Information on Lawn Care!
This page provides information and links for caring for your grass, soil, and lawn as well as recommendations for weed control.
UK Libraries' Resources for UK Employees and Affiliates
Please note that some of these resources may require a UK LINKBLUE ID and password, or they can be accessed by visiting any UK Library.
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Academic Search CompleteMulti-disciplinary full-text database with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. Indexes and abstracts more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, and conference proceedings.
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AgricolaCitations and abstracts of materials acquired by the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and cooperating institutions in the agricultural and related sciences. Ninety percent of the records describe journal articles and book chapters, and the remaining ten percent describe monographs, series, microforms, audiovisuals, maps, theses, patents, software, and technical reports.
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InfoKat DiscoveryInfoKat Discovery allows you to quickly search multiple UK library resources simultaneously, including books, journal articles, dissertations, government documents, archives and special collections, images, maps, videos, music and open access content. InfoKat Discovery does NOT include all of the journal articles available through our databases.
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Plant Management NetworkCooperative resource for the applied plant sciences. Includes searchable database comprised of web-based resource pages from the network's partner universities, companies, and associations.
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Web of Science Core CollectionWeb of Science Core Collection indexes primary journals and article citations in several databases spanning a wide range of disciplines.
General Lawn Care
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Low-Maintenance Lawn Care, Stressing Pest Avoidance and Organic InputsThis publication is written for those who wish to maintain their lawn with minimal inputs.
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Improving Turf through RenovationProvides information on re-establishing turf when proper mowing, fertilizing, watering, and pest control applications are not enough.
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Mowing, Dethatching, Coring, and RollingThis publication provides information on correctly mowing your lawn, Thatch, and Aerification/Coring in order to properly maintain your lawn.
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Weed Control Recommendations for Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue Lawns and Recreational TurfThis publication provides a chart of weeds that could affect your yard and the most effective herbicides.
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Lawn Fertilization in KentuckyThis publication helps you determine the type of fertilization you need, where to buy it, and any other information you may need about fertilization!
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Tips To Help Avoid Lawn ProblemsThis WVU publication provides excellent tips on how to prevent and repair lawn problems.
Lawn Disease
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Brown Patch Disease in Kentucky LawnsThis UK Extension publication provides information on the causes, symptoms, disease cycle, factors affecting disease development, and management of Brown Patch Disease.
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Chemical Control of Turfgrass DiseasesDescribes diseases in home lawns, preventative vs. curative uses, fungicides, evaluating the effectiveness of fungicides, and improving effectiveness.
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Controlling White Grubs in TurfgrassThis UK Extension publication describes what white grubs are, preventive measures, the short-term problems, detecting white grub problems, and what to do to fix the problem.
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Brown Patch Disease-Turfgrass Disease ProfilesThis Purdue publication provides the characteristics and symptoms of turfgrass infected with Brown Patch Disease. It also provides information on disease control.
Soil Services and Care
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Soil Testing: What It Is and What It DoesProvides information on what soil testing is, why it should be done, what tests can be performed and why they would be performed.
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How to Take Soil Test SamplesProvides information on the timing, tools needed, types of sampling, sample depth, and sample preparation.
Weeds
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Weed Control Recommendations for Kentucky Lawns and Recreational TurfProvides a table of weeds and the herbicides best for fighting those weeds.
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Weeds of Kentucky TurfProvides information on how weeds infest turfgrass and methods of weed control. It also provides a section on recognizing common turf weeds and a definition of terms.
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Factsheet on NutsedgeThis University of California publication provides information such as identification, life-cycle, damage and management of nutsedge.