Purdue MG Lawn Care Handout2020€¦ · (Adapted from Lawn Care presentation by Dr. Aaron Patton,...
Transcript of Purdue MG Lawn Care Handout2020€¦ · (Adapted from Lawn Care presentation by Dr. Aaron Patton,...
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PurdueExtensionMasterGardenerBasicTrainingOutlineforLawnCare(PurdueMGManualChapter11)
UnderstandingLawnGrasses(Page295,PurdueMGManual)Cool-seasonspeciesvs.warm-seasonspeciesAnnualgrassesvs.perennialgrassesBunch-typegrassesvs.spreadinggrassesTakingCareofYourLawn:Cool-SeasonGrasses(Pages295-300,PurdueMGManual)MowingMowingHeight:Mowingfrequency:Otherimportanttips:IrrigationFrequency:Timeofday:Irrigationmethodsorsystems:
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Dormancy:Fertilization:MajorityofNshouldbeappliedinthefallforcoolseasonturf.(SeeTable11.2onpage298inthePurdueMGManual)60-100%oftheannualNshouldbeappliedafterearlySeptemberWhy:
Septemberisthemostimportantmonthtofertilize:NovemberisthesecondmostimportantmonthtofertilizeMayisthethirdmostimportantmonthtofertilizeFertilizationSelection
SpreaderType:SpreaderSettings:Calibration:Aerification/ThatchRemoval
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Calculating the Pounds of Fertilizer to Apply
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Calculating the Pounds of Fertilizer to Apply
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EstablishingaNewLawn(Pages300-307,PurdueMGManual)Seedvs.SodSelecttheproperspeciesandcultivar(SeeTable11.1onpage297inthePurdueMGManual)PurchasingQualityGrassSeedSchedulingSeedingStepstoSeedEstablishment1.Soiltest2.Preparetheseedbed3.Applyseeduniformly4.Seed-soilcontact5.Applyastarterfertilizer6.MulchlightlyPost-seedingCareLawnRenovationNewLawnsfromSod
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LawnProblems(Pages307-316,PurdueMGManual)ShadeWeedManagementIntegratedPestManagementUsingculturalpracticestomaintainahealthyturfstandtobetterwithstandpests,scoutingandrecordkeepingtolimittheamountofpesticdesneeded,andthenefficientuseofpesticideswhenneeded.CulturalControlofWeedsHealthydenseturfresultsinfewerweeds
1. Mowingheight2. Mowingfrequency3. Fertilization4. Irrigation5. Compactionmanagement6. Minimizestressduringsummer
BroadleafWeeds:
LifeCyclesPerennialbroadleaves(groundivy,dandelion,violet,mouseearchickweed,canadathistle,others)Biennialbroadleaves(bullthistle,wildcarrot):Winterannualbroadleaves(henbit,purpledeadnettle,commonchickweed,others)Summerannualbroadleaves(prostrateknotweed,spurge,oxalis,purslane,blackmedic)
Herbicides(postemergenceselective) Twoormoreactiveingredientsexpandspectrumandefficacy Activeingredientsinclude:(*keycommoningredients) *2,4-D(2,4-dichlorophenoxyaceticacid) *Triclopyr 2,4-DP(2,4-dichlorophenoxypropionicacid) Fluroxypyr *Dicamba Pyraflufen-ethyl *MCPP(mecoprop-p) Carfentrazone MCPA(methylchorophenoxypropionicacid) Sulfentrazone *Quinclorac Timingofapplication SeptemberthroughNovemberisidealustatorafterdandelionfloweringinspringisdistantsecondchoice ProblematicPerennials?
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Crabgrass
LifeCycle:summerannualMostefficentcontrolmethod:Preemergenceherbicides
ControlpriortoemergenceTiming:March(southernIndiana),earlyApril(northernIndiana)
Latewinter/earlyspringSelection
3mainactiveingredients(prodiamine,pendimethalin,dithiopyr)Secondarycontrolmethod:Postemergenceherbicides
ControlaftertoemergenceTimingSelection:ProductswithQuincloracorFenoxaprop
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