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Annual Bluegrass: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Annual bluegrass is one of the most common weeds of turf, ornamental plantings, and gardens in the United States. Commonly referred to as "Poa," it is a particular problem in golf course greens and fairways.

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Bermudagrass: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) is a plant that is grown as a turfgrass or as forage for livestock, but it also can be an invasive weed. It is found in most areas of California at elevations below 3,000 feet.

Publication Number:: 7453

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Clovers: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Clover can be a concern in turfgrass or landscaped areas.

Publication Number:: 7490

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Common Knotweed: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Common knotweed, also called wiregrass or doorweed, is an annual species most often found in compacted soils. It is particularly well adapted to the winter and early spring rainfall pattern throughout California.

Publication Number:: 7484

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Crabgrass: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Crabgrass is a common weed that almost everyone knows. There are two species of crabgrass common in California: smooth crabgrass and large or hairy crabgrass. Crabgrass also has many other names including crowfoot grass and summer grass.

Publication Number:: 7456

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Dallisgrass: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Dallisgrass, Paspalum dilatatum, is a perennial grass that is found throughout California except at high elevations. It creates an unsightly clump in turfgrass that can be a problem in golf courses, sports playing fields, and home landscapes.

Publication Number:: 7491

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Dandelions: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), also known as lion’s tooth, puffball, blowball, and monk’s head, is a major problem in turf, ornamental plantings, meadows, pastures, and alfalfa.

Publication Number:: 7469

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Kikuyugrass: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Kikuyugrass is an aggressive perennial weed of turfgrass, ornamental plantings, orchards, and noncrop areas in California. It is well adapted to warm, temperate climates such as those of the coast and inland valleys of southern and central California.

Publication Number:: 7458

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Landscape Maintenance Pest Control

This is a complete guide to using pesticides safely in turf, landscape, and interiorscape situations ranging from parks and golf courses to indoor malls.

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Lawn Diseases: Prevention and Management: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Maintaining a healthy lawn is the best way to prevent a disease outbreak in a turfgrass. 75 to 85% of common lawn diseases can be avoided by optimizing practices to avoid stressed grass, which is more susceptible to disease outbreaks.

Publication Number:: 7497

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Lawn Insects: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Insects are not a common cause of residential lawn damage in California, but certain species occasionally damage or kill turfgrass. Insect feeding can cause grass to turn yellow or brown, or die, especially if the grass is already stressed.

Publication Number:: 7476

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Lawn Watering Guide for California

A straightforward method to help homeowners set up timed irrigation systems for lawns anywhere in California.

Publication Number:: 8044

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Lawns 'n' Dogs

If you feel you have to choose between your best friend and your lawn, you are not alone. This brief guide will help you have both a green lawn and a (ahem) relieved dog!

Publication Number:: 8255

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Managing Lawns in Shade

Helpful tips for both homeowners and commercial landscapers for what can be a difficult growing situation.

Publication Number:: 7214

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Managing Lawns on Heavy Soils

Turfgrass generally does not do well on heavy, clay soils, but there are some basic steps you can take to improve its chances.

Publication Number:: 7227

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Managing Turfgrasses during Drought

With long, hot, dry summers common to most areas of the state, California lawns generally need watering for much of the year. Learn how to use water more efficiently as water demands and costs go up and drought conditions continue.

Publication Number:: 8395

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Mowing Your Lawn and Grasscycling

Grass clippings make up a surprisingly large portion of California’s solid waste stream during the growing season. Learn how to properly mow your lawn, how to “grasscycle” the clippings, mower safety tips and more.

Publication Number:: 8006

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Mushrooms and Other Nuisance Fungi in Lawns: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Mushrooms, sometimes called toadstools, are the reproductive (fruiting) structures of some kinds of fungi. This publication covers mushroom-producing fungi that are lawn management or nuisance problems but do not necessarily cause lawn diseases.

Publication Number:: 74100

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No-Mow Fineleaf Fescue Grasses for California Urban Landscapes

Here's an environmentally friendly, low-maintenance way to get a "grassy" groundcover in your landscape.

Publication Number:: 8391

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Practical Lawn Fertilization

Proper fertilization is an important part of effective lawn care. This free publication will answer your basic questions and help you establish a fertilization plan.

Publication Number:: 8065

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Turfgrass Selection for the Home Landscape

Turfgrass species and varieties rated from best to worst for 14 different criteria involving climate, disease resistance, and intended use of the lawn.

Publication Number:: 8035

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Turfgrass Traffic and Compaction: Problems and Solutions

Foot traffic is hard on lawns, but you can minimize the potential for damage by choosing the right turfgrass and growing it on the right soil.

Publication Number:: 8080

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Water Conservation Tips for the Home Lawn and Garden

How to make the most of your lawn area using the least amount of irrigation water.

Publication Number:: 8036

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Weed Management in Landscapes: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Weed management in landscape plantings is often made difficult by the complexity of many plantings: usually more than one species is planted in the landscaped area and there is a mix of annual and perennial ornamentals.

Publication Number:: 7441

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