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Turf Fact Sheets & NebGuides

Lawn Care Management

Broadleaf Weed Control in Home Lawns

Choosing a Lawn Service

Choosing grasses and buying seed for lawns in Nebraska and the Great Plains

Cool Season Lawn Calendar for Eastern Nebraska

Cool Season Lawn Calendar for Western Nebraska

Calibration of Fertilization for Home Lawns (2026)

Fertilization in Home Lawns (2026)

Lawn Aerification (2026)

Management for Warm Season Grass Lawns in Nebraska (2026)

Entrance with home and lawn.

Weed Control

Annual Bluegrass Control

Broadleaf Weed Control

Crabgrass and Summer Annual Grassy Weeds Control (2026)

Herbicide Tolerance of Buffalograss

Perennial Grassy Weed Control

Yellow Nutsedge Control

Yellow Nutsedge Herbicide Efficacy (2024)

Be cautious with herbicide applications and high temperatures

Turfgrass Disease and Insects

Diseases

Ascochyta Leaf Blight of Turf

Brown Patch Disease of Turfgrass

Dollar Spot Disease in Turfgrass

Necrotic Ring Spot and Summer Patch Diseases in Turfgrass

Powdery Mildew Disease in Turfgrass

Pythium Blight of Turfgrass

Insects

Chinch Bugs in Buffalograss and Zoysiagrass Turf

Managing Ants on Golf Course

Symptoms of Ascochyta leaf blight in a Kentucky bluegrass lawn

Athletic Field Management

Professional Series: Building Athletic Fields

Management of Grass Athletic Fields in Nebraska & North Central States (2025)

Husker Football Practice Field

Turfgrass Establishment

Establishment of Buffalograss Turf in Nebraska

Establishment of Lawns from Seed

Establishment of Lawns from Sod

Bermudagrass Adaptation and Management in Nebraska (2024)

Overseeding in fall

Soil Fertility and Fertilization in Turfgrass Areas

Ideal Fertilizer Ration for Turfgrass

Simplifying Soil Test Interpretations for Turf Professionals

Soil Testing Turf Areas

Turfgrass Science and Management Option

Water Management in Turfgrass Areas

Irrigating Home Lawns

Water Wise: Drought Effects on Turf and Landscape

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