Greenfacts Special Research Edition: The Oaks Experiments on Organic Management of Turf
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1998-01Author
Patriquin, David G.
Reid, D.A.
Walsh, B.D.
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This Greenfacts is a summary of a 380 page research report titled The Oaks Experiments on Organic Management of Turfs. The research report documents in detail the results of a four year project for developing an organic approach to turf management. This summary provides the context in which The Oaks Experiments were conducted and describes the experimental design and some of the key results. Further, the Greenfacts provides practical guidelines and specific recommendations for organic approaches to turf management.
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Patriquin, D.G., Reid, D.A. and Walsh, M.D. 1998. The Oaks Experiments on Organic Management of Turf. Greenfacts Special Research Edition, 30 pp. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Edmonds Landscape and Construction Services Limited.
Subject
- Turfs
- Turf quality
- Lawns
- Organic
- Spent grain
- Potato compost
- Compost
- Organofertilizer
- Fish fertilizer
- NPK fertilizer
- White clover
- Trifolium repens
- Grass
- Grass mixtures
- Tall fescues
- Kentucky bluegrass
- Ryegrass
- Fescues
- Chinch bug
- Weeds
- Red thread
- Anthracnose
- Leaf spot
- Thatch
- Bag mowing
- Mulch mowing
- Soil
- Topsoil
- Soil audits
- Electrical conductivity
- Soil test calibration
- Soil biological activity
- Soil organic matter
- Dormant feed fertilizer
- Nova Scotia
- The Oaks
- Premier Robert L. Stanfield
- Forest Garden