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Paul Heller (May 11, 1948 – January 18, 2010)
Paul was born in Wooster, OH, on May 11, 1948 to Robert and Mabel (Haas) Heller. He attended the Wooster Public Schools, graduating from Wooster Public High School in

Late Fall Fertilization of Lawns
This November, turf managers and homeowners will be making late fall fertilizer applications with the hopes of improving turf vigor, color, and recovery from winter injury next spring. The main purpose of late fall fertilization is to enhance spring green-up without the excessive growth that often accompanies early spring fertilization. This green-up often will last into mid spring, so

New Jersey Considers Fertilizer Restrictions for Turf
A draft of New Jersey Senate Bill K204_0037 was recently released to the public, and contains language similar to legislation adapted by some Midwestern states concerning restrictions on phosphorus fertilization of turf. However,

Leaf Spot Look-alikes
If you're seeing brown spots and melting-out on your ryegrass of late, keep in mind that there are other late-summer leaf spot diseases of perennial ryegrass besides gray leaf spot. I recently observed a case in central PA