Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- June 3, 2008
Is it time to give up on your lawn? (:47)
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Suggested Intro:
WHETHER IT'S DUE TO INVASIVE WEEDS, PERSISTENT PESTS OR UNCOOPERATIVE WEATHER, LAWN CARE CAN BE A CHALLENGE. AND A TURF SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS SOMETIMES IT'S BETTER TO GIVE UP AND START OVER. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:
Story:
(:16) A HEALTHY, GREEN LAWN IS AN ACHIEVABLE GOAL FOR ALMOST EVERY HOMEOWNER, AND THERE'S A TURFGRASS SOLUTION FOR NEARLY EVERY PROBLEM IMAGINABLE. BUT PENN STATE TURFGRASS RESEARCHER MAX SCHLOSSBERG SAYS THERE ARE SOME LAWNS THAT EVEN T-L-C AND TECHNOLOGY CAN'T SALVAGE:
Schlossberg Actuality:
(:14) "THERE COMES A TIME IN ANY LAWN WHERE YOU GET TO A POINT OF NO RETURN, AND YOU JUST NEED TO CLEAN THE SLATE AND START OVER BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO DIFFICULT TO SELECTIVELY MANAGE THE WEEDS AND PROBLEMS THAT YOU HAVE. AND A LOT OF TIMES IT WOULD BE BEST JUST TO GO WITH A NEW VARIETY OF TURFGRASS SPECIES."(:17) SCHLOSSBERG SAYS STARTING OVER ALSO PAYS BECAUSE NEWER GRASS SPECIES ARE MORE RESISTANT TO DROUGHT, INSECTS AND DISEASES, AND REQUIRE LESS MOWING THAN OLDER VARIETIES. TIPS ON RE-ESTABLISHING YOUR LAWN CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT TURFGRASS-MANAGEMENT DOT P-S-U DOT E-D-U. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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