Educational Program Feb 1 & 2 Cambridge Golf Club
“Attention all Turf Heads”
We are ready for our annual continuing education for Lawn Care, Golf Course Management, and Sports Turf Management.

Here is the agenda:
Wed, Feb 1 Education and Trade Show for Lawn Care and Golf Course Turf
Thurs, Feb 2 Sports Turf Breakfast

We will be offering credits for IN and KY for pesticide applicators. This is a special opportunity to educate and network, get lunch or breakfast, and access needed credits…locally.

$15 pre-register, $25 at the door

Respond on Facebook, or call us for more details, we can set you up or email you the registration form. We hope to see you there this winter at Cambridge Golf Club!

1-800-467-0158 office

While we are enjoying warmer days this winter, it might be a good time to pull soil samples to get your fertility plan in order for 2012. As you know, spring will be here before you know it. Call us if we can help with getting samples to an accredited lab and assist in developing an affordable fertility plan for your turf.

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All of us at TenBarge would like to give thanks to those who support us year end, year out.  We have been blessed with another prosperous year.  Our family to yours…..Happy Thanksgiving!

We will now be closed on Saturdays until Mid February.  Our weekday hours will continue to be 7 am – 4:30 pm, M-F.

We are thankful for another prosperous year at TenBarge.  Happy Holidays.

Please call 800-467-0158 if you have questions, comments, or needs.

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Cool season grasses, like tall fescue,  tend to slow down leaf growth in the fall to produce more roots for storage reserves.  Fertilizing in late November encourages leaf growth only slightly while greatly enhancing root production and storage.  This results in denser and healthier turf year round. 

Try our Green Alliance 30-0-8 Winterizer for your lawn.

We are reaching the end of our ideal seeding window.  If you have seeding to do, get it done by Oct 15…..2 weekends left.

As we approach the end of September, many ask the question of when is it too late to seed?

Traditionally, our first frost is an early indication of the soil temps getting too cool to germinate grass seed and grow it mature enough to endure the winter.  October 15 might be a good rule of thumb.

So we have no more than 3 weeks left of good seeding weather.  Don’t panic, that is ample time to get seed in the ground, germinated, and matured.

With that said, if you miss the boat, don’t seed much later than mid October.  Wait until the ground freezes in December or January, and spread the seed over the frozen ground.  It will freeze and thaw into the soil and germinate in early spring.  I have used this technique many times with great success.  Works great around trees where you fight leaves all fall and don’t get the seed out in time due to chasing leaves in October!

Good luck!

Traditionally, September is the best month of the year for lawn work.  Unfortunately, we see dry days in September, and we have to wait and wonder when the rains will come in order to renovate lawns and turf.  Last year we waited almost too long to get good establishment.  Some seedings did good, some didn’t.

This Fall now looks to be different.  With a substantial amount of rainfall occurring, the soil should be ideal for renovation.  It is time to go.

Get your seed and fertilizer picked up.  If you’ve done a soil test with us and it shows a need for lime or gypsum, get that too.  Rent your favorite aerator or slice seeder/dethatcher.

Remember seeding rates:

• 5 lbs per 1,000 sq. ft. for general overseeding an existing lawn (increase that 30-40% if the lawn is thin)
• 10 lbs per 1,000 sq. ft. for new lawn install or bare dirt

We are excited to announce our new partnership with Redox Chemical. They are a market leader in plant and soil nutrition, producing a wide range of specialty fertilizers for the agricultural, turf and ornamentals markets.

Redox employs advanced production systems that combine chemistry and biotechnology, designed to manufacture the most efficient plant nutrition solutions available. More importantly, Redox personnel provide solutions with intergrity, passion and the highest of standards.

• Environmental Responsibility
• Research and Development
• Technical Services
• Commitment to Quality

We will be sending out our August edition of “Clippings”, our quarterly newsletter.  ”Clippings” provides timely information on seeding, fertilizing, specific weed control, and much more information to keep your turf or lawn in great shape.  Landscapes, too.

You can sign up by clicking on the orange button at the top of our website.  Once confirmed, you will receive each issue automatically.

Fall is almost here, get your seed and fertilizer ready.