Enhance Your Lawn Care Skills: Join Clemson's Turfgrass Field Day in Florence on April 30

Clemson University's Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence, South Carolina, will host its Turfgrass Field Day on April 30. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Pee Dee REC Pavilion, located at 2200 Pocket Road, Darlington. Participants should wear comfortable shoes for a walking tour starting at 8:30 a.m., which will showcase various turfgrass experiments.

The field day will address important topics in turf management such as controlling Poa annua, managing spring dead spot in ultradwarf bermudagrass, and exploring new fungicide combinations. These sessions are designed to offer practical advice and specialized knowledge for turf management professionals.

The event will feature presentations by Joseph Roberts, assistant professor of turfgrass pathology and nematology at Clemson, and Adam Gore, a Clemson Extension horticulture agent. They will discuss topics including post-emergence treatments, fungicide trials, and year-round turf care.

Attendees will rotate through stations focusing on different turfgrass management aspects, such as herbicide and fertilizer use on Zoysiagrass, new fungicide tests for St. Augustinegrass, and care for ultradwarf bermudagrass putting greens.

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