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STMA’S ANNUAL PRINTED DIRECTORY is currentthrough May 20. Any member who joins STMA orrenews a membership, regardless of the date, isalways included in the real-time on-line directory.Following are those who joined as new members orrenewed their memberships after the May cutoffdate. This list is current through August 4. For fullcontact information, please go to the member onlyside of www.STMA.org.

STMA thanks all of its members for their continuedsupport of the association!

AffiliateJim Hermann, Annandale, NJDarren McCormack, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NYJoshua Sells, Charlotte Country Club, Indian Trail, NCZola Short, U.S. Soccer Foundation, Washington, DCTroy Taylor, Meadowbrook HS, Richmond, VA

Commercial/Commercial Associate MembersTariq Ahmed, The Brickman Group, Langhorne, PAChris Bawcum, Trigon Sports International, Memphis, TNMichael Bean, Airfield Systems, LLC, Edmond, OKScott Bills, CSFM, Northern Nurseries, Somerset, NJRobert Blum, Lakewood, OHThomas Burger, Superior Turf & Landscape, Furlong, PADustine Callahan, Kromer Co, LLC, Pacifica, CABruce Dees, Bruce Dees & Associates, Tacoma, WASharon DeWolfe, Jacobsen, A Textron Company,

Charlotte, NCJeff Fisher, Eco Chemical, Inc., Seattle, WAJames Goebel, Landscapes Unlimited, Lincoln, NERaul Gonzalez, Ewing Irrigation Products, Phoenix, AZKenneth Hopkins, Tropic Designs, Jonesboro, GANeal Hornbeck, Pacheco Brothers Gardening, Hayward, CAClayton Hubbs, Stabilizer Solutions, Phoenix, AZChase Kirby, Championship Field Construction, Inc.,

Woodstock, GASkip Kirby, Championship Turf of Florida, LLC,

Woodstock, GAStuart Kruger, Enviro Turf, Madison, MSCasey Kyle, Carolina Green Corp, Ft. Mill, SCMalcolm MacDougall, Armacell LLC, Mebane, NCPatrick Maguire, Stantec Sport, Boston, MAGrant McKnight, Natural Sand Company, Slippery Rock, PAGeorge Pacheco, Pacheco Brothers Gardening,

Hayward, CADavid Renner, Zephyr Turfcare Equip, Santa Ana, CAChip Richardson, Sweetwater Construction, Inc.,

Helena, ALFrank Santos, Converted Organics, Inc., Boston, MADamon Sump, Profile Products, Newberg, ORJim Surrell, Hydraway, St. Peters, MODavid Taylor, STEC, Sandy Springs, SCEmory Thomas, Bare Spot Solutions, Wharton, TXOscar Veloz, Pacheco Brothers Gardening, Hayward, CAJames White, Southern Athletics Design & Consultation,

Madison, GA

Sports Turf ManagersBryan Barkley, Connecticut Tigers, Norwich, CTKevin Bell, Clemson University - Athletic Grounds,

Clemson, SCPete Benevento, Jr., University of Maryland, College, MD

Steven Biehl, Oswego, ILAndrew Bird, Rec Sports, Sparta, MIScott Brooks, Trussville Parks & Recreation, Pinson, ALDarin Budak, CSFM, CPRP, City of Bakersfield,

Bakersfield, CATim Burns, Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, MAWayne Cady, City of Scottsdale Parks & Rec, Scottsdale, AZBen Carson, Juanita High School, Kirkland, WARus Carter, City of Clearwater, Clearwater, FLBob Christofferson, Seattle Mariners, Seattle, WADavid Clausen Jr., Seattle University Grounds Dept,

Seattle, WARichard Cooke, The Pingry School, Martinsville, NJTony Cotter, City of Napoleon, Napoleon, OHMichael Coyle, Wright State University, Dayton, OHJesse Cuevas, Jr., Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, NEAlfred Cybart, Upper Merion School District,

King of Prussia, PAAnthony Davis, University of Technology-Jamaica,

Kingston, JamaicaBrad Detmore, Round Rock Express, Missouri City, TXDaniel Dewey, BYU-Idaho, Rexburg, IDBrian Dossett, CSFM, Oxner Landscape Maintenance,

Piedmont, SCScott Drayton, City of Greenville, Greenville, SCJoshua Edgerton, Homewood Parks & Rec,

Homewood, ALMike Echols, Clemson University, Clemson, SCPete England, Vista Soccer, Springfield, VATim Fleming, City of Cooper City, Cooper City, FLDavid Fortier, Pace Academy, Atlanta, GA Matt Fortier, Pace Academy, Atlanta, GA Wes Fortier, Pace Academy, Atlanta, GA Patrick Francisco, Smith River Sports Complex,

