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July!?! Peak Heat Pauses, Spotted Spurge Broadleaf Weed, Purdue Field Day and Knotweed Research

The 2025 season brought an abrupt transition from May to July, skipping the crucial month of June that is vital for creeping bentgrass root…

3d ago

July!?! Peak Heat Pauses, Spotted Spurge Broadleaf Weed, Purdue Field Day and Knotweed Research

3d ago

July 4th! Heat Stress, Early Root Decline, Etiolation?!?, Take-all Patch (more) and ABW Damage

We are now experiencing an especially hot summer — some have been saying we’ve been long overdue. For example, the last really hot Chicago…

Jul 2

July 4th! Heat Stress, Early Root Decline, Etiolation?!?, Take-all Patch (more) and ABW Damage

Jul 2

90s for Highs! Traffic Stress, Brown Patch, Crabgrass, and C4 Winterkill Recap

The final full week of June brought some of the hottest weather of 2025 so far to the Chicago area. As forecasted, high temperatures soared…

Jun 27

90s for Highs! Traffic Stress, Brown Patch, Crabgrass, and C4 Winterkill Recap

Jun 27

Summertime! 1st Heat Wave, Dollar Spot begins, Take-all Patch again?!? and Native Flowers

Summertime And the livin’ is easy Fish are jumpin'… as the 1930s play goes. It certainly isn’t easy in summer if you are a grower. We are…

Jun 20

Summertime! 1st Heat Wave, Dollar Spot begins, Take-all Patch again?!? and Native Flowers

Jun 20

June Heat! Soil Temps Above 70, Knotweed, Bentgrass Variety Trial

Warmer and dry conditions dominated most of the week following last week’s rainfall. Finally, creeping bentgrass has shown accelerated…

Jun 13

June Heat! Soil Temps Above 70, Knotweed, Bentgrass Variety Trial

Jun 13

Rain in June! LDS Halts, 1st Waitea, Asian Jumping Worms? and Bentgrass is Growing

Jun 6

Rain in June! LDS Halts, 1st Waitea, Asian Jumping Worms? and Bentgrass is Growing

Jun 6

May Ends! Warm Up Ahead, Broadleaf Weeds, Manuscript Herbicide Research

May began with an unseasonably cool spell, only to swing dramatically into a period of record-setting heat, followed by another drop in air…

May 30

May Ends! Warm Up Ahead, Broadleaf Weeds, Manuscript Herbicide Research

May 30

Strange Weather! Roller Coaster Spring, Bentgrass Off-Color, Poa Seedheads and an Award

It was supposed to be a dry and normal spring. Instead, it has been a strange spring. If you are a grower, April and May haven’t been easy…

May 22

Strange Weather! Roller Coaster Spring, Bentgrass Off-Color, Poa Seedheads and an Award

May 22

Mid-May! Research Begins, White Clover, and Velocity vs Poa Annua

As we move into the second week of May, the CDGA turfgrass research season is officially underway. A new silvery thread moss control study…

May 16

Mid-May! Research Begins, White Clover, and Velocity vs Poa Annua

May 16

May! Creeping Bent Woes, Cool Nights, Desiccation, and a Native Forb & Grass Demo

May 9

May! Creeping Bent Woes, Cool Nights, Desiccation, and a Native Forb & Grass Demo

May 9

CDGATurfgrassProgram

CDGATurfgrassProgram

Written by Derek Settle, PhD & Shehbaz Singh, MS. Mission: Provide science-based turfgrass research and diagnostics to 400+ member golf courses/superintendents.

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