End of Season Essentials: Snow Mold Control

End of Season Essentials: Snow Mold Control

Snow mold is arguably one of the toughest diseases to manage. If you do not prepare to prevent it, prepare for a battle in the spring for recovery. A preventative approach is critical to great control. Even with the best practices, there are many variables that can affect control and ultimately create very undesirable turf in the spring. Required spring maintenance practices are already time consuming. Do not add to your list by “short-changing” your preventative approach to snow mold control this fall.

End of Season Essentials: Dormant Feeding Best Practices

End of Season Essentials: Dormant Feeding Best Practices

This year has been a challenge on all fronts! Turfgrass health has been significantly compromised as a result of the summer’s endless rains, and we have a much weaker plant and soil ecosystem moving into winter. So, what key things can you do as the season comes to a close to stack the deck in your favor?

3 Ways to Make the Most of Your Winter Downtime

3 Ways to Make the Most of Your Winter Downtime

The start of winter is usually a welcome sight for most Turf Managers. After a season filled with long hours and demanding work, winter gives turfers a chance to slow down, regroup, and rest. However, after a few weeks of down time, these men and women who are so used to working hard start to get stir-crazy and are chomping at the bit to get back outside. Here are my top 3 tips to stay productive and keep that sense of accomplishment while slowing down over the winter.

​​​​​​​Golf Turfgrass Playbook: Plan for Success in 2018

​​​​​​​Golf Turfgrass Playbook: Plan for Success in 2018

As the calendar turns to 2018, many Turf Managers begin to prepare for the upcoming season. Preparations take on many forms. During my time as a Golf Course Superintendent, I took great pride in evaluating the previous season and establishing goals for the next season. So I thought I’d share with you the 5 criteria I used to evaluate our programs each year in hopes they may help you in this time of preparation.

President's Message: Year End Reflections and A Look Into 2018

President's Message: Year End Reflections and A Look Into 2018

As 2017 winds down, we want to reflect on the past year, as well as take a brief look into 2018. We would be remiss not to mention just how important our great family of customers are to us. Our success is in large credit to their support and ongoing loyalty. We would like to thank them for entrusting us to be responsible for part of their budgetary expenditures. If you are not yet a customer, we invite you to join our family in 2018. It would be our great pleasure to serve you.

May you all have a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year!

What are we thankful for this year?

2017 has been a big year for Walker Supply! The company completed a major undertaking acquiring locations in Lancaster, Philadelphia, and Scranton. Included in this acquisition were 9 employees, inventory, and several other assets such as trucks, warehouse, and office equipment. It is difficult to get to know people when there are hours between locations. We are very thankful that all employees met in the Pittsburgh facility on August 1st for a team building event. It was a great day for all of us to get to know each other a little better, share some experiences, and grow together. We all share the task at hand “creating lifelong customers”.

As Thanksgiving is on our door step, Keith, Mike, and Bob want to take this opportunity to give thanks to all that have made Walker Supply successful. This includes our team members, supply partners, industry friends, and equally important, our customers. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Dormant Feeding Best Practices

Dormant Feeding Best Practices

It is tough to maintain grass at any time. This year we experienced our August in September! This has stressed the turf going into a time when the grass is supposed to rejuvenate itself. There has been extensive research that indicates that dormant feeding can be very beneficial. So, what are the best practices for dormant feeding? 

 
 

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