Turf care is essential for maintaining high-quality turf. The attached maintenance schedule covers cultural practices from highest to lowest care levels.
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turfgrass
School Athletic Field IPM Pilot Project
The Mt. Ayr athletic field was part of the turfgrass management project.
Turfgrass Integrated Pest Management
Turfgrass Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is not a predetermined set of practices, but is a stepwise process for improving management of pests in turfgrass areas. This process, which is prescriptive to the site and school district, focuses on long-term prevention or suppression of pest problems with minimum impact on human health and the environment.
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Turf Maintainance Schedule
Covers the following information:
- Cultural practices
- Turf goal and expectation
- Turf quality
- Irrigation
- Weed tolerance
- Aeration
- Fertilization
- Mowing height and frequency
- Per and post-emergent herbicide use
- Insect control
- Overseeding
- Topdressing
- Troubleshooting
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