Carolina Organic Lawn Care | Organic Lawn Care Raleigh
Resources
By far the best overall resource for turf managers and homeowners alike is the North Carolina State University College of Turf Management’s website, http://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/
They also have an excellent guide to organic lawncare, available for download in pdf, by Dr. Art Bruneau:
http://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/Guides.aspx#004494
- Interesting NY times article about Harvard Yard:
- http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/garden/24garden.html
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or go here and watch the "This old House" episode at Harvard Yard:
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Paul Tukey’s book, Organic Lawn Care
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Teeming with Microbes by Jeff Lowenfels
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http://www.livingturf.com/documents/Prof Schmidt on Biostimulants.pdf
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www.organiclandcare.net – "the standards"
- http://cnrit.tamu.edu/rlem/textbook/Chapter4.htm
- http://www.grassland.unl.edu/grass.htm
- http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/natres/06108.html
journal publications
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Impact of Seaweed Extract-Based Cytokinins and Zeatin Riboside on Creeping Bentgrass Heat Tolerance
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Cytokinin-Containing Seaweed and Humic Acid Extracts Associated with Creeping Bentgrass Leaf Cytokinins and Drought Resistance
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Effects of Late-Season Ethephon Applications on Cold Tolerance Parameters of Four Bermudagrass Cultivars
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Effects of a Biostimulant on the Heat Tolerance Associated with Photosynthetic Capacity, Membrane Thermostability, and Polyphenol Production of Perennial Ryegrass
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Physiological Recovery of Kentucky Bluegrass from Simultaneous Drought and Heat Stress
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Influence of Late-Season Iron, Nitrogen, and Seaweed Extract on Fall Color Retention and Cold Tolerance of Four Bermudagrass Cultivars
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Plant Growth Regulators Can Enhance the Recovery of Kentucky Bluegrass Sod from Heat Injury
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Effects of Salicylic Acid on Heat Tolerance Associated with Antioxidant Metabolism in Kentucky Bluegrass
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A Survey of Biostimulant Use on Football Turf and Effect on Rootzone Microbial Populations
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Drought stress and paper birch (Betula papyrifera) seedlings: Effects of an organic biostimulant on plant health and stress tolerance, and detection of stress effects with instrument-based non-invasive methods
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Endogenous Cytokinin Levels and Growth Responses to Extended Photoperiods for Creeping Bentgrass under Heat Stress
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Influence of Sequential Trinexapac-Ethyl Applications on Cytokinin Content in Creeping Bentgrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, and Hybrid Bermudagrass
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Trinexapac-ethyl and Paclobutrazol Affect Kentucky Bluegrass Single-Leaf Carbon Exchange Rates and Plant Growth
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Nitrogen Use in Tifway Bermudagrass, as Affected by Trinexapac-Ethyl
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Effects of Trinexapac-Ethyl Foliar Application on Creeping Bentgrass Responses to Combined Drought and Heat Stress
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- Hormone-Containing Products’ Impact on Antioxidant Status of Tall Fescue and Creeping Bentgrass Subjected to Drought
abstracts only
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Effects of Foliar-Applied Ethylene Inhibitor and Synthetic Cytokinin on Creeping Bentgrass to Enhance Heat Tolerance
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Optimizing Dosages of Seaweed Extract-Based Cytokinins and Zeatin Riboside for Improving Creeping Bentgrass Heat Tolerance
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Differential Responses of Warm-season and Cool-season Turfgrass Species to Heat Stress Associated with Antioxidant Enzyme Activity
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Antioxidant Response to Harmone-Containing Product in Kentucky Bluegrass Subjected to Drought
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Calcium and humic acid affect seed germination, growth, and nutrient content of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) seedlings under saline soil conditions
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- The Influence of Humic Acid on Turfgrass growth and development of Creeping Bentgrass
trade publications
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Eight questions to ask: Evaluating soil and turf conditioners
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Plant growth regulators: What and why
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Promises, promises: Can biostimulants deliver
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Can Biostimulants Improve Bentgrass Root Growth
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Feeling the Heat
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Humic substances influence creeping bentgrass growth
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- Biostimulating turfgrasses
- Biostimulants Function in Turfgrass Nutrition
Fertilizers, Inorganic and Organic
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The effects of chronic nitrogen fertilization on alpine tundra soil microbial communities: implications for carbon and nitrogen cycling
