MS. UGP 94 also performed well with top statistical group finishes at four locations. Surprisingly, Salam, a standard entry, was the top performer at Riverside, CA, and Starkville, MS. Another standard entry, Sea Isle I was in the top statistical group at four locations. With the cold January temperatures of 2018, and the temperature swings of late winter through spring 2018 in much of the eastern U.S., the results for both the seashore paspalum trials could change significantly this year as data from winter survival and spring performance are collected.
Buffalograss Tere has not been sufficient interest to start
a new buffalograss trial, therefore, the data that we compiled from 2002-2006 is the most recent we have available. Considering the four years of data from the 2002 trial, cultivar performance depended mainly on geographical location. Te vegetative cultivar Density had high quality ratings in the southern locations of Tucson, AZ, Riverside, CA, and Dallas, TX, with lower turf quality ratings, relative to other entries, at more northern locations. Legacy, another vegetative entry, had the highest quality rating at Logan, UT, Manhattan, KS, and Lincoln, NE. Several seeded entries again performed well during the trial period, with Tech Turf 1 and Bowie each performing well at more than one location. In addition, Tech Turf 1, Density and SWI 2000 were consistently the fastest to establish. A few buffalograss cultivars have been released
since our last NTEP trial was initiated, two of those cultivars from the University of Nebraska. Prestige is a commercially available vegetative cultivar released in 2003. And most recently, the University of Nebraska released the seeded cultivar Sundancer.
Centipedegrass Centipedegrass performs well in the more
acidic, dense soils of the southeast U.S. and does so with probably the least maintenance required of any warm-season species. Curiously though, improved centipedegrass cultivars have been slow to become commercialized. In fact, NTEP has never tested centipedegrass due to the lack of a significant number of cultivars available. Seeded centipedegrass cultivars are dwarfed in the marketplace by common centipede, the major centipedegrass seed sold. A new cultivar, TifBlair, reportedly more cold-tolerant than other cultivars, has been commercialized within the last several years.
Kevin Morris is executive director of the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP).
All photos by Kevin Morris.
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DENSER:
Aside from the aesthetic beauty of a thick lawn, 3-D Sod’s improved density will help compete with weeds by actually squeezing them out! Plus, 3-D Sod will green-up quick in the lawn on the block.
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Our 3-D Sod provides less vertical growth and a lower canopy height. It’s an attribute simple to understand... less mowing! Stop spending all weekend working on your lawn rather than just enjoying it.
If it’s not 3-D Sod, It’s Just Grass® DARKER:
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DENSER:
Aside from the aesthetic beauty of a thick lawn, 3-D Sod’s improved density will help compete with weeds by actually squeezing them out! Plus, 3-D Sod will green-up quick in the lawn on the block.
DWARFER:
Our 3-D Sod provides less vertical growth and a lower canopy height. It’s an attribute simple to understand... less mowing! Stop spending all weekend working on your lawn rather than just enjoying it.
If it’s not 3-D Sod, It’s Just Grass® DARKER:
3-D Sod has been specially designed to yield a naturally darker turf. Simply put, this means less fertilizing! You’ll be able to have the same rich green lawn you expect without the use of costly and sometimes harmful chemicals.
www.3-DSod.com
Hydrostraw.com info@Hydrostraw.com
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DENSER:
Aside from the aesthetic beauty of a thick lawn, 3-D Sod’s improved density will help compete with weeds by actually squeezing them out! Plus, 3-D Sod will green-up quick in the lawn on the block.
DWARFER:
Our 3-D Sod provides less vertical growth and a lower canopy height. It’s an attribute simple to understand... less mowing! Stop spending all weekend working on your lawn rather than just enjoying it.
If it’s not 3-D Sod, It’s Just Grass® DARKER:
3-D Sod has been specially designed to yield a naturally darker turf. Simply put, this means less fertilizing! You’ll be able to have the same rich green lawn you expect without the use of costly and sometimes harmful chemicals.
www.3-DSod.com
Hydrostraw.com info@Hydrostraw.com
Summitseed.com info@Summitseed.com
HydroStraw, LLC 22110 S. State Route 27 Rockford, WA 99030 Toll Free: 800-457-6748 Fax: 815-468-7450
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DENSER:
Aside from the aesthetic beauty of a thick lawn, 3-D Sod’s improved density will help compete with weeds by actually squeezing them out! Plus, 3-D Sod will green-up quick in the lawn on the block.
DWARFER:
Our 3-D Sod provides less vertical growth and a lower canopy height. It’s an attribute simple to understand... less mowing! Stop spending all weekend working on your lawn rather than just enjoying it.
If it’s not 3-D Sod, It’s Just Grass® DARKER:
3-D Sod has been specially designed to yield a naturally darker turf. Simply put, this means less fertilizing! You’ll be able to have the same rich green lawn you expect without the use of costly and sometimes harmful chemicals.
www.3-DSod.com
Hydrostraw.com info@Hydrostraw.com
Summitseed.com info@Summitseed.com
HydroStraw, LLC 22110 S. State Route 27 Rockford, WA 99030 Toll Free: 800-457-6748 Fax: 815-468-7450
info@3dsod.com •
www.3dsod.com
DENSER:
Aside from the aesthetic beauty of a thick lawn, 3-D Sod’s improved density will help compete with weeds by actually squeezing them out! Plus, 3-D Sod will green-up quick in the lawn on the block.
DWARFER:
Our 3-D Sod provides less vertical growth and a lower canopy height. It’s an attribute simple to understand... less mowing! Stop spending all weekend working on your lawn rather than just enjoying it.
If it’s not 3-D Sod, It’s Just Grass®
The Microclover begins to produce nitrogen naturally within 8 to 10 months after establishment. Therefore it is recommended that a nitrogen source be applied at least two times to aid in the turfgrass establishment. Phosphate and potash levels should be checked by soil testing and balanced prior to seeding. After a year the 3-D Self Feeding Lawn will produce the needed nitrogen for most cool season turf applications. Phosphate and potash levels should be checked every 2 levels for optimum plant health.
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SELF FEEDING. ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY. Sustainable Option… Its time to do your part, the thought of a “Self Feeding Lawn” is now reality, 3D Sod Self Feed- ing Lawn (SFL) will provide you a lawn to be proud of while helping you to do your part in the evolving circle of sustain- ability. A naturally darker, denser turf.
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3-D Self Feeding Lawn is working with nature to produce a higher quality turf while reducing our impact on the environment. Sounds too good to be true, right?
Breeders at DLF-TRIFOLIUM from Denmark spent over 12 years creating a new dwarf small leave White dutch clover that produces nitrogen naturally. The White Clover that we see growing wild tends to dominate the turf.
Whereas the Microclover has been breed to be dwarf and not nearly as aggressive as it’s wild counter part so that this new proprietary clover can coexist to really serve the grasses versus being in competition with them.
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What is amazing in addition to the clover feeding the turfgrass is the improvement in heat and drought tolerance in the turfgrasses and improved competition to common turf weeds.
3-D SELF FEEDING LAWN BENEFITS. Feeds itself naturally, continuously producing a healthier turf without the peaks and valleys associated with nitrogen fertilizer applications.
Im-
proved Heat and Drought Tolerance during the summer months with all grass species tested. Improves competition with unwanted weeds to reduce if not eliminate the need for herbicides. Improved turf health ap- pears to increase turf wear tolerance.
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TPI Turf News July/August 2018
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