Turf managers get good control of Zoysia Patch with Trinity™ fungicide
Trinity ™fungicide continues to get more exposure in the zoysia patch segment. Every golf course superintendent I’ve spoken with after using Trinity has been very pleased with the results. Fall and spring applications at 1-2 oz. are the standard recommendation here. Some will go with 2oz. in the fall then 1oz. in the spring, a few might go 2 and 2, and some are going down with 1 and 1. So far, so good.

Onetime™ herbicide simplifies lawn and weed care with just one application

During a visit with the local Weedman franchise here in Lexington, I discovered that some lawn care operators and their customers are very interested in a product like Onetime™ herbicide for the feature that the name implies.

One application alone kills and controls almost all lawn weeds for great late summer turf health. If broadleaf weeds alone are the issue, low rates will do the trick. For crabgrass, the mid to higher rates are better.

Fungicide trials seemingly not as common at Field Days
Altogether, field days seem like there are less and less fungicide trials than in years past for all companies. The most consistent product from all the plots I’ve seen was Emerald® fungicide. It continues to look great on dollar spot. The only issue that has cropped up in the field is with low water volume (less than a gal./1000) impacting the efficacy.

Weird weather in lower Midwest, with slight dollar spot pressure
In general, the weather is just plain weird in the lower Midwest. I suppose that’s why one golf course grows warm season fairways and across the street its cool season grass at another course.

Hot and dry has been the theme here lately, although the current storm, Hurricane Ike, in the Atlantic looks like it could eventually bring some precipitation our way. Dollar spot is the only constant disease lately and there has been low disease pressure with it lately.

Pythium volutum, pythium root dysfunction hit lower Midwest golf courses in fall
As we move into fall, golf course superintendents growing A1, A4, or L93 may be looking to make some Insignia® fungicide applications for control of Pythium volutum (a.k.a. pythium root disfunction).