ShortCUTT Newsletter (Week 10 – August 3) – Goosegrass and yellow nutsedge control, looming Gray Leaf Spot outbreak and perennial ryegrass and tall fescue management.
ShortCUTT Newsletter (Week 2 – April 15) – Microdochium patch, dandelions and the need to justify pesticide applications in the face of increasing public scrutiny.
ShortCUTT Newsletter (Week 14 – July 23) – Excess moisture fueling stress, hindering recovery. Water deep to enhance fertilizer effectiveness and seed germination.
ShortCUTT Newsletter (Week 10 – June 18) – Little rain, high evapotranspiration fueling dramatic shift to dry conditions. Summer sports field management. Affordable equipment wash-pads.
ShortCUTT Newsletter (Week 9 – June 11) – ABW stage updates, traffic and event management on athletic fields, nutsedge emergence, and tick education resources.
ShortCUTT Newsletter (Week 8 – June 4) – We are now ahead of 30-yr averages in terms of growing degree days. Recent growth surges make it key to follow urban landscape BMPs. Dr. Rossi also discusses proper treatment of root borne pathogens.
ShortCUTT Newsletter (Week 7 – May 29) – Warm and wet conditions have spurred turfgrass growth the last week in the Northeast. Dr. Rossi discusses how to handle this growth using science-based recommendations. In addition, he addresses the public’s concern relating to fertilizer use on turfgrass.
ShortCUTT Newsletter (Week 6 – May 23) – With crabgrass emerging across the northeast, it’s important to know about its life cycle before treatment. Dr. Rossi discusses the window for crabgrass emergence and methods of control.
ShortCUTT Newsletter (Week 3 – April 30) – Dr. Rossi talks management of early season pests, and handling excessive athletic field traffic given the compressed Spring season in NY.
ShortCUTT Newsletter (Week 2 – April 24, 2018) – Dr. Rossi discusses methods of “jump-starting” the system without the use of fertilizer, and has a conversation with Jim Skorulski on observed winter injury in the Northeast.
ShortCUTT Newsletter (Week 1 – April 16, 2018) – Weather effects on disease pressure, annual bluegrass seedhead suppression, pre-emergence herbicide application timing and some thoughts from Soil Insect Ecologist, Professor Kyle Wickings on early-season insect populations.
