AprilMay2007Newsletter

Spring has Sprung!

TurfNews

WHAT’S INSIDE:

Golf Course

TIPS

See Page 24 – 25

Sports Turf

TIPS

See Pages 18 – 22

GREEN INDUSTRY

NEWS

See Pages 4 – 9

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE OHIO TURFGRASS FOUNDATION

Volume 69 • No. 2 April – May 2007

They can’tdeliver the ertilizeruntil when???!!!My preemergenceisn’t down yet!

H o w m a n y p i e c e s o f e q u i p m e n t a r e a l r e a d y b r o k e n d o w n ? ? ?

How manyevents are wehaving thisweekend???

H a l f o f m y c r e w d i d n ’ t s h o w u p f o r w o r k t o d a y !

I still needto aeriy!!!!!!

W e e d s, D i s e a s e s a n d I n s e c t s ... O h M y !

Poa seedheadsalready goingwild .......

TurfNews

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

Vol. 69 • No. 2 April – May 2007

TurfNews

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

TurfNews

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

TurfNews

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE OHIO TURFGRASS FOUNDATION

Inside07Calendar Events

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Message from the OTF President .........................3Green Industry News ......................................4Residential Lawn Care Tips ..............................102007 Buckeye Sports Turf Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Sports Turf Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Member Spotlight ........................................23Golf Course Tips ..........................................24Hort Shorts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26New Growth & Technology ...............................28OSU Turfgrass Science Program .........................32Safe Lifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Corporate Sponsor – THE ANDERSONS ...................35

OTF’s 46th Anniversary!

April 24, 2007

Ohio Turfgrass Week

May 25 – June 1, 2007 • 888-683-3445

Ohio Sports Turf Spring Field Day (OSTMA)

May 2, 2007 • 614-354-1196Hudson High School, Hudson, OH

Northeast Ohio Lawn Care Seminar (OLCA)

June 21, 2007 • 800-510-5296OARDC, Wooster, OH

OTF Regional Seminar

July 17, 2007 Yankee Trace Golf Club, Centerville, OH

OLCA Golf Outing

July 26, 2007 • 800-510-5296 (OLCA)Deer Ridge Golf Club, Bellville, OH

Ohio Sod Producers Association Summer Field Day

August 7, 2007 • 888-683-3445Henderson Turf Farm, Franklin, OH

OTF/OSU Turfgrass Research Field Day

August 15, 2007 • 888-683-3445OTF Research & Education Center, Columbus, OH

Ohio Lawn Care Outdoor Summer Seminar (OLCA)

August 16, 2007 • 800-510-5296OTF Research & Education Center, Columbus, OH

OTF Golf Tournament

October 1, 2007 • 888-683-3445NCR Country Club, Dayton, OH

Ohio Turfgrass Conference & Show

December 4 – 6, 2007 • 888-683-3445Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH

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.

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MESSAGEFROM THE

PRESIDENT

The older I get, the more I learn to appreciate this time o year ...whether it is nding the sanity in lie ater “March Madness” orseeing the aesthetically invigorating “perectscape” the Mastersprovides, the awakening mother nature provides gives us theenergy and ocus to begin the execution o winter plans ... certainlya season o hope.Freshness is also something the OTF Board and Committees look at while building programs or the upcoming year. One o the newprograms started last year, Ohio Turgrass Week, provides anopportunity or OTF members to help promote the turgrass industryin Ohio.OTF launched the inaugural Ohio Turgrass Week as an initiativeto create an awareness o the positive impact turgrass has onthe environment, while creating an opportunity to generate newrevenue streams through non-traditional means rom those whobenet rom turgrass either recreationally or at home.To promote Ohio Turgrass week last year, we asked gol coursesto participate and donate a dollar a round during the week. Thisyear Ohio Turgrass week, scheduled or May 25 – June 1, hasbroadened the scope o the target groups. OTF is asking GolCourses, Lawn Care Operators, Athletic Field Managers and vendorsto participate by selling tickets or redemptive goods or servicesoered (see detailed communication on page 4 o this issue).Not only will those who buy tickets be eligible or prizes, but theOTF member who sells the most rafe tickets will win a varietyo OTF packages including Gol Tournament registration, Conerenceand Show Registration and an annual Membership to OTF.We appreciate your support and participation in Ohio TurgrassWeek. Help spread the word about the benets o turgrass in Ohio! Yours or Better Tur,Mark Jordan CGCS

Don’t Let Your Member

Benefts Expire!

It’s time to renew your membership to OTF (unless,o course, you have already done so). The OTF Member-ship year runs rom February 1 – January 31. Member-ship renewal invoices have been mailed 3 times to all2006 members – and there was no increase in dues!Please renew your membership immediately. I OTFdoes not receive your renewal beore May 1, valuablemember benets and services will expire.Following is a brie description o each OTF Member-ship Type:

Organizational:

Any one company that is currently in-volved in the management o turgrass. Includes golcourses, lawn care companies, parks & recreation,cemeteries, nurseries, landscapers, sod producers,athletic elds, suppliers, and related organizations.Organizational Members have one contact person withull voting privileges.

Afliate Organizational Member:

Any one personwhose company has joined as an OrganizationalMember. Aliate Members will receive all OTF mailings,will be listed in the membership directory, and willhave all other member benets, but will have no votingprivileges.

Individual:

Any one person who is currently involved inthe management o turgrass. Individual Members haveull voting privileges.

Faculty:

Any person involved in teaching turgrassmanagement, landscape, horticulture, or other relatedelds. Faculty Members have no voting privileges.

Retired:

Any member or 10 consecutive years whois now retired.

Student:

Any student currently enrolled in a highschool, vocational, technical school, college or univer-sity. Student Members have no voting privileges.I you did not receive your renewal invoice, or havequestions about your membership, please call OTFat 888-683-3445, or visit www.OhioTurgrass.org.

– WARNING –

This will be the last OTF

TurfNews

you receive i you do not renewyour 2007 membership.

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