Agronomy

Unfertilized lawns are bigger contributors to runoff pollution than fertilized surfaces
Runoff is pollution all by itself, without adding extra chemicals to it, lawn care professionals were told in March at the fourth annual Nutrite professional seminar in Guelph. Read More

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Micorrhizae helps to give turf a leg up
Mycorrhiza, referring to the symbiotic relationship between a beneficial fungus and the roots of a vascular plant, has been known for more than a century to help trees better survive, and that same science can be applied to the lawn care industry for the betterment of turfgrass health. Read More

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A weapon in the ongoing fight against the emerald ash borer
As the emerald ash borer continues to wreak havoc on targeted trees in its march through Ontario, arborists seeking to stop the pest in its tracks have sought any tool they can to fend off the devastation. Read More

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Non-chemical means to fight weeds on lawns
With cosmetic pesticide bans in place in some Canadian provinces and municipalities, lawn care professionals have had to rely on other means to keep weeds at bay on their customers’ lawns. Read More

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A proactive approach to reduce phosphorus use
Now that we have cosmetic pesticide bans in place in several Canadian provinces as well as in a number of municipalities elsewhere throughout of the country, pressure is now mounting on fertilizer use, specifically the amounts of phosphorus that are being put down. Read More

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LO advocates phosphorus reduction
As part of an ongoing effort to maintain the overwhelming positive environmental impact of landscaping, Landscape Ontario members have vastly limited their use of phosphorous in their fertilizer blends for many years. Read More

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What is old is new again
By Sean Jordan, T.Ag.
Agronomist

My contributions to Turf and Recreation magazine to this point have been, for the most part, technical in nature. For this article I am changing gears a bit and telling a story about an interesting aspect of links course management I learned as part of my internship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland. Read More

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Crumb rubber and natural turf work well together: researcher
In the world of sports turf management, when one thinks of crumb rubber, it’s usually as an infill for synthetic fields, which gives the playing surface some resiliency as a means to minimize athlete injuries.

But crumb rubber isn’t necessarily confined to only synthetic turf fields. Research has found the product to equally enhance natural turf surfaces. Read More

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