Martinsville, VAPeter Fusco, Bristol Public Schools, Bristol, CTPaul Greenwell, Gwinnett County Public Schools,

Lawrenceville, GAJason Hilderbrand, Inland Empire 66ers,

San Bernardino, CABarry Hill, Homewood Parks & Rec., Homewood, ALChris Hohnstrater, The Principia School, St. Louis, MOMichael Hrivnak, Washington Nationals, Washington, DCRichard Hunter , Franklin Township Community School

Corp, Indianapolis, INGary Johnson, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus OHGreg Johnson , William Penn High School, New Castle, DEBradley Kirkland, Auburn University Athletics, Auburn, ALDavid Kuczynski, Somerset County Park Commission,

Northbranch, NJBrian Kusler, O.S. Memphis/Mike Rose Soccer Complex,

Memphis, TNDavid Lee, Southern Nazarene University, Bethany OKJohn Lesperance, Litchfield School District, Litchfield, NHLeo Liebert, Seattle Mariners, Seattle, WAMichael Loftus University of Delaware, Newark, DEDan McClelland, The Principia School, St. Louis, MONathan McGuire, Zanesville, OHStephen McIntosh , Mylan Park, Morgantown, WVBrian McNeill, University of Southern Mississippi ,

Hattiesburg, MSMark Mullendore, Trinity Valley School, Ft. Worth, TXNewton Nicholson, City of Daytona Beach/Grounds

Maint. Div., Daytona Beach, FL

Jim Osborne, All Saints Episcopal School, Ft. Worth, TXEric Owens, Homewood Parks & Rec, Homewood, ALWalter Parker, Mansfield Public Schools, Mansfield, MAReed Pryor, City of Scottsdale Parks & Rec, Scottsdale, AZTim Purdy, University of Tampa, Tampa, FLRyan Radcliffe, Lakewood Blueclaws, Lakewood, NJRusty Reese, City of Plainview, Plainview, TXMatt Rogers, Holly Springs, NCWilliam Rudometkin, California State University/Long

Beach, Montebello, CARoger Russomanno, City & County of Denver Parks & Rec,

Denver, CODavid Schilling, Paradise Valley SD #69, Phoenix, AZEdward Sherman, Snohomish School District,

Everett, WAJames Smith, San Antonio, TXAthanasios Souvlis, Anaplasi Topiou Ltd, Athens, GreeceBrian Stallings, Durham Bulls Baseball Club, Raleigh, NCDavid Stuhlsatz, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KSBill Tabor, City of Rifle, Rifle, CONathan Torres, Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear, AZJason Waldron, City of Scottsdale Parks & Rec,

Scottsdale, AZTom Whitmore, City of Rifle, Rifle, COAlfred Williams, City of Coolidge Parks & Recreation,

Coolidge, AZThomas Williams, Township of E Brunswick,

East Brunswick, NJMichael Wilson, Professional Turf Specialties, Inc.,

Fullerton, CATim Wilson, Seattle Mariners, Seattle, WARobert Yaun, Ware County BOE - Memorial Stadium,

Waycross, GA

Research, Teaching, ExtensionTom Bidart, Northern Lakes College,

Slave Lake, AB, CANJason Henderson, Ph.D., University of Connecticut,

Storrs, CTHarold Howard, Ph.D., Turfscience, Inc., Phoenix, AZJason Kruse, Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville, FLScott McElroy, Ph.D., Auburn University, Auburn, ALDavid Minner, Ph.D., Iowa State University, Ames, IAMike Schrader, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

StudentsJoshua Alleman, Holt, MIMark Duzenski, Southern Pines, NCMatthew Elmore, Knoxville, TNDaniel Estel, Boyd, TXJoshua Evans, Ft. Collins, CODavis Fisher, Lenoir, NCJames Garrett, Prince Frederick, MDBrett Johnson, Hickory, NCDaniel Mathews, Xenia, OHGerin Meissen, Winter Garden, FLJames Michaels, Lenoir, NCMichael Mosso, Lancaster, PANathan Reddell, Martinsville, NJZachary Reed , Spencer, WVKelly Roder, Lake Ozark, MOMarcus Sheppard, Ft. Worth, TXFrank Smith, Myrtle Beach, SCMartin Volz, Mt. Pleasant, MI ■

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STMA Affiliated Chapters Contact InformationSports Turf Managers Association of Arizona: Chris Walsh cwalsh@scottsdaleaz.gov orJohnathan Knight, CSFMjohnathan.knight@peoriaaz.gov.

