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MSUcares: Home Lawn Maintenance Calendar
Mississippi State University Extension — Seasonal checklists of things to do to maintain Mississippi home lawns. Grassy winter annuals and broadleaf winter annuals in dormant turf become aggressive and rampant by early March. The seed (for next year's crop) mature in late winter and ...More…
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MSUcares: The Home Lawn and Turfgrasses
Mississippi State University Extension — The home lawn and the turf areas surrounding churches, parks, and office buildings do more than just serve as a pleasant green backdrop. The grass plants that make up the lawns serve as miniature air-conditioners and pollution-abatement ...More…
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MSUcares: Turfgrass Selection Guide
Mississippi State University Extension — Turfgrass Selection Guide *Certain zoysiagrasses can be seeded, but seeds are difficult to locate. Establishment Normal Color Sprigs, Plugs Yellow green See Common See Hybrid St. Augustine- See St. Augustine- See Centipedegrass See ...More…
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MSUcares: Take-All Root Rot
Mississippi State University Extension — This disease is caused by a fungus. It may be mistaken for chinch bug damage or drought symptoms. Symptoms are circular to irregular in shape and may resemble symptoms of brown patch. Patches of diseased St. Augustinegrass or centipede at first ...More…
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Lawn Diseases: Rust
Mississippi State University Extension — Symptoms of rust appear as irregular areas or distinct patches of turf having a yellowing or orange color. Mostly you notice on cool season turf species, such as fescues and ryegrass. But it also can attach warm season species such as ...More…
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Mississippi Master Gardener History
Mississippi State University Extension — The following is a reprint of Master Gardener International Fact Sheet 95-01, July 1995. It is the history of the program. The following is a reprint of Master Gardener International Fact Sheet 95-01, July 1995. Master Gardener International, P. ...More…
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Turf Tips Newsletters
Mississippi State University Extension — Weekly tips for growing and maintaining home lawns by Dr. Wayne Wells. Links to all newsletters. Successful lawns begin with the right turf species (2-23-09) Proper mowing affects lawn appearance and health (4-27-09) April showers bring large ...More…
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MSUcares: Lawn and Garden
Mississippi State University Extension — Lawn and Garden homepage. Links to Master Gardener, Home Lawn, Home Garden, and Home Landscape. Herbs, flowers, vegetables, youth gardening, plus related topics. Information for creating successful home landscaping environments. A volunteer ...More…
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MSUcares: Gray Leaf Spot
Mississippi State University Extension — The disease causes irregular gray, dirty-yellow, or ash-colored spots with brown, purple, or water-soaked borders on leaf blades. Spots may be covered with gray mold in warm, humid weather. Lesions may occur on stems, spikes, and leaves. A yellow ...More…
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MSUcares: Melting Out or Leaf Blotch
Mississippi State University Extension — Several fungi can cause melting out, or leaf blotch. Fungus spores produce abundantly and travel long distances by wind, water, and mowers. Infection by the wind-borne spores results in leaf spotting. Symptoms are round or oblong spots parallel ...More…
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MSUcares: Large Patch Brown Patch
Mississippi State University Extension — The fungus responsible for large patch, commonly referred to as brown patch, attacks most species of grasses but is more serious on bentgrass, bluegrass, bermudagrass, centipedegrass, and St. Augustinegrass. Large patch is prevalent in spring or ...More…
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MSUcares: Slime Molds
Mississippi State University Extension — Slime molds cover above-ground plants with a dusty-gray, black, or dirty yellow mass. Slime molds cover above-ground plants with a dusty-gray, black, or dirty yellow mass. When you look closely, you see small, round balls scattered over the ...More…