Turf School Day Twenty-Nine

This morning we had our irrigation class. We talked about irrigation uniformity by design. There are two ways of designing a system, a square layout and a triangular layout. In a square layout the sprinkler are laid out in a square, while in a triangular layout they are offset to form several triangles. The triangular layout is more efficient, but it is harder to design.

We then had our insect class and we talked about nematodes. Nematodes or 'todes are clear unsegmented microscopic worms that live in the soil. Some cause problems in plants and some do not. we talked about their damage and how to kill/control them.

We then had a class on diseases of ornamentals. We talked about rusts and mites. Rusts are diseases that live part of the year on two different plants. Without both plants they cannot complete their full life cycle.