Home Owner and Property Care Resources

IMPORTANT HOMEOWNER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS:

• GTI Public Field Days and Open Houses

These events are designed to give home owners more access to knowledge and information for managing their home lawns.  Topics such a fertility, health, weeds, insects, grass types, sustainability, and drought tend to be the most popular discussion points.  Tours and workshops will be provided so homeowners and citizens can engage in thought provoking conversations regarding best management practices for grasses in home lawn applications.  Click the title link for dates and information on the event.

LAWN CARE FACT SHEETS AND RESOURCES:

These are fact sheets produced and updated by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).

• Soil Testing for home lawns at U of G
• Disease diagnostics for home lawns at U of G
• Lawn Establishment
• Lawn Maintenance
• Lawn Renovation
• Is a Brown Lawn a Dead Lawn
• Putting Your Lawn to Bed for the Winter

PEST MANAGEMENT IN HOME LAWNS:

• Ontario Cosmetic Pesticides Ban
• Ontario Weeds Gallery
• Controlling Weeds in Home Lawns
• Chinch Bug
• Endophyte enhanced grasses for home lawns
• Grubs in Lawns
• European Crane Fly
• Integrated Pest Management for Turf, OMAFRA Publication 845
• Turfgrass Management Recommendations, OMAFRA Publication 384

BEST PRACTICES FOR IRRIGATION:

• Best Management Practices for Irrigation

GARDENING AND HORTICULTURAL RESOURCES:

• The Online Gardeners Handbook