Lawn Resources
Lawncare
Lawn Care Calendar for Western Washington
https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/sites/catalog/files/project/pdf/ec1278.pdf
https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2071/2013/12/Lawn-Care-Calendar.pdf
https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2062/2014/04/eb0482.pdf?x96359
Lawn Renovation
Natural Lawn Care for Western WA, (page 4 excerpt)
https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7258/Natural-Lawn-Care?bidId=
Lawn Renovation
https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2076/2017/07/C068-Lawn-Renovation-15a-1.pdf
Establishing a new lawn
https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2076/2017/07/C065-Establishing-a-New-Lawn-16.pdf
Practical Lawncare for Western Oregon
http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/schoolipm/files/2017/09/Practical-Lawn-Care-Western-OR.pdf
Home Lawns
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb0482/eb0482E.pdf
Role of Lime in Turfgrass Management
https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/412/2015/02/EB1096_Role_of_Lime_in_Turfgrass_Management.pdf
Common Lawn Problems
Moles (and other critters)
Hortsense: http://hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu/Search/MainMenuWithFactSheet.aspx?CategoryId=16&ProblemId=7112
Living with Wildlife-Moles: https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/living/species-facts/moles
Controlling Moles: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/pests-weeds-diseases/nuisance-wildlife/backyard-moles
OSU Video—dueling with diggers: https://youtu.be/p9Nv5IadB3A
OSU Other resources, including videos: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/pests-weeds-diseases/nuisance-wildlife
Other vertebrate pests that a gardener has to be aware of and plan to deter:
Birds, chipmunks, deer, elk, nutria, opossums, mice, moles, raccoons, rabbits, skunks, voles.
https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/living/species-facts
https://extension.wsu.edu/snohomish/garden/gardening-resources/vertebrate-management-links/
http://pubs.cahnrs.wsu.edu/publications/pubs/fs094e/
http://hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu/Search/MainMenuWithFactSheet.aspx?CategoryId=16&ProblemId=6052
Moss in Lawn
Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook Lawn and Turf-Moss
Oregon State University: Maintaining a Healthy Lawn ec1521
Oregon State University: Managing Moss in Lawns in Western Oregon EM 9175
Washington State University: Hortsense : Lawn and Turf Moss Factsheet
University of Alaska Fairbanks: Moss Control in Lawns HGA-00133
Moss on roofs and other surfaces
https://www.asphaltroofing.org/algae-moss-prevention-cleaning-asphalt-roofing-systems/
https://www.roofpedia.com/removing-moss-on-roofs/
Cutworms and Armyworms
PNW Handbooks: https://pnwhandbooks.org/insect/legume-grass-field-seed/grass-seed/grass-seed-winter-cutworm
If you’d like to learn about other turf pests, watch this video from OSU: IPM for Turfgrass: https://vimeo.com/113410441
Poa annua (annual bluegrass)
https://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/weed/annual-bluegrass
http://hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu/Search/MainMenuWithFactSheet.aspx?CategoryId=6&ProblemId=2000