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Golf putting green showing multiple circular brown turf damage patches

Why Should You Love Soil Temperatures When Managing Bermudagrass Diseases?

As the summer is coming to a close, except for 100oF temperatures in September, we are in the window to manage those important diseases of ultradwarf bermudagrass putting greens. Spring dead spot…

Golf green with numerous circular brown patches and a white fence in the background

Disease or Not Disease, That Is the Ultradwarf Question!

As temperatures across our region roller coaster their way into spring, bermudagrass putting greens are often some of the first warm-season turfgrass systems to green up. While that's a good thing…

North Carolina county map with red and gray counties; title "2013-22 Creeping Bentgrass Submission Origin"

North Carolina Putting Green Samples - 10 Year Review

The following post is a 10-year review (2013-2022) of turfgrass samples submitted to our lab from golf course putting greens solely in North Carolina. North Carolina is located in the transition zone…

Map of 2022 turfgrass sample origins by US state; 44% NC, 68% SE (TN/NC/MS/AL/GA/SC/FL)

2022 Turf Diagnostics Lab Review

Overall, total turfgrass samples submitted in 2022 to the NC State Turf Diagnostics Lab were higher (+16%) than samples submitted in 2021, which brings us back to a normal year since it was very…

Map of USA showing 2021 turfgrass sample origins; 38% NC, 63% SE (TN/NC/MS/AL/GA/SC/FL)

2021 Turf Diagnostics Lab Review

Overall, total turfgrass samples submitted in 2021 to the NC State Turf Diagnostics Lab were higher (+3.5%) than samples submitted in 2020, likely in part due to no COVID related lab closures like we…

Turf treatment grid: Secure, Maxtima, Posterity, Chipco26GT, Daconil, Sec.+Pos., Control — photos 5/10, 5/18, 5/24/2021

The Findings of a Mad Turf Pathologist

Dollar Spot Weather has been conducive for dollar spot in many areas of the Southeast, especially those that have had some humidity. Humidity in central North Carolina has been minimal as of late,…

Map of North Carolina counties colored, titled "Creeping Bent PG Sample Submissions", 2011–2020, n=808

10-Year NC County Golf Sample Review

The following data was collected from samples submitted to the North Carolina State Turf Diagnostics Lab from 2011 to 2020. This information shows all of the diagnoses we have made on these hosts…

US map showing 2020 turfgrass sample origins; 45% NC, 74% SE*

2020 Diagnostics Lab Review

Overall, total turfgrass samples submitted in 2020 to the NC State Turf Diagnostics Lab were lower than samples submitted in 2019, most likely due to an extended closure (52 days) during the…

Three men inspecting turf beside a large white tarp on a grassy field

Keep Old Man Winter From Hurting Bermudagrass Putting Greens

As bermudagrass putting greens enter dormancy over the next few weeks in the Carolinas, now is a good time to review some key management strategies for a successful transition next spring. Just…

Grid of petri dishes with fungal colonies; rows labeled Gg1–Mc2, columns 50°F–95°F

Too Early for Take-All Root Rot Apps?

Written by Cameron Stephens, Ph.D. candidate under the direction of Dr. Jim Kerns and Dr. Travis GannonTake-all root rot (TARR) is a detrimental disease of highly maintained ultradwarf bermudagrass…