Colorado Sports Turf Managers Association:www.cstma.org.

Florida #1 Chapter (South): 305-235-5101 (Bruce Bates)

Florida #2 Chapter (North): 850/580-4026.

Florida #3 Chapter (Central): 863-665-5800

Gateway Chapter Sports Turf ManagersAssociation: www.gatewaystma.org.(See Expanded Profile included in ChapterHighlights)

Georgia Sports Turf Managers Association:www.gstma.org.

Greater L.A. Basin Chapter of the Sports TurfManagers Association: www.stmalabasin.com.

Illinois Chapter STMA: 847/263-7603.

Intermountain Chapter of the Sports TurfManagers Association: www.imstma.org.

Iowa Sports Turf Managers Association:www.iowaturfgrass.org.

Kentucky Sports Turf Managers Association:www.kystma.org.

Keystone Athletic Field Managers Org.(KAFMO/STMA): www.kafmo.org.

Michigan Sports Turf Managers Association(MiSTMA): www.mistma.org.

Mid Atlantic Sports Turf ManagersAssociation (MASTMA) (formerly theChesapeake Chapter STMA)Ph. 410-704-2197 www.mastma.org

Minnesota Chapter STMA: www.mstma.com.

MO-KAN Sports Turf Managers Association:www.mokanstma.com. (See Expanded Profileincluded in Chapter Highlights)

Nebraska Sports Turf Managers Association:402/441-4425.

New England STMA (NESTMA):www.nestma.org.

Sports Field Managers Association of NewJersey: www.sfmanj.org.

Sports Turf Managers of New York:www.stmony.org.

North Carolina Chapter of STMA: www.ncsportsturf.org.

Northern California STMA:www.norcalstma.org.

Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association(OSTMA): www.ostma.org.

Oregon STMA Chapter: 503/953-9406

Ozarks STMA: www.ozarksstma.org.

Pacific Northwest Sports Turf ManagersAssociation: www.pnwstma.org.

Southern California Chapter:www.socalstma.com.

South Carolina Chapter of STMA:www.scstma.org.

Tennessee Valley Sports Turf ManagersAssociation (TVSTMA): www.tvstma.com.

Texas Sports Turf Managers Association:866/897-8621.

Virginia Sports Turf Managers Association:www.vstma.org.

Wisconsin Sports Turf Managers Association:www.wstma.org. (See Expanded Profileincluded in Chapter Highlights)

Forming Chapters:Gulf Coast Chapter: 225/757-9136.

Indiana Chapter: Joey Stevenson,jstevenson@indyindians.com

Nevada STMA Chapter: 702/884-2987.

STMA International Affiliate Organizations:

National Parks, Singapore: www.nparks.gov.sg

Sports Turf Association, ON, CANADAwww.sportsturfassociation.com

Forming InternationalAffiliate Organizations:

Irish Institute of Sport Surfaces

Institute of Groundsmanship

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Profile: Oregon STMAJuly was a busy month for the Oregon STMA. In

addition to helping make the STMA NorthwestRegional Conference a strong success, more than 25chapter members participated in the chapter’s first-ever field make-over. The chapter is less than twoyears old yet has 90 members and is growing.

The field make-over was at Alpenrose Dairy inPortland, which hosts the Little League SoftballWorld Series. During the series, the Softball WorldSeries Challenger Game is played. This game helpsmentally and physically challenged youth enjoy thefull benefits of Little League participation in an envi-ronment structured to their abilities.

The field that this game is played on is primarilyfor practice and often gets overlooked for consistentmaintenance, so the goal of the field day was to getthe field in excellent shape. The many hands of theOregon chapter were able to sod cut high areas, re-grade and sod the back edges, foul base lines, homeplate mound circle and coaches boxes. The chapteralso worked on the game day fields, primarily on theirrigation system.

In addition to the chapter’s volunteers, the fieldday was directed by Little League Softball WorldSeries Tournament Groundskeeper Mike Hebrard,Athletic Field Design, and had the commercial sup-port of Ewing Irrigation, Oregon Turf and Trees, ProTurf Solution, Profile Products, Target Specialty,EnviroLogic Resources, Portland Parks, Tualatin HillsPark and Recreation, Willamalane Parks, and otherlocal citizens. Alpenrose hosted an ice cream social atthe end of the work day. The Chapter was recognizedfor its field makeover during the Challenger gameAugust 14. ■

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The many hands of the Oregonchapter were able to sod cut highareas, re-grade and sod the backedges, foul base lines, home platemound circle and coaches boxes.

