FREE LAWN CARE SEMINARS 2010

Four lawn care seminars will be offered by the University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System. Topics covered will include how to select the best type of grass for different lawn conditions, renovation or repair options, crabgrass and grub control, mole, shade and moss issues, and fertilizer selection and application timing. The focus is on turf management practices that are environmentally sound. Homeowners are welcome to ask questions concerning individual lawn problems.

These seminars are free to the public and will be located at the following locations:

Tolland County Extension:

Saturday, April 3, 2010

10:00 AM - Noon

24 Hyde Avenue, Vernon, CT

(860) 875-3331

New London County Extension:

Thursday, April 1 2010

9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

562 New London Tpke., Norwich, CT

 (  To the left rear of Three Rivers College parking lot )

(860) 887-1608

Windham County Extension:

Thursday, April 8  2010

10:00 AM – Noon

139 Wolf Den Road Brooklyn CT

(860) 774-9600

East Lyme Public Library

Monday, June 7 2010

East Lyme/ Niantic

7:00- 8:30 p.m.

No pre- registration is necessary. Fact sheets and handouts provided. The presentations are Power Point format followed by question and answer time.

For more information contact Pamm Cooper, UConn Turf Program Coordinator at: pamela.cooper@uconn.edu