Protect Lawns – And Save Water!
April 7, 2017 at 1:46 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsMost people don’t realize that plants do not live in the soil, but rather in the gaps (called “pores”) in the soil, sustained by the air and water within the pores. Water is critical, and an extended time without it ...
Recognizing National Lawn Care Month
April 1, 2017 at 6:00 am | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsAgain this April, we join the industry in recognizing “National Lawn Care Month,” and it is a great time to think about the message that homeowners and commercial property owners receive on the benefits of grass ...
TMI Increasing Production Of Traverse 2 SRP
March 24, 2017 at 9:16 am | Posted in General by Curtis Williamsrepresents the result of a 10 year cooperation with Rutgers University to produce a top rated turf fescue with aggressive tillering and rhizomes that would provide excellent wear resistance and recovery. This ...
It's Possible That Creeping Red Fescue Will Run Out
March 10, 2017 at 2:16 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsJust when you think you have got things figured out, reality comes along and proves you wrong! Such is the nature of our grass seed industry. For the first time in a blue moon, it appears entirely possible that we ...
High Rainfall Has Made Grass Fertilization Difficult
March 3, 2017 at 5:19 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsWe set a record for rainfall in February with over 14 inches of rain which is making it difficult to get out into the fields to fertilize the this year’s grass seed crops. These weather anomalies since October which ...
Production Acreage Declines On Two Biggest Crops
February 24, 2017 at 1:37 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsNo sooner than we reported a relative stable trend in Oregon’s grass seed acres for the last 5 years, comes a report from USDA on acreage for 2017. While the 5% rule on variation still applies to Forage Tall, ...