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Suffolk County

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You can have a nice lawn in the shade.

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Turf


Damping Off

Heat Stress on Turf

Overseeding and Dormant Seeding

Planting Specs for Near Buildings, In Beds, Medians and Islands

Sod Webworms

Chinch Bugs

Flooded Turf and Salt Water Overwash

What About Turf Seeding?

Turf Renovation: Seeding

Thatch

Turf Renovation: Sod

Dealing with Dog Urine on Turfgrass

What About Shade and Turf?

Dealing with Ruts in Turf

Maintenance Program Tweaks for Growing Turf in Shade

Maintenance Tweaks for Growing Turf on Edges and Medians

Skidsteers and Turf Renovation

Why Does New Turf Fail?

Calculating Amount of Sod Required to Cover an Area

Mowing Problems

Turf Traffic Use Guidelines

Tweaking Turf Maintenance for Wet Turf

Last updated March 29, 2017

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