Lawns and grass publications
Most of these publications can be ordered from MSU Extension online or call 517-353-6740. The links listed are pdf files of these publications. (Download Adobe Reader for pdf files)
Choosing grass for your lawn
- Cultivars of Lawns (E0003TURF)
- Purchasing Quality Turfgrass Seed: Read the Label (E0014TURF)
- Performance of Kentucky Bluegrass Cultivars in Michigan (E2924)
- Performance of Tall Fescue Turfgrass Cultivars in Michigan (E2923)
- Turfgrass Species and Cultivar Selection (E2912)
Lawn care
- Nine Steps for Establishing a New Lawn Using Sod (E2911)
- Managing Yard Waste to Preserve Water Quality (E0012TURF)
- Irrigation Practices to Preserve Water Quality (E0009TURF)
- Mowing Lawn Turf (E0013TURF)
- Phosphorus and Home Lawns (E0021TURF)
- Lawn*A*Syst: An Environmental Risk Assessment Guide for Lawn Care (WQ53)
- Flooding of Turf (E0020TURF)
- Winter Kill of Turfgrass (E0019TURF)
Weeds
- Crabgrass Control in Home Lawns (E0002TURF)
- Ground Ivy in Lawns (E0006TURF)
Insect problems
- Japanese Beetle (E0010TURF)
- Turf Tips for Homeowners-European Chafer (E0022TURF)
- Turf Tips for Homeowners: Bluegrass Billbug (E2497)
- Turf Tips for Homeowners: European Chafer (E2500)
- Turf Tips for Homeowners: Hairy Chinch Bug (E2496)
- Turf Tips for Homeowners: Sod Webworm (E2498)
- Watch for Grub Damage in the Fall and Next Spring (E0016TURF)
- White Grubs in New Sod: What Do I Do? (E0017TURF)
