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Turfgrass (40 entries)

Ampac Seed Company

Ampac Seed Company is a worldwide wholesale supplier of quality turfgrass and forage seeds, providing many seed related services including contract production, varietal acquisition, and proprietary seed marketing." Their site includes "turfgrass information so thick you'll need a mower," all kinds of information about forage seeds, links, and more.

Common Turf Diseases

A list of turfgrass diseases, the conditions in which they grow, and controls.

America's Virtual Landscape! Mowing tips, environmental yard care and maintenance, and information about outdoor power equipment.

Evaluating Landscape Irrigation

NebGuide tells you how to improve water usage in your irrigation system.

Guelph Turfgrass Institute

Located in Ontario, Canada, the Guelph Turfgrass Institute provides information services and performs research in horticultural science, crop science, plant genetics, pathology, entomology, weed science, soil science, plant nutrition, and environmental toxicology. They focus on environmental aspects of water and pesticide management, grass species evaluation, and biological controls of insects, diseases and weeds. There's a wealth of information here, but it takes some patience to find.

Identification of Turf Diseases

Illinois Cooperative Extension

Solutions for various lawn and groundcover problems.

Landscape Irrigation Scheduling Tutorial

This tutorial focuses on teachng you how to water your lawn effectively with minimal work.

A list of Genie's "Premium Watering Systems" with general irrigation information.

The name says it all. This collection of links and informative pages covers every aspect of lawn care from weed and pest control to lawn renovation. Other neat things include lawn-care calendars and lawn care by state.

National Turfgrass Evaluation Program

Funded by the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the National Turfgrass Federation, NTEP is a program designed to "develop and coordinate uniform evaluation trials of turfgrass varieties and promising selections in the United States and Canada." This site includes past evaluation data for all kinds of turfgrass, links to commercial seed companies, and links to other turfgrass resources on the Internet.

Pacific Organics

Company which specializes in fertilizers and additives provides great lawn advice and good but somewhat technical advice on organic gardening.

Pennington's Lawn Care

Supplier of lawn seed and products, presents a five-step program for beautiful lawns, a planting chart, and an insect and weed guide.

Tall Fescue Lawn Calendar

Conserve water in your landscape by following a prescribed sequence in design and management.

Take a look at Toro's wide range of lawn care products, including handy tips in the yard care section.

Good selection of articles on the care of lawns, including seasonal maintenance and repairing flood damage. From Iowa Extension Service.

Turfgrass Problems

Just about every insect or disease that can affect your lawn is listed here. Although not too flashy, this site is chock-full of information on both symptoms and treatment for pathological problems.

Virginia Cooperative Extension

Great gardening and landscaping information based on recent research. Covers lawncare, monthly advice, soil, and many other topics.

White Grub Control Options

Have white grubs in your lawn? Here's a list of possible solutions.

Excellent and extensive gardening advice from Ohio State University. Covers specific plants, soil, landscape, lawns, and problems.