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Chronic nitrogen enrichment affects the structure and function of the soil microbial community in temperate hardwood and pine forests
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Chronic nitrogen additions reduce total soil respiration and microbial respiration in temperate forest
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soils at the Harvard Forest
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Changes in Soil Microbial Biomass and Bacterial Community in a Long-term Fertilization Experiment During the Growth of Maize
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Bacterial Community Structure and Diversity in a Century-Old Manure-Treated Agroecosystem
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Seasonal changes in soil microbial communities along a fertility gradient of temperate grasslands
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Responses of the bacterial and fungal biomass in a grassland soil to multi-year applications of dairy manure slurry and fertilizer
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Responses of grassland soil nematodes and protozoa to multi-year and single-year applications of dairy manure slurry and fertilizer
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Soil microbial biomass and selected soil enzyme activities: effect of fertilization and cropping practices
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Responses of Active Bacterial and Fungal Communities in Soils under Winter Wheat to Different Fertilizer and Pesticide Regimens
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- Spatial and seasonal variation of gross nitrogen transformations and microbial biomass in a northeastern US grassland
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Soil biological quality of grassland fertilized with adjusted cattle manure slurries in comparison with organic and inorganic fertilizers
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Fungal biomass in pastures increases with age and reduced N input
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Fungal/bacterial ratios in grasslands with contrasting nitrogen management
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Soil microbial community responses to dairy manure or ammonium nitrate applications
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Chemical and biological indicators of soil quality in organic and conventional farming systems in Central Italy
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Application of fresh and composted organic wastes modifies structure, size and activity of soil microbial community under semiarid climate
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Structure and function of the soil microbial community in a long-term fertilizer experiment
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The role of tree leaf mulch and nitrogen fertilizer on turfgrass soil quality
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Long-term effect of mineral fertilizers and amendments on microbial dynamics in an alfisol of Western Himalayas
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Ground beetle abundance and community composition in conventional and organic tomato systems of California’s Central Valley
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Organic and synthetic fertility amendments influence soil microbial, physical and chemical properties on organic and conventional farms
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Long-term effects of organic and synthetic soil fertility amendments on soil microbial communities and the development of southern blight
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- Effects of cover crops, compost, and manure amendments on soil microbial community structure in tomato production systems
water
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Influence of irrigated agriculture on soil microbial diversity
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Response of microbial community composition and activity in agricultural and grassland soils after a simulated rainfall
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Flooding effects on soil microbial communities
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- Microbial Communities in High and Low Recharge Environments: Implications for Microbial Transport in the Vadose Zone
crop residues
weeds
compaction & texture
general disturbance
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Microbial community responses in forest mineral soil to compaction, organic matter removal, and vegetation control
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Soil microbial community composition and land use history in cultivated and grassland ecosystems of coastal California
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Carbon and nitrogen conservation in dryland tillage and cropping systems
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- Soil Scarification and Wildfire Interactions and Effects on Microbial Communities and Carbon
PLANT COMPOSITION
Now Accepting Bermuda, Zoysia, Centipede, or Mosquito Control Customers Only
Our 2015 Fescue Schedule Has Been Filled
Sorry, but our fescue schedule has been filled for this year. Our schedule fills up fairly quickly, because we are not a giant franchise. We run one truck with the owner and his son. We give personal attention to every lawn, as if it were our own.
If you have a warm season grass – bermuda, zoysia, or centipede – we still have some openings on our warm season route. Email jon@carolinaorganiclawns.com subject line “Warm Season” and I’ll get right back to you with a quote.
NOTE: We no longer provide lawn care service. For mosquito service, visit our mosquito website https://organicmosquito.com
We would love to have you as one of the few. Thank you! Jon & Daniel