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  1. Ask an Expert

    https://greene.osu.edu/program-areas/master-gardener-volunteers/ask-greene-county-master-gardener-volunteer

    Home Garden Issues Home garden pest and disease issues?  OSU Extension Greene County professionals ...

  2. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Ailanthus

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-65

    glandular teeth. Mechanical Control Small infestations of small plants can be pulled, dug, cut, or mowed ... the ground is moist. Cutting and mowing is most effective when initiated in early summer when food ...

  3. Chinch Bugs in Turfgrass

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-2503-11

    research suggests that this disease has a greater impact on the chinch bugs when the turf enters into ... crabgrass.  Types of Damage Chinch bug damage is usually first detected when irregular patches of turf begin ... to turn yellow then brown. The patches continue to expand outward and the turf eventually dies, ...

  4. Composting at Home

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1189-99

    were previously advised to mow often and let the clippings lay. But composting is now considered an ... excellent alternative. If you have a garden, a lawn, trees, shrubs, or even planter boxes, you have a use ... do not use diseased or infested plants as mulch without composting them first. Yard trimmings such as ...

  5. Pearl Millet as a Cover Crop in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0117

    information: After pearl millet grows to a height of 2 or more feet, mowing it to a height of less than ... 2 inches may terminate it. Mowing pearl millet after heading may terminate it. Follow NRCS guidelines for ... Disease Very good Allelopathic (produces biochemicals that inhibit weeds) Very good Chokes weeds Excellent ...

  6. Masked Chafers

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ENT-51

    Entomology Masked chafers are beetles that have larvae, called white grubs, which can attack managed turf ... usually attack cool season turf, especially if Japanese beetle grubs have been suppressed. Additionally, ... Damage Symptoms Turf begins to show drought stress in late summer into fall or spring and does not ...

  7. Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-35

    includes such practices as digging, mowing, cutting, removal of umbels, grazing, and herbicide application. ...

  8. Japanese Beetle

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ENT-46

    usually in high-quality urban turf. Beetle skeletonizing a leaf Hosts The adult beetles are general ... most commonly damage turf. The turf first appears off-color as if under water stress. Irrigating causes ... a short-lasting response or no response at all. The turf feels spongy under foot and can be easily pulled back ...

  9. Wheat as a Cover Crop in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0121

    similar diseases and pests. Plant after Hessian fly-free date as a cover crop. Table 2. Rating the ... except when rolling/crimping. Mowing after heading may terminate. Terminate wheat at least 14 days before ... for penetrans root lesion nematode. Increased crop diseases: could be a moderate problem Hinders ...

  10. Rotary Agricultural Mower Safety

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-591211

    mowing and never allow riders on the tractor. Before Mowing Remove all litter and debris from the area to ... be mowed. Stones, tin cans, and wire can be deadly when thrown by a mower blade. Be alert for holes ... mowed. No riders. Know the child labor laws. Wear a seat belt when the tractor is equipped with roll over ...

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