SCANGREEN
A tough winter for perennial ryegrass. Who knew?
This article was originally posted on the WinterTurf project blog.
By Eric Watkins
Perennial ryegrass finds its way into most turfgrass seed mixtures for home lawns, parks, and other types of mowed landscapes in Minnesota and most of the northern United States. Quick germination, rapid establishment, dark green color, and, most importantly, lower cost than other options, give this species an almost permanent place in the seed bag. This popularity belies the many weaknesses of this grass, including problems with winter, summer, heat, drought, disease, and shade.
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 2/21/25
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! See the latest edition of Green Section Record for Selecting grasses for golf courses in cold climates by Karin J. Hesselsøe, Anne F. Borchert, Trygve S. Aamlid, Tatsiana Espevig, Michelle DaCosta, Eric Watkins, Andrew Hollman, and Pia Heltoft.
Evaluating fine fescues for golf greens in cold climates
By Gary Deters and Eric Watkins
This article was originally published on the Low Input Turf Using Fine Fescues blog.
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 6/16/21
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. Eric Watkins contributed an article to the June 2021 issue of Hole Notes magazine from the MGCSA. "SCANGREEN: An international greens-height turfgrass evaluation program" is on page 42!