Lawn and Turfgrass

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Practical Lawn Establishment and Renovation

This publication will take you through the steps needed to successfully plant a new lawn or renovate an old one. If you follow these steps, you will get it right the first time!

Mar 2002 | OSU Extension Catalog

Fertilizing Lawns

Explains how to optimize a fertilization program for a home lawn. Discusses how to select and use fertilizers, the roles of various elements (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, pH, calcium, magnesium, and iron) in lawn ...

Jan 2005 | OSU Extension Catalog

Ecolawn: Less work and water

An ecolawn is a low input alternative to a conventional perennial grass lawn. Ecolawns provide a turf-type ground cover and tolerate typical uses of grass lawns.

Steve Castagnoli | Feb 2013 | Article

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7 - Home Lawn Q&A - Willamette Valley

This episode features a home lawn Q&A with the OSU BeaverTurf team, Dr. Alec Kowalewski and Brian Mc Donald.

Alec Kowalewski, Brooke Edmunds, Brian Mc Donald | May 2020 | Podcast Episode

OSU Extension Gardening Q&A

This podcast features live question and answer sessions with Oregon State University Extension horticultural experts across the state.

Podcast

Turfgrass maintenance calendar for Central Oregon

This calendar is offered as a general guide to know when and how to manage a lawn in Central Oregon

Amy Jo Detweiler, Tom Cook, John Whisler, David Wienke | Jun 2002 | Article

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Dig into hundreds of publications from OSU Extension online catalog

Have a gardening question? Find an answer in one of OSU Extension's publications.

Kym Pokorny | Nov 22, 2019 | News Story

Retired Extension agent, turning 100, reflects on career

Steve Besse spent one-quarter of his life, 25 years, working for Oregon State University’s College of Agriculture, and most of it in Extension.

Mitch Lies | Oct 30, 2019 | News Story

OSU researchers present findings at Turf Field Day

OSU Extension researchers presented field trial results on fine fescues and annual bluegrass at Turf Field Day.

Chris Branam | Oct 10, 2019 | News Story

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