...AND NOT A DROP TO DRINK
Earlier this month, I was invited to serve as a panelist at the 2006 Rain Bird Intelligent Use of Water Summit in Pasadena, Calif., during the Rose Bowl....
FINDING ANSWERS
I've always heard that Japanese beetles prefer purple-leaved plants to green-leaved plants. Is this true? South Carolina....
CHEMICAL UPDATE: Turfgrass Herbicides
The chemical industry is ever-changing and new products are introduced every year, so our Chemical Updates offer a practical tool....
PREVENTING SPREAD OF DEADLY BEETLES IN OAK AND TANOAK
The Western bark beetle and oak ambrosia beetle have become a serious pest of oak, particularly Coast live oak and California black oak, and tanoak in the western United States....
FOCUS ON: Topdressers
Topdressing helps accomplish several benefits including smoothing, controlling thatch, modifying the surface soil, aiding in renovating and overseeding and protecting the greens in the winter....
OSHA UNVEILS NEW WEB TOOLS
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced the availability of two new resources on the agency's Web site: a Web-based assistance tool for workers and employers in the tree care industry, and a new advanced serach engine that allows users to search topics in a vareity of targeted areas....
HOW TO: SELL YOUR SERVICE
Wash your truck! If needed, paint your truck! Being able to read your business name and phone number on your truck is important, especially when it's parked in front of a landscape that displays your quality work....
OPTI-REALISM
It's hard not to be optimistic at Christmas time. I think maybe it's the subliminal messages in all the Christmas music they start playing on the radio shortly after Halloween....
MAKING THE SWITCH TO WASTEWATER IRRIGATION
Superintendents considering the switch from fresh irrigation water to water from wastewater treatment plants will need to study all the adjustments required to accommodate the switch....
SHORT CUTS
At the fall board of directors meeting of the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA), the board approved moving the 2007 Annual Conference and Exhibition to San Antonio, Texas....
HAND-HELD GAS-POWERED EQUIPMENT WILL REBALANCE OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS
According to industry estimates, overall shipments of hand-held products (hand-held blowers, backpack blowers, trimmers and chainsaws) are forecast to post moderate growth during calendar year 2005, reaching 12.2 million units....
HOUSING STARTS COOL IN OCTOBER
According to U.S. Commerce Department figures, the housing market showed early signs of cooling off in October as the pace of new-home construction and the issuance of building permits both declined....
READER POLL
Here are the reader poll results for the question posted throughout November on the Grounds Maintenance Web site, www.grounds-mag.com. Do you provide...
Grand Winner and Irrigation Components/Systems Category Winner
Grounds Maintenance announces the results of its second annual Innovative Product Award competition. The Grounds Maintenance Innovative Product Award...
Forecast for 2006
When the cost of doing business took an unexpected spike following Hurricane Katrina, many businesses saw their profits sink in the final quarter of 2005....
FINDING ANSWERS
WEED WOES Q I installed sod for a new client. Several weeks later the sod seems infested with all types of weeds some bindweed and Johnsongrass....
NOAA ISSUES U.S. WINTER OUTLOOK
In the first of a two-part update to the U.S. Winter Outlook, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) meteorologists predict this winter to be warmer than the 30-year norm, yet cooler than last year....
SHORT CUTS
Project EverGreen is planning its second annual "Because Green Matters" award program. The award is presented each year on Earth Day, April 22, to a company, organization or individual that promotes the beneficial effects of green spaces through a major project to create or improve a green space....
UPDATE ON H-2B WORKERS
By voting to add the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005 (SOS Act) to its version of the supplemental bill, the U.S. Senate helped ensure the passage of this short-term fix that was critically needed by American employers of H-2B workers....
READER POLL
Here are the reader poll results for the question posted throughout October on the Grounds Maintenance Web site, www.grounds-mag.com. Has your company,...
GREEN MATTERS
And if you think it matters to just us in the green industry, think again. Project EverGreen has released the first in a series of surveys designed to gauge consumer attitudes about green spaces, what we do to maintain them and how we do it....
Aim High
Making a profit requires a plan. Earning a profit, of course, is the result of many things: good customers, good people, hard work and, yes, luck....
FINDING ANSWERS
The apartment complex I care for has a terrible infestation of chipmunks. They have tunneled under some of the patios and around rock walls, in addition to tunneling through flowerbeds....
ON THE SURFACE
Efforts to control heat stress on bentgrass putting greens continue and researchers are helping to create a more accurate formula for reducing the stress....
FOCUS ON: PDAs and PDA Software
Designed to take the difficulty out of running your business, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and their compliant software are everywhere and are probably the most compact piece of equipment you own....
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