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WHAT’S INSIDE:

OHIO TURFGRASS CONFERENCE & SHOW

PREVIEW

See Page 8 – 14

GREEN INDUSTRY

NEWS

See Pages 4 – 6

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE OHIO TURFGRASS FOUNDATION

Volume 69 • No. 4 August – September 2007

The OTF Annual Golf Tournament will be held October 1at NCR Country Club’s Famous South Course

The purpose of the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation is to promote the turfgrass industry in Ohio, to encourage the further research and education in turfgrass science and to speak on matters of policy affecting the turfgrass industry – all of which provide better turf for everyone.

TurfNews

distributes useul and timely advice, inormation andresearch rom Ohio’s most knowledgeable eperts and proessionalsto OTF members and those in the turgrass industry.

Vol. 69 • No. 4 August – September 2007

TurNews

is produced by the Ohio Turgrass Foundation1100-H Brandywine Blvd, Zanesville, Ohio 43701-73031-888-OTF-3445 and is available to all memberswww.OhioTurgrass.org

Back issues o OTF

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are available on our website at www.OhioTurgrass.org.

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THE NEWSLETTER OF THE OHIO TURFGRASS FOUNDATION

Inside07Calendar Events

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Message from the OTF President ....................... 3Green Industry News .................................... 4Ohio Turfgrass Conference & Show Preview. . . . . . . . . . . 8OTF Golf Tournament Registration Form ............... 15Residential Lawn Care Tips ............................. 16Golf Course Tips ......................................... 18Hort Shorts .............................................. 20Member Spotlight ....................................... 22Meet OTF Research Center’sNew Program Manager ................................ 23Sports Turf Tips ......................................... 24New Growth & Technology .............................. 27Corporate Sponsor – BAYER ............................. 31

OTF Annual Golf Tournament

October 1, 2007NCR Country Club, Dayton, OH888-683-3445

Ohio Turfgrass Conference & Show

December 3 – 6, 2007 (Conference)December 4 – 6, 2007 (Trade Show)Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH888-683-3445

Ohio State Golf Turf Spring Tee-Off

February 20 – 21, 2008Holiday Inn on the Lane, Columbus, OH888-683-3445

FOR THE LATEST RESEARCHAND INFORMATION FOR OHIO’S TURFAND LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALSVISIT THESE IMPORTANT WEBSITES:

Gol Course Tur Management & Sports Tur ManagementBuckeye Tur

www.buckeyetur.osu.edu/

Lawn, Grounds & LandscapeBuckeye Yard & Garden Line

www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/bygl

These sites can also be accessed rom the OTF website at www.OhioTurgrass.org.

This Issue Sponsored By:

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MESSAGEFROM THE

PRESIDENT

Hopeully everyone has managed their way through meteorologicalroller coaster this year ... to say the least it has been interesting mixo hot/dry and hot/moist conditions throughout our region. Since ourindustry depends so much on the weather, adjustments o variousmagnitudes to short term or long term plans can be changed in amatter o one major weather event. Whether your operate a lawncare business, gol course, athletic eld, grounds manager or sodarm adjusting your agronomic, business or personnel practices arekey to your businesses success.OTF’s in season educational opportunities provides a great resourceor inormation to assist with your adjustments. Attending eventssuch as Research Field Day and Regional seminars not only allowsyou to see evidence rst hand, but also provides the opportunityto talk to the tur team one on one about any specic challengesyou may have. I you’re unable to attend any o the events, keep inmind you are only a nger tip away rom most o the inormationpresented at these educational sessions via the internet or otherorms o electronic media. Please visit the newly revamped OTFwebsite (www.OhioTurgrass.org) to review a variety o industrylinks that will assist in your research.With the summer quickly coming to an end, i you have tur studentsor interns working or your business, please communicate to themthat OTF scholarship applications can be ound on the website. Thisis a great way to help reward the uture turgrass proessional whohave worked hard or you and your business this year. OTF awards$10,000 in scholarship money annually to students throughout thestate. Based on the number o scholarship applications submittedthe past ew years, I am positive there are Turgrass Managementstudents who aren’t aware these monies are available.One nal note, please circle the date o October 1 and reserve it toplay in the 2007 OTF Scholarship and Research Gol Tournament atNCR Country Club’s esteemed South Course. I you haven’t had theprivilege o playing NCR, plan on bringing your team to participateand experience this beautiul, challenging layout. Registration ormscan be ound on page 15 and on the OTF website.Until next time ... Keep it green! Yours or Better Tur,Mark Jordan, CGCS

OTF SEEKS

NOMINATIONS

FOR AWARDS

Do you know anyone who deserves recognition orcontributions to tur management?

OTF members received orms in their membership packetsor nominating this year’s recipients o

Proessional o theYear

and

Proessional Ecellence

awards.Nominees or “Proessional o the Year” awards are judgedon the ollowing attributes:• Fellowship – willingness to share knowledge with andhelp train ellow tur personnel.• Inventive Ingenuity – leadership in developing new ideasand trends in turgrass management.• Membership and activity in tur related and other civicorganizations.• Length o dedicated service to the tur industry.Proessional Excellence awards are based upon similarcriteria, and are awarded to those deserving specialrecognition or signicant contributions to the turgrassindustry. Awards and scholarships will be presented rightbeore the Keynote Address, Tuesday, December 4, at theOhio Turgrass Conerence & Show.The 2006 Proessional o the Year was awarded to JoeDuncan, Ever-Green Lawn Care. Proessional Excellence Awards were presented to Dr. David Gardner, OSUDepartment o Horticulture & Crop Science and Gary Rasor,ormer Superintendent, OSU Gol Courses.OTF Annual Awards Nomination orms are available onthe OTF website at www.OhioTurgrass.org or by calling888-683-3445.The deadline to submit your nomination is October 22.

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