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BY DR. GRADY MILLERProfessor, North

Carolina State University

Questions?Send them to Grady Miller at

North Carolina State University,Box 7620, Raleigh, NC 27695-

7620, or emailgrady_miller@ncsu.edu

Or, send your question to

David Minner at Iowa State University, 106

Horticulture Hall, Ames, IA 50011 or email

dminner@iastate.edu.

We are about to finish our field andwant to seed bermudagrass on August23, is that too late? Raleigh, NC

Our new high school field will befinished in mid-August and ready forplanting. Can we still plant bermuda-grass sprigs or must we sod? We don’tneed the field until the middle of nextsummer.

Charlotte, NC

I have written several articlesrelated to establishing turfgrass, but Imention the issue of timing.Establishment timing based on adate is an interesting topic becauseour extension publications alwaysprovide optimum situations. Ourextension fact sheets indicate that incentral North Carolina, the opti-mum planting date for bermudagrassis April to July.

Our publications do not say whatwill happen if someone plants afterJuly or before April. It is logical towonder what will happen ifbermudagrass is planted inSeptember or October. Like much inturf management, the answer is notblack and white. The biggestunknown is weather, specifically theonset of cool weather and lowerhumidity—two situations that donot favor bermudagrass growth. Theother factor that is working againstyou is decreasing day length.

Of course we have all experiencedexceptions in weather. I rememberonce sprigging a bermudagrass greenin Florida in late September and get-ting it fully grown in before the firstfrost. Even in Florida, that wouldnot be a normal outcome of a latesprigging. It seems more often thatweather works against you.

In the case of the fields in thesequestions, they are probably bare dirtat this point, so the field managersare “behind the 8-ball” in needingsomething on the ground beforewind and rain erodes the rootzone.

So they need to know their establish-ment options to get the ground cov-ered one way or another.

All plants have an ideal tempera-ture range for seed germinating andplant growth. If the temperatures arejust outside the optimum, then theseed will not germinate as quicklyand the resulting plant may not growas vigorously. This is generally not abig deal. The question then becomes,is there adequate time to completethe grow-in before the first frost? Butget too far outside the optimumrange, and nothing may happen, nogermination and no growth.

To answer the questions sent tome, the bermudagrass seed shouldgerminate and the sprigged fieldshould see growth. But do not expectsignificant turf coverage before thefirst frost.

It is generally recommended thatsoil be at least 65 degrees (optimumis 75 to 80 degrees) before planting.If the soil temperature at 1-2 inchesis less than 60 degrees, do not expectgermination. Sprigs should tolerate aslightly wider range of temperaturesbecause of energy reserves in the liv-ing material. In much of NorthCarolina, soil temperatures are above65 degrees in September and inmany areas into October. Researchreported in an Applied Turf Sciencepaper estimated that with normaltemperatures and good cultural prac-tices, seeded bermudagrass planted aslate as August 9 in Nashville, TNshould have 95% coverage byOctober 1.

From August 9 until October 1,that is 55 days until 95% coverage. Iwould consider that a good grow-inrate in the transition zone. My nor-mal response when asked how long ittakes to grow-in bermudagrass (seedor sprigs) is 45 to 90 days. Underideal conditions, with irrigation andgood cultural practices, it should beon the lower end of the range. Under

less than ideal conditions and no irri-gation, full establishment is normallycloser to the upper end of the range.Of course if you get no rain, thenthere is no germination or growth.

Unfortunately, seeding 14 dayslater (Aug 23), does not guaranteethat 95% cover will be achievable byOctober 15. Much of the lateralgrowth of bermudagrass stops whenthe soil temperatures drop below 60degrees. One way to cheat andextend the growing season severalweeks is by using covers.

I would not normally recom-mend a late August planting, but ifthe field is bare it is probably a goodrisk to take, hoping for the best.Some coverage is often better thannone. But be ready with a back-upplan.

Outside of using covers, my sug-gestion would be to have some rye-grass seed on hand to overseed if itgets late in the fall without adequatebermudagrass cover. Annual ryegrassis cheaper and seems to establish bet-ter later in the year than perennialryegrass. But perennial ryegrass pro-vides higher quality surface in thespring and is easier to chemicallyremove. In this situation, annual rye-grass usually wins. My suggestion isto keep the rate as low as practical.Less if the field will not be used untilsummer, more if it may get some latespring use. Between 5 to 10 poundsof seed per 1000 square feet is usual-ly adequate.

Remember the goal is to hold thesoil in place while minimizing thecompetition for the bermudagrass.Do not let the ryegrass growunchecked, or you may find itshades out your bermudagrass in thespring. With some luck, you cancomplete your grow-in in the springand the field will not require re-seed-ing or re-sprigging. ■

Is it too late?