 35% of the rain is infiltrated into the ground water […]
Compaction on athletic fields can be a big problem.This is due to a number of factors such as the amount of traffic, water content in the soil and the amount of turf cover. Linear Aetion can help reduce compaction because of it’s aggressive cutting action that aerates and lifts the turf. For more information on […]
I have people call in and ask what is the difference between compost and humus. I will give my best simple understanding. Compost is basically the decomposition of various organic substances like manure, leaves, grass clippings, etc. As the compost is broken down further by microorganisms in the soil, it turns into humus which is […]