Yellow nutsedge is a troublesome, difficult to control weed often found in turf areas. Also known as nutgrass or swampgrass, yellow nutsedge is not a broadleaf weed or a grassy weed, but a sedge, and a thorough understanding of yellow nutsedge is required before it can be controlled.
Brown Patch
[Rhizoctonia solani]
SYMPTOMS
Large crabgrass, a summer annual, is a member of the grass family. It is one of the most troublesome weeds in lawns. Crabgrass reproduces by seeds. It has a prolific tillering or branching habit. A single plant is capable of producing 150 to 700 tillers and 150,000 seeds. Crabgrass plants are very adaptive to mowing height. Plants can produce seeds at mowing heights as low as 1/2-inch. Crabgrass germination is related to soil temperature. When the soil temperature reaches 60 degrees F, crabgrass begins to germinate.
Fungus season is here....There are three main types of fungal diseases on turf to keep an eye out for when disease pressure is high. They are Summer Patch on Kentucky Bluegrass, Brown Patch on Fescue and Dollar Spot on both types. There a couple ways to determine if you have a fungus outbreak on turf. First, you must judge the disease pressure factors which are heat, humidity, moisture content and nighttime temperatures above 65 degrees. Once you've determined these factors are all present, the next step is to probe the soil of the stressed/brown area to ensur
As we continue in this hot dry weather don't forget to keep the lawn watered. Even with any rain we get it will not be enough to green anything up. We are to the point where the sprinklers should be on even after a rain. This is also the conditions if you are watering and have dry spots or stressed out area in the lawn that you might need to have your system checked for good coverage. Let Aspen get your system up to snuff.
Our recommendations for water right now are:
3-4 Days a Week
Bagworms are once again here but they are early this year. Bagworms can only be effected by pesticides when thier bag is soft, they are easy to kill and evan though you may notice them on all kinds of trees and bushes evergreen bushes are the only ones they will kill. Please let us know if you notice any bags.
Adult Japanese beetles emerge from the soil and live from 30 to 45 days feeding on plants over a four to six week period. Adults feed on many ornamental plants including trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceous annual and perennials, and of course—roses.
Did you know a Mature tree can consume and transpire between 150-300 gallons per water each day??? Kinda makes you feel a little overwhelmed thinking of it that way with the drought we're in right now!
The 2 most common grasses in Kansas lawns are Bluegrass and Tall Fescue. Most all the yards in the area will have a mixture of Fescue and Bluegrass. Unless you are really concerned with having one or the other you probably have a mix of the 2 in your lawn. Both have their benefits one more than other. Most of the time is comes down to what you like. Here at Aspen we only seed with a tri-blend Fescue unless the customer wants another blend. The reason we use Fescue is because of its hardiness.
Warm season grasses in our area are in most cases an invasive plant that nobody wants in their yard. The two common ones in our area are Bermuda Grass and Zoysia Grass. If you are dealing with either one of these problems in your yard, NOW is the time to start taking care of this.
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