Green-up, and horse poo

*Green up*

The cool season grasses are greening up nicely here in Manhattan. So far I haven't seen many signs of greening up in the warm-season grasses here, but a few days ago a superintendent from South Central Kansas shared photos of bermudagrass showing a lot of green, more than he's ever seen for this time of year. Another from Central Kansas reported a little greenup in his area too, early for his site. How is the green-up of C4 grasses in YOUR area? Early? Are you ready???

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*Horse poop in the lawn*

This was my favorite turf question over the past few days. By a round-about way, I learned that it was even worthy of a few Tweets :)

Here it is for all to enjoy:

http://www.ksuturf.org/blog/2011/03/question-of-the-week/
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*Dicots are people too*

I know, it's a turf blog, but I can't help throwing in a few trees and ornamentals every now and then.

If you manage pine trees on your course, you might be interested in some info about pine tip blight. It's a very common disease in this region, and it occurs in the upper midwest and northeast, too.

I posted some stuff on a K-State website and you can check it out HERE

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