Weeds
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Friday, December 4th , 8:30am-3pm.Location: Bartow County Stiles Auditorium, 320 W. Cherokee Ave., Cartersville, GA. 8:30am Registration and refreshments9:00am Turfgrass Disease Update10:00am Insect Pests in the Landscape11:00am Ornamental Disease Management12:00pm Lunch Provided1:00pm Balancing Trees and Lawns2:00pm Professional Certifications3:00pm CEU Credits $40 Registration by December 1st.Call 770-387-5142 to pay by credit card.Make Checks out to “Bartow…
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Pre-emergent herbicides are designed to stop the growth of annual weeds during germination. Pre-emergent herbicides are the cornerstone of effective lawn weed management. Pre-emergent chemicals will not work on any weeds that are already established in your lawn. It’s important to use these products before you have a weed problem; therefore, timing of application is…
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Weeds make flowers and flowers make seeds—lots of seeds. Although plants don’t have legs or feet to move around, they do have the ability to move their seeds. In fact, there are several seed dispersal mechanisms used by plants to move about. This is the reason why weeds are seemingly a never-ending problem for farms,…
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There are many options for controlling weeds in home lawns. Many of the turfgrass herbicides on the market today are highly selective and control specific weeds without damaging the grass. However, it’s important to note that these herbicides are not completely harmless to lawns and the ability of a lawn to “tolerate” an herbicide depends…
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If you’ve watched any television in the past few years, you probably couldn’t have missed getting bombarded with advertisements about class action lawsuits surrounding the Roundup herbicide. Roundup is one of many popular weed control products on the market today that contains the active ingredient glyphosate. Because of recent court cases in California, there is…
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The following table lists common plants known to be toxic when ingested by horses. While this is not a complete list, it contains many plants commonly found in pastures and landscapes in Georgia. Horses generally will not consume the majority of these plants unless deprived of their normal forages. Plant Name(s) Botanical Name/Family Toxic Plant…
