version 1.51
This manual has been prepared by:
- Mary C. Owen, Extension Turf Specialist
- Jason D. Lanier, Extension Educator
Select technical content contributed by:
- Natalia Clifton - Extension Pesticide Specialist
- M. Bess Dicklow - Extension Plant Pathologist
- Dr. Scott Ebdon - Turf Agronomist
- Dr. Geunhwa Jung - Turf Pathologist
- Jason Lanier - Extension Educator
- Mary Owen - Extension Turf Specialist
- Randall Prostak - Extension Weed Specialist
- Dr. John Spargo - Soil Scientist
- Dr. Patricia Vittum - Turf Entomologist
and
additional sources as designated in the text.
Project assistance graciously provided by:
- Steve Anagnos - Lawn Care Pros, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
- Taryn LaScola - Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, Boston, MA
- Don McMahon - John Deere Landscapes, South Dennis, MA
- Carl Quist - Town of Longmeadow, MA
- Ted Wales - Hartney Greymont, Needham, MA
- Laurie Cadorette, UMass Extension
This project was originally part of a legislatively funded initiative undertaken by the University of Massachusetts Extension Turf Program in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation.