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WELCOME TO TURFFILES
Spring is finally here! TurfFiles has a new look and many new features:
- Trying to find an extension publication. Select 'Official Publications' under the menu item 'Extension' or click
here.
- Check out the
Disease ID Decision Aid for help in diagnosing disease problems.
- Have a question about a particular disease, insect, or weed? New information sheets
contain pictures, descriptions, and management recommendations.
- Don’t know what a cool-season grass is? The new glossary
may help.
- Want more information about drought? Use the keyword search box on the top right
of the screen, or look at the keyword index.
 May TurfTips
Water actively growing lawns as needed. Most turfgrasses
need 1 to 1¼ inches of water, including rainfall, per week. Apply nitrogen to
St. Augustinegrass lawns two weeks after greenup. Apply postemergence
herbicides after full green-up as necessary to control summer annual and
perennial broadleaf weeds. In late May, start replanting bare or worn areas in
warm-season turfs such as bermudagrass and centipedegrass, and remove thatch if
it is thicker than ½ inch. Check for white grubs and mole crickets so appropriate
control measures for the next generation can be applied in high risk areas in
June or July. Refer to the turf specific maintenance
calendars for detailed information.
Maintenance calendars provide suggested management practices to assist you in seasonal
care of home lawns and athletic fields grown in North Carolina. Location, terrain,
soil type and condition, age of turf, previous management, and other factors affect
turf performance. For these reasons, the management practices and dates found in
the following maintenance calendars should be adjusted to suit your particular turf
conditions.
Both warm and cool season turfgrasses are grown in North Carolina. Knowing turfgrass
growth characteristics and use recommendations is important for maintaining a healthy
turfgrass system and minimizing management requirements. Following is a list of
turfgrasses commonly grown in North Carolina.
There are over 100 diseases that affect North Carolina turfgrasses. Fortunately,
there are only about 18 tufgrass diseases that develop year after year. Following
is a list of the most common diseases that affect North Carolina turfgrasses.
Many insects live in or on turf. Some damage turfgrasses by feeding on roots, leaves
and stems while others disturb roots by making burrows. Below is a list of the major
insects which damage turfgrasses in North Carolina.
Pests that are not insects, diseases, or weeds are included in the catch-all category
of "Other Pests" on TurfFiles.
Weeds by definition are any plant(s) that grow where not intended. Whereas some
grass species are classified as both turfgrasses and weeds, all broadleaves and
sedges are considered weeds within any successful turfgrass program. Following is
a list of common weeds found in North Carolina turfgrassess.
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