Warm & Dry Fall! Drought Stress Intensifies, Wild Violet Research and Dollar Spot ResearchIf you like fall, this one has been a good one to be outdoors. However, a combination of unusual warmth — 14th warmest September in…Oct 3Oct 3
Signs of Fall! Drought, Buckhorn Plantain, White Grubs and Dollar Spot ResearchThe third week of September brought the first real signs of fall to the Chicago area, with sugar maples, Acer saccharum, on the North Shore…Sep 19Sep 19
September! Drought Returns, Yellow Foxtail, Bunker Algae and White Clover Herbicide ResearchThe first day of September (Labor Day) brought warmer and drier conditions, with temperatures rising from the lower 70s in late August to…Sep 5Sep 5
August Ends! Type 1 Fairy Ring, Lance Nematodes and Roots Return via Plant Health ResearchAug 28Aug 28
August Cools! Anthracnose, Zoysia Field Day, and Drought Tolerance ResearchAfter a stretch of hot weather in mid-August, conditions cooled this week with daytime highs dropping into the 70s and low 80s, a welcome…Aug 22Aug 22
August Rain! Poa Trivialis, Pythium Blight, Summer Patch and Selective Herbicide ResearchIt has been a long summer; depending on your perspective of course. I am talking about the people who enjoy working outdoors. Case in point…Aug 15Aug 15
August Ease! More ABW, Ant Mounds, Broadleaf Weed, Wisconsin Field Day, and Dollar Spot ResearchAfter a stretch of intense heat through much of July, the first week of August brought cooler weather across the Chicago region, with high…Aug 8Aug 8