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Illinois Pesticide Applicator Turf-grass: Questions and answers, graded A+ IPM for Turf - keeping pests at a level low enough to avoid major damage First step of IPM for turf - developing and maintaining healthy turf healthy turf is obtained through - soil management, turfgrass selection, and ...

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  • May 18, 2024
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Illinois Pesticide Applicator Turf -grass : Questions and answers, graded A+ IPM for Turf - ✅✅ keeping pests at a level low enough to avoid major damage First step of IPM for turf - ✅✅ developing and maintaining healthy turf healthy turf is obtained through - ✅✅ soil manage ment, turfgrass selection, and proper culture desirable pH level for healthy turf - ✅✅ between 6 and 7 pH pH readings below 6, what can you add? - ✅✅ lime high -pH soils can be fixed by adding? - ✅✅ sulfur or acid forming fertilizer (ammonium sulfate/nitrate or urea) how often should you pH test? - ✅✅ Every 3 -5 years How to fix excessively wet soils? - ✅✅ By adding sand, clay or organic matter Name of cool se ason grasses - ✅✅ Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, tall fescue, fine -leaf fescue, and creeping bentgrass Name of warm season grasses - ✅✅ zoysiagrass, bermudagrass, and buffalograss Kentucky blue grass - ✅✅ Most common turfgrass in Illinois; medium t olerance readily recovers, requires well -drained fertile soil in sun Perennial Ryegrass - ✅✅ Commonly mixed with Kentucky bluegrass; particularly useful for overseeding/renovation work becuase it germinates vigorously and strongly Tall Fescue - ✅✅ Commonly used in low maintenance areas like parks or golf course roughs; especially drought and heat tolerant Fine -Leaf Fescues - ✅✅ Often combined with Kentucky bluegrass for use in shady areas; poor to moderate wear tolerance Creeping Bentgrass - ✅✅ smooth, dens e turf; primarily used on golf -course greens and tees; high maintenace Zoysiagrass - ✅✅ rugged turfgrass that turns brown during cool and cold weather; warm season grasses Bermudagrass - ✅✅ Grown occasionally in southern Illinois; not able to tolerate cold weather; warm season grasses What is the one -third rule - ✅✅ Never remove more than one -third of the grass blade at mowing How to properly irrigate turfgrass - ✅✅ water to depth of root system; early in the day;well watered turf is attractive to grubs suggested ratios for fertilizers - ✅✅ 3-1-2 or 4 -1-2 which is 3 to 4 parts nitrogen to 1 part phosphorus to two parts potassium (N,P,K) best time of year to fertilize - ✅✅ early September with early May second best and if 3rd application necessary then late fall Never apply more than 1 pound of soluble nitrogen per ______ square feet - ✅✅ 1,000

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