Tag: snow mold

photos by: Paul koch

Snow mold lessons learned from last winter

August 16, 2016 By
The winter of 2015-2016 can best be described as unusual, whacky, zany, goofy or any other words that imply it was abnormal for most of the northern United States. December had record-breaking warmth for most locales, and frequent heavy rainfall ...

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What lurks beneath the snow… snow mold

September 24, 2015 By
You’d think golf course superintendents in my territory would get a break during winter months. After all, weather in the North Central Region can be brutal from November through March. But there’s one thing they have to prepare for each ...

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Photos courtesy of: Paul Koch

One snow mold fungicide to rule them all?

August 5, 2015 By
Controlling multiple snow mold species with one application can be done, but not every product mixture provides the same results. People like certainty, and whether it’s the daily weather forecast or a 30-year mortgage interest rate, it helps us plan ...

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BASF: Xzemplar fungicide

November 19, 2014 By
BASF’s Xzemplar fungicide, powered by Xemium, the latest in carboxamide technology, offers consistent, longer-lasting protection against dollar spot. It also controls brown patch, snow mold and more. It is fast-acting, with preventive and curative properties that keep dollar spot at bay. ...

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What causes snow mold?

August 19, 2014 By
(Hint: it’s more than snow) For most of the country, the winter of 2013-2014 was one to forget… or to remember and hope it never happens again. Brutal cold swept from the Midwest down to the gulf coast, and the ...

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Nufarm: Affirm WDG

July 7, 2014 By
Affirm WDG from Nufarm is a concentrated water-dispersible granule fungicide that delivers excellent control of turf and ornamental diseases. With both foliar and translaminar activity, Affirm protects against anthracnose, patch diseases, snow molds and others. Plus, it offers added benefits ...

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