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Posted by cbuga on Sep 11, 2020
Preliminary Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Green Industry Sales in the Southeastern U.S.
Ben Campbell, University of Georgia; Alicia Rihn, University of Tennessee; & Julie Campbell, University of Georgia The Green Industry consists of wholesale nursery, greenhouse, turfgrass sod producers, landscape design, construction/maintenance firms and wholesale and retail distribution firms (e.g., garden centers, home stores, mass merchandisers with lawn/garden departments, brokers/rewholesale distribution centers, and allied trade suppliers (Hodges […]
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Posted by cbuga on Jun 20, 2019
Rain, overwatering can cause slippery algae to pop up in turfgrass lawns
Recent dry weather encouraged the use, and possible overuse, of irrigation systems. Followed by tropical conditions characterized by heavy rainfall and humidity, there have been reports of a jelly-like substance growing in turf. The jelly-like matter is Nostoc, a genus of cyanobacterium formerly classified as blue-green algae. The algae — commonly known as star jelly […]
GeorgiaTurf
Posted by cbuga on Jun 20, 2019
Wet growing season and popularity have Georgia’s zoysiagrass inventory running low
About a week ago, I heard from a couple of sod producers that spring sales of turfgrass sod were strong and they were worried about potential shortages of popular species like Bermudagrass and zoysiagrass. I wondered if these were isolated incidences or an industry-wide issue. As the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension turfgrass specialist, I […]