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Homeowners Use Lawn Chemicals Mostly Because Neighbors Do It: Ohio State Study
https://cfaes.osu.edu/node/1509
college. "Based on the study, the main factor influencing a homeowner's decision to use lawn ... have someone other than a lawn care company do it for them (40 percent). This is also the first study ... the case of homeowners who apply lawn chemicals on their own, the "neighbor effect" is ...
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Lawn Maintenance Made Easy
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/lawn-maintenance-made-easy
it comes to lawn maintenance. "People think you have to apply tons of chemicals and put a lot of ... of the grass and a lawn will take care of itself. That's the best advice Dave Gardner, an Ohio ... State University Extension horticulture and crop science assistant professor, gives to homeowners when ...
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What to Look for in a Lawn Care Service
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-4025-88
Extension David J. Shetlar, Professor Emeritus, Entomology, The Ohio State University All lawn care ... Nangle, Assistant Professor, Interim Program Coordinator – Turfgrass Management, Ohio State University ... Extension, Wooster David S. Gardner, Agronomist, Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University ...
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Brenda Medina Privatt
https://hcs.osu.edu/our-people/brenda-medina-privatt
OSU because it offered me the opportunity to work on soy-based fertilizers, specifically studying ... for developing granular fertilizers tailored for lawn care operators and homeowners. Why OSU? I chose ... the second year of a project in collaboration with the ISA, exploring the use of soy-based materials ...
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Getting your lawn in shape
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/getting-your-lawn-in-shape
then there’s the lawn. How can you not notice your lawn and how green or dandelion-crammed it is ... compared to say, the neighbor’s lawn – not that you’re into comparing. You’re a little more ... Johnny-on-the-spot with mowing because, well, there’s fewer other diversions besides the tiling you need to do in the ...
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Dicamba Complaints Slowly Filtering In
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/dicamba-complaints-slowly-filtering-in
their neighbors, said Mark Loux, an Ohio State University Extension weed specialist. OSU Extension is ... State University. Most often, farmers don’t fault their neighbor who applied the dicamba – they fault ... weeds for a long time. But this year, complaints about the chemical are higher because it is also being ...
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Reviving your lawn after winter’s freeze and thaw
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/reviving-your-lawn-after-winter%E2%80%99s-freeze-and-thaw
the state. If homeowners tried to reseed their lawns in the fall, which is typically a good time to ... conditions the rest of the season prevented successful seeding, Rimelspach said. That’s because most lawns ... particularly important because phosphorus is a key nutrient used for root growth and development. Mow the lawn ...
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Gardeners: Test Soil to Save Money, Protect Ohio’s Water
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/gardeners-test-soil-save-money-protect-ohio%E2%80%99s-water
Martha Filipic SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — As gardeners and homeowners throughout Ohio rev up their ... Bennett, Ohio State University Extension horticulture educator and director in Clark County and statewide ... washing into the watershed,” Bennett said. “Homeowners can do their part by knowing inputs and outputs ...
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Composting Boosts Turfgrass Growth
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/composting-boosts-turfgrass-growth
soil with compost minimizes that heavy use of chemicals." The Ohio State project analyzed the ... April 9, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- A little composting can go a long way when establishing lawns in new ... urban developments. Ohio State University researchers have found that by adding an inch of compost into ...
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Dicamba Complaints Slowly Filtering In
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/dicamba-complaints-slowly-filtering
But this year, complaints about the chemical are higher because it is also being used for weed control ... it's sprayed, harming other plants along the way, is affecting growers in Ohio. The state has received ... College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University. Most ...