Saturday, April 28, 2012

Crazy Weather Creates Competition Problems In Turf

Since the rain last weekend, these crazy weeds have popped up in a few of Newports bermudagrass fairways. I am not 100% sure what it is yet, but with the cold mornings (we had a frost this morning), the bermudagrass has not grown much.  The weed has a competitive advantage right now.  Once the bermuda permanently wakes up and we scalp it and apply fertilizer, the weeds disappear.  It does not make sense to spray the bermudagrass with a herbicide right now for the broadleaf weeds.  It will stunt the bermuda further.  Looking ahead, it will be warmer this coming week, so we will mow the fairways and this problem will begin to disappear.

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