Week 34 - Lawns

• Week 34 - Lawns

  Monday, August 26, 2024

  Topics of the Week:

  • Top Ten Lawn Questions
  • Sustainable Lawn Care
  • The Truth about No Mow May!
    

  • Top Ten Lawn Questions
    

    This is a rough list of the top ten questions Cornell Cooperative Extension gets about lawns.  Keep these in mind as you go through this weeks material.

    1.     What species of lawn grasses do we grow in New York State?

     2.     What kind of grass can I grow in poor soil/full sun? Shade?

     3.     When is the best time of the year to plant a new lawn in New York State?

     4.     Should I consider sod?

     5.     How high and how often should I mow my lawn?

     6.     When should I fertilize my lawn and do I need to apply lime?

     7.     How do I know if my lawn has thatch?

     8.     How can I reduce the amount of crabgrass, ground ivy and moss in my lawn?

     9.     Does my lawn have grubs?

     10.  What is overseeding?

    
    

  • Sustainable Lawn Care
    

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    URL

    Lawn Care: The Easiest Steps to an Attractive Environmental Asset - Cornell Turfgrass Program URL

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    File

    Lawn Management - Master Gardener Manual - University of Kentucky File

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    CHART: General Characteristics of Common Cool-Season Turfgrass Species - Cornell University File

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    URL

    Lawn Fertilizer (NYS Nutrient Runoff Law) - NYS Department of Environmental Conservation URL

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    Page

    VIDEO: Sustainable Lawn Care - Cornell University (copy) Page

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    URL

    Lawn - Cornell Turfgrass Program URL

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  • The Truth about No Mow May!
    

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    URL

    VIDEO: No Mow May! NO WAY! - NYS IPM URL

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    File

    The Truth about No Mow May - Cornell Cooperative Extension File

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  • Additional Resources
    

  • Sustainable Lawn Care
    

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    File

    BOOKLET: Lawn Care without Pesticides - Cornell University File

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    File

    PRESENTATION: Choosing The Right Turfgrass For Your Site - CCE File

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    File

    PRESENTATION: Growing A Great Lawn File

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    URL

    VIDEO: Patch Weak or Bare Spots - Cornell University URL

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  • Repetitive Overseeding
    

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    File

    Repetitive Overseeding Can Replace Herbicides to Conquer Crabgrass - CCE File

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    Lawn Weeds? Bare Spots? Repetitive Overseeding Can Help - CCE File

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  • Lawn Pests
    

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    URL

    Pest Management Resources - Cornell Turfgrass Program URL

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    URL

    Diagnosing Holes in the Yard - Iowa State University URL

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  • Disease
    

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    URL

    Turf Diseases - Michigan State University URL

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    Photo gallery of various turf diseases.
    

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    URL

    Lawn Disease Quick Reference - University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension URL

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  • Insect Pests
    

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    URL

    Billbugs in Turfgrass - Ohio State University Extension URL

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    Chinch Bugs in Turfgrass - Ohio State University Extension URL

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  • Grubs
    

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    URL

    White Grubs - NYS IPM URL

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    VIDEO: Using IPM to Asses Your Lawn for White Grubs URL

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    URL

    Grub ID - Cornell University URL

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  • Weeds
    

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    URL

    Turfgrass and Landscape Weed ID - Cornell University URL

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    Common Home Lawn Weeds - University of Maryland Extension URL

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    Photo gallery of common lawn weeds.
    

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    URL

    Herbicide Options for Managing Common Lawn Weeds - University of Maryland Extension URL

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    URL

    Weed Management in Turf - Penn State Extension URL

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  • Crabgrass
    

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    URL

    Crabgrass Control in Lawns for Homeowners in the Northern US - Rutgers University Extension URL

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  • Moss
    

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    URL

    Moss in Lawns - Rutgers University Extension URL

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  • Forum Post

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    Forum

    Environmentally Friendly Lawns Forum

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    Many homeowners are not willing to part with their lawn; others may be willing, but are required to have a lawn by the homeowners association in their neighborhood.  Many lawn inputs, especially if used improperly, are not environmentally friendly (i.e. mowing, watering, pesticides, fertilizers, etc.). 

    What do you think is the MOST IMPORTANT advice you could give someone who is not willing and/or able to part with their lawn, but would like to limit their environmental impact?

    Some things to think about include:

    • Turf Varieties
    • Mowing Schedule
    • Watering Schedule
    • Fertilizer Use
    • Pest Management
      

  • Knowledge Checks

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    Quiz

    Knowledge Check: Lawns! Quiz

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