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Athletic Field Management

Bermuda Polo Field Maintenance Program 
Maintenance Program - Overseeded Bermuda Fields
Maintenance Program - Non-overseeded Bermuda Fields
Maintenance Program - Tall Fescue, Bluegrass, Perennial Ryegrass
Water - the Boondoggle for Native Soil Sports Fields
Athletic Field Construction and Establishment
Selection of Grasses for Athletic Fields
Cool Season Grass Athletic Field Maintenance Program
Bermudagrass Athletic Field Maintenance Program
Sports Field Irrigation
Sports Turf Traffic - How Much is Too Much??
Overseeding Bermudagrass Sports Fields
Controlling Winter Weeds on Bermudagrass Athletic Fields
Winter Turf Covers
Summer Bermudagrass Renovation - Vegetative Varieties
Protecting Bermudagrass from Excessive Winterkill
Construction and Maintenance of Skinned Sports Surfaces
Renovating Bermudagrass Sports Fields With Seeded Bermuda

 Turfgrass Diseases

Chemical Control of Turfgrass Diseases PPA-1 (pdf) --
Disease Management in the Home Lawn ID-105 -- (html)
Brown Patch Disease in Kentucky Lawns ID-112 -- (html)
Patch Diseases in Kentucky Bluegrass Lawns ID-122 (pdf) --
Managing Spring Dead Spot of Bermudagrass ID-130 (pdf) --
Low-Maintenance Lawn Care, Stressing Pest Avoidance and Organic Inputs ID-154 (pdf) --
Weather Favorable for Cottony Blight in Turfgrasses PPFS-OR-T-1 (pdf) --
Avoid Resistance to Fungicides Used to Control Diseases of Turfgrasses PPFS-OR-T-2 (pdf) --
Efficacy of Fungicides for Controlling Gray Leaf Spot of Perennial Ryegrass PPFS-OR-T-3 (pdf)  
Localized Dry Spot PPFS-OR-T-5 (pdf) --
Pythium Root Rot of Turfgrasses PPFS-OR-T-6 (pdf) --
Does Fungicide Usage Increase Thatch Accumulation in Turf? PPFS-OR-T-8 (pdf) --
Destructive Diseases Common on Turfgrasses in Kentucky PPFS-OR-T-9 (pdf) --
Sudden Deterioration of New Creeping Bentgrass Putting Greens PPFS-OR-T-10 (pdf) --
Slime Mold, Lichens, & Sooty Mold Problems on Plants PPFS-MISC-3 (pdf) --

Golf Course Management

Overseeding Bermudagrass Fairways In The Transitions Zone
Fairway Establishments and Maintenance - Species Cost Comparison
Selection of Fairway Grasses for New Golf Courses
Seeded Bermudagrasses
Effects of Traffic on Dormant Bermuda
Perennial Poa Suppression in Bent Greens
Ryegrass Fairway Conversion to Bermuda

Home Lawn Care

Low-Maintenance Lawn Care, Stressing Pest Avoidance and Organic Inputs  (ID-154)
Lime and Fertilizer Recommendations / Soil Test Recommendations (Excerpt from AGR-1)
Weeds of Kentucky Turf (for identification, refer to Weed ID Page)  (AGR-12)
Lawn Establishment in Kentucky (AGR-50)
Improving Turf Through Renovation (AGR-51)
Selecting the Right Grass for your Kentucky Lawn (AGR-52)
Lawn Fertilization in Kentucky (AGR-53)
Mowing, Dethatching and Coring and Rolling Kentucky Lawns (AGR-54)
Turf Care Calendar (PDF format only) (AGR-55)
Weed Control Recommendations for Bluegrass and Tall Fescue (AGR-78)
Lawn Irrigation (For Professionals) AGR-115
Principles of Home Landscape Fertilizing ID-72
Home Lawn Irrigation ID-79
Managing Mole Problems in Kentucky FOR-42
Some Facts About Mowing
Seeding Cool Season Grasses ---- Time of Year!
Bermudagrass Control/Suppression in Cool-Season Turf
Fall Lawn Management and Renovation following Summer Lawn Woes
Evaluating and Renovating Drought-Stricken Lawns
Maintaining Kentucky Lawns During Summer Drought

Turfgrass Insects

Controlling White Grubs PDF
Velvet Ants PDF

Insecticides for Control of White Grubs in Kentucky Turfgrass

PDF
Earthworms - Thatch Busters PDF
Yard Wasps PDF
Managing Adult Japanese Beetles PDF
Japanese Beetles in the Urban Landscape PDF
Pesticide Applicator Training Manual for Ornamental and Turf Pest Control (PAT-1-3)
White Grub Control (An IPM/Agronomic Perspective)  

Sod Production

Growing Cultivated Turfgrass Sod for Transplanting
The Business of Sod Production
Athletic Fields
Home Lawns
Golf Course
Insects
Diseases
Sod
 

Many publications are available from local County Cooperative Extension Offices throughout Kentucky to assist homeowners and professional turf managers.  If you do not find the information you need here, check with your local extension office.

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