This week has been filled with continuing education. Tuesday and Wednesday we attended seminars offered during the Illinois Turfgrass Foundation's Winter Workshop held at the Golf House in Lemont. On Tuesday, Dr. Rossi from Cornell University talked about his ongoing research at Bethpage State Park in NY. For the past 8 years Rossi has been researching the viability of alternative maintenance practices using little to no plant protectants. Though he has been able to gain much information, all efforts to maintain golf course turf with no plant protectants has resulted in dead grass. On Wednesday we listened to information regarding the use of organic fertilizers and how to implement them into a program.
Today we attended a seminar at Seven Bridges Golf Club outlining options for control of annual bluegrass. Unfortunately, not a lot of new information was given, and they confirmed that annual bluegrass is very tough to control. However, we did come away with a couple of options we may consider trying next year.
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