FAQ's // My TurfCare - Login Services Products Education Our Company Contact Green Industry News, Tips & Technology Search the TurfReport Blog Biologicals and their Benefits to Turf and Soil Health Biologicals are products that contain components from living or once living organisms. Biologicals offer many significant benefits to turf and soil health and can be applied to plants, flowers, vegetables, and trees as well. Some of these positive benefits include improved root growth, stress tolerance, increased microbial activity, improved nutrient availability and soil water holding capacity. With a variety of biologicals available we have categorized them into several groups to better understand their differences and benefits/roles in promoting healthy turf and soil. Biological products can be applied alone or blended with fertilizer products. This article explains the typical biologicals available and their benefits as a reference for choosing the right biological product for your plant health needs. Continue reading>> Prostrate Knotweed - How to control this invasive turfgrass predator Found in all 50 states, prostrate knotweed is a very widespread and invasive weed that will overtake and destroy your turf and release toxins into your soil if not properly managed. Continue reading>> ANNOUNCEMENT: Turf Care Supply Corp. is Granted Exclusive Licensing Agreement Koch Agronomic Services, LLC, operating under its corporate brand Koch Turf and Ornamental (Koch), and Turf Care Supply Corporation (TCSC), reached a definitive agreement to grant TCSC an exclusive license to market and distribute the following Koch turf and ornamental enhanced efficiency fertilizers in North America for turf and ornamental applications –DURATION®, HYDREXX®, NITROFORM®, NUTRALENE®, UFLEXX®, UMAXX®and XCU®. The agreement will also provide TCSC an opportunity to purchase and resell NITAMIN® fertilizer to turf and ornamental professionals. Continue reading>> How to Restore and Prevent Soil Compaction Soil compaction is caused by the lack of pore space in the soil, which leads to a reduction in oxygen, water infiltration and nutrient availability. As the pore space decreases the soil density increases, starving the turfgrass and the microbes in the soil from the necessities needed for healthy survival. Continue reading>> #TurfKiller - Ticks Learn the Dangers of Ticks and How to Protect your TURF As many know, ticks can transmit a variety of diseases that can be a threat to human and animal health. According to the CDC, “Ticks and tickborne diseases are increasingly problematic today, the threat posed by human-biting ticks is more widespread across the eastern United States, increasingly complex (multiple tick species and >10 notable tickborne pathogens), and, across tick species, more spatially diffuse (including backyards, neighborhood green spaces, and public recreation areas). To mitigate tick-associated negative societal effects, we must consider shifting the responsibility for tick control to include both individual persons and professionally staffed tick-management programs.” ﻿ So how can we combat the dangers of ticks and protect people, pets and turf? In this article we will discuss the precautions and products necessary to prevent ticks on turf, landscapes and around commercial properties or homes. Continue reading>> How to Read and Interpret a Soil Test How to Read and Interpret a Soil Test. A comprehensive guide to maximizing soil health. Continue reading>> What's the Damage: Pythium Root Rot DESCRIPTION Many species of the Pythium genus cause turfgrass disease to the roots and crowns, including Pythium blight and Pythium root rot. While Pythium blight affects the foliar leaves of turfgrass, Pythium root rot attacks the roots. Pythium root rot reduces root growth, which eventually causes the turfgrass to wilt, stop growing and even collapse and die, typically leaving circular spots (2-5cm, upto 15 cm). Pythium root rot can develop anytime of the year and can affect even highly maintained turfgrass when the soil is overly-saturated for several days or weeks. In the cooler/mild weather, Pythium Root Rot typically occurs during air temperatures of 55° to 70°F and is generally slow-moving, causing slow-growing, off-color, thinned areas of turf. In warmer weather, Pythium disease can become more problematic, typically active at temps above 86°F and can cause rapid growth overnight, resulting in large wilted, brown areas of dead turfgrass. Continue reading>> #TurfKiller - Wild Parsnips DESCRIPTION Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a biennial/perennial weed. When left unmanaged, it can reach 4 to 6 feet tall. The plant bears clusters of large flowers called umbels that spout from a hallowed and grooved thick stem. The umbels are typically 2-6 inches wide and contain many small, 5-petaled yellow-green flowers that bloom from June to late August. The rosette leaves alternate along the stem, are pinnately compound, and are distinct by egg-shaped leaflets with saw-tooth edges that are arranged in pairs along the stalk. These leaves get increasingly smaller near the top of the stem. This weed is considered a biennial/perennial weed since it forms a rosette of basal leaves the first year, lives through winter, and then flowers the second year. Occasionally remaining in that rosette stage for more than a year like a perennial. This plant will form a long thick taproot that is similar in appearance and smell to cultivated parsnips, hence the name. The roots are commonly smooth and cylindrical, but sometimes lateral roots will grow out from central taproot. Wild Parsnip can be confused with other similar-looking species like Golden alexander (Zizia aurea; native) or Prairie parsley (Polytaenia nuttallii; native). Wild Parsnip’s method of spreading is through distributing seeds. it’s seeds’ can remain viable for several years. If this highly invasive weed is ignored, it can spread rapidly and develop into large monocultures that replace native animal and plant habitat entirely. Continue reading>> What's the Damage? Dollar Spot DESCRIPTION Dollar Spot is caused by the fungus sclerotinia homoeocarpa, which typically thrives in temperatures between 59˚- 85˚ Fahrenheit during long periods of wetness. It affects all species of warm- and cool-season turfgrasses. The turf disease gets its name from the silver dollar-sized, tan colored spots it typically leaves on a golf course’s putting greens. This persistent disease has the potential to be active from mid-May through October, optimal temperatures varying among biotypes of the fungus. Continue reading>> Show More About Us Leading Manufacturer and Product Innovator since 1974 Contact info 50 Pearl Road, Suite 200 Brunswick, OH 44212 (877) 220-1014 info@turfcaresupply.com FAQ's Spreader Settings Blog Contact Us © 2021 All Rights Reserved | TurfCare Supply Corp. | Terms and Conditions