- Author: Chris M. Webb
While reported as a weed within our state more than 50 years ago, green kyllinga (Kyllinga brevifolia) has developed into a major turfgrass problem over the last 10-15 years. Once established in turfgrass or ornamental areas, spread can be rapid. Mowing, foot traffic, and cultivation spread both seed and rhizomes.
In addition to reducing the aesthetic quality of turf, the uneven growth rates turf and green kyllinga produces an undulating or irregular surface in infested areas. This uneven surface is of particular concern for athletic fields and golf courses.
To learn more about this troublesome weed, please see UC ANR’s recently revised Green Kyllina: Pest Notes for the Home and Landscape.
Topics include:
- Identification and life cycle
- Impact
- Management
- Author: Chris M. Webb
Mowing habits have a big impact on lawn appearance and health. Improper mowing can lead to thinning, weeds, pests, buildup of debris, and more. Cutting your grass to the right height at the right time can do much to help keep your lawn healthy and beautiful.
UC ANR’s Mowing Your Lawn and “Grasscycling” publication can help you determine how much and how often to cut. Topics include:
- How high to mow?
- When to mow?
- What to do with the clippings?
- Mowing equipment
- Mower safety
- Additional mowing tips
- Author: Chris M. Webb
Written for pest management professionals and pesticide applicators the UC IPM Green Bulletin shares resources and research to benefit these groups. As is often the case with UC resources, while they might be designed for specific groups, others may also benefit and gain knowledge.
The new edition of the Green Bulletin contains the following articles:
- Natural Herbicides: Are They Effective?
- NPIC: A Good Source of Pesticide Information for Your Customers
- Alternative Turf Demonstration Project
- UC IPM Offers new Free Online Courses
- Ask the Expert!
Current and back issues of the Green Bulletin can be found on this page of UC’s Integrated Pest Management site.
- Author: Chris M. Webb
UC’s recently updated Lawn Diseases: Prevention and Management publication packs a lot of knowledge in an easy to digest compact format.
From the publication:
“Maintaining a healthy, vigorously growing lawn is the best way to prevent a severe disease outbreak in turfgrass. Each square foot of turf contains about 500 to 1,000 individual plants, each requiring optimum amounts of water and fertilizer, the right mowing regime, and an aerated, well-drained soil. If any of these factors are missing or in excess, the grass may become stressed and more susceptible to disease.”
The authors provide tables to help detect disease and irrigation requirements. Tips to avoid lawn disease from happening can be found throughout this free resource.
- Author: Chris M. Webb
Due to their low-maintenance, low-input, environmentally friendly features fineleaf fescue species are becoming increasingly popular choices in urban landscapes.
All species of fineleaf fescues are perennial, cool-season grasses. Potential sites for these grasses include: slopes, median strips, golf course roughs, cemeteries, untrafficked areas of parks, and industrial, commercial and home landscapes.
UC’s No-Mow Fineleaf Fescue Grasses for California Urban Landscapes provides information beneficial to those who have fineleaf fescue on their property and those considering doing so.
Topics include:
- What is fineleaf fescue
- Performance evaluation
- Sodding research,
- Selecting species and cultivars
- Establishment
- Irrigation
- Fertilization
- Weed control
- Disease management
- And more
