<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"> <channel><title>Ohio State SportsNotes</title> <link>http://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/component/option,com_sportsnotes/Itemid,81/</link><description>Timely Turfgrass Management Tips For Sports Field Managers</description> <language>en-us</language> <item> <title>Knotweed Germinating on Fields</title>  <description>Bare soil on athletic fields offers an opportunity for weeds like knotweed and crabgrass to encroach</description> <link>http://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/component/option,com_sportsnotes/Itemid,81/noteid,1331</link> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/SportsTurf_Pests/Knotweed800_08.thumb.jpg" align=left hspace=8 vspace=2 width=75 height=75 border=0> Bare soil on athletic fields offers an opportunity for weeds like knotweed and crabgrass to encroach]]></content:encoded> <dc:creator>Pam Sherratt &amp; John Street</dc:creator> <dc:date>2008-04-24</dc:date> </item>  <item> <title>Cultivar Selection: Spring Green-up</title>  <description>Choosing cultivars with a &lt;b&gt;short winter dormancy &lt;/b&gt;period is crucial for spring sports.</description> <link>http://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/component/option,com_sportsnotes/Itemid,81/noteid,1326</link> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/SportsTurf_Grasses/Mixed800.thumb.jpg" align=left hspace=8 vspace=2 width=75 height=75 border=0> Choosing cultivars with a <b>short winter dormancy </b>period is crucial for spring sports.]]></content:encoded> <dc:creator>Pam Sherratt &amp; John R. Street</dc:creator> <dc:date>2008-04-16</dc:date> </item>  <item> <title>April Showers &amp; Baseball</title>  <description>High School Baseball kicks off this week - on soggy fields!</description> <link>http://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/component/option,com_sportsnotes/Itemid,81/noteid,1320</link> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/SportsTurf_Construction/First800.thumb.jpg" align=left hspace=8 vspace=2 width=75 height=75 border=0> High School Baseball kicks off this week - on soggy fields!]]></content:encoded> <dc:creator>Pam Sherratt &amp; John Street</dc:creator> <dc:date>2008-04-03</dc:date> </item>  <item> <title>Preemergence Herbicides &amp; Overseeding of Turfgrass</title>  <description>As the end of March approaches, it is time to plan for field renovation &amp; weed control. There are a couple of ways to do both.</description> <link>http://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/component/option,com_sportsnotes/Itemid,81/noteid,1312</link> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/SportsTurf_Pests/Tenacity.thumb.jpg" align=left hspace=8 vspace=2 width=75 height=75 border=0> As the end of March approaches, it is time to plan for field renovation & weed control. There are a couple of ways to do both.]]></content:encoded> <dc:creator>Dr&#39;s Dave Gardner &amp; John Street</dc:creator> <dc:date>2008-03-13</dc:date> </item>  <item> <title>Playing Surface Pests</title>  <description>There was a young athlete that tripped on a hill, that buried the mole, that ate the worm...</description> <link>http://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/component/option,com_sportsnotes/Itemid,81/noteid,1308</link> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/SportsTurf_Pests/mole.thumb.jpg" align=left hspace=8 vspace=2 width=75 height=75 border=0> There was a young athlete that tripped on a hill, that buried the mole, that ate the worm...]]></content:encoded> <dc:creator>Pam Sherratt &amp; Dr. Dave Shetlar</dc:creator> <dc:date>2008-02-26</dc:date> </item>  <item> <title>Spring&apos;ll be here before we know it</title>  <description>It&#39;s winter - the grass should be dormant, but there&#39;s signs of life....</description> <link>http://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/component/option,com_sportsnotes/Itemid,81/noteid,1304</link> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/SportsTurf_Pests/RedThread_Feb08.thumb.jpg" align=left hspace=8 vspace=2 width=75 height=75 border=0> It's winter - the grass should be dormant, but there's signs of life....]]></content:encoded> <dc:creator>Pam Sherratt &amp; John Street</dc:creator> <dc:date>2008-02-08</dc:date> </item>  <item> <title>Field Safety Checklists</title>  <description>With the advent of Jarod&#39;s Law, IPM Certification and an increase in field expectations, turf managers may want to start recording field conditions</description> <link>http://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/component/option,com_sportsnotes/Itemid,81/noteid,1300</link> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/SportsTurf_Construction/surface.thumb.jpg" align=left hspace=8 vspace=2 width=75 height=75 border=0> With the advent of Jarod's Law, IPM Certification and an increase in field expectations, turf managers may want to start recording field conditions]]></content:encoded> <dc:creator>Pam Sherratt</dc:creator> <dc:date>2008-01-29</dc:date> </item>  <item> <title>Anti-Freezing Hose Lines?</title>  <description>Some managers use &quot;anti-freeze&quot; to winterize hose or equipment lines.  Forgetting to empty the lines next spring could cause turf damage.</description> <link>http://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/component/option,com_sportsnotes/Itemid,81/noteid,1291</link> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/SK_Notes/antifreeze_study2.thumb.jpg" align=left hspace=8 vspace=2 width=75 height=75 border=0> Some managers use "anti-freeze" to winterize hose or equipment lines.  Forgetting to empty the lines next spring could cause turf damage.]]></content:encoded> <dc:creator>Karl Danneberger</dc:creator> <dc:date>2007-12-17</dc:date> </item>  <item> <title>Think Spring!</title>  <description>Bare soil now will provide a seed-bed for weeds spring 2008</description> <link>http://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/component/option,com_sportsnotes/Itemid,81/noteid,1276</link> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/SportsTurf_Damage/Wear_THUMB_001.thumb.jpg" align=left hspace=8 vspace=2 width=75 height=75 border=0> Bare soil now will provide a seed-bed for weeds spring 2008]]></content:encoded> <dc:creator>Pam Sherratt</dc:creator> <dc:date>2007-11-02</dc:date> </item>  <item> <title>Be Vigilant with New Seedlings</title>  <description>What strange weather this year. We&#39;ve got &lt;b&gt;pythium disease &lt;/b&gt;on new seedlings in Ohio, in &lt;b&gt;October&lt;/b&gt;!</description> <link>http://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/component/option,com_sportsnotes/Itemid,81/noteid,1270</link> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <img src="http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/SportsTurf_Pests/PythiumOct_07a.thumb.jpg" align=left hspace=8 vspace=2 width=75 height=75 border=0> What strange weather this year. We've got <b>pythium disease </b>on new seedlings in Ohio, in <b>October</b>!]]></content:encoded> <dc:creator>Joe Rimelspach</dc:creator> <dc:date>2007-10-09</dc:date> </item> </channel> </rss>