When turf runs out of potassium, it’s not a pretty picture.
Is tissue testing aiming at the wrong target?
Edwin Roald with this photo of the golf course at Geysir.
The Geysir hot springs include Iceland's most famous holes. #geysir #geysirhotsprings #geysirstrokkur #geysirgolf #golficeland #hotspots pic.twitter.com/eoitJOCq9c
— Edwin Roald (@EdwinRoald) August 8, 2017
I didn’t always think this way about tissue testing.
Four reasons I don’t like making nutrient applications based on what is in the leaves.
The GCM blog closed down and moved to the new GCM Online site.
Turfgrass industry use of social media networks for work.
Morning clipping volume during tournament week at the KBC Augusta Tournament.
Dan Dinelli showed how balls bounce on fairway turf.
A geographical analysis of those using (or at least interested in) MLSN.
Paul Jansen wrote about edible golf courses.
I’ll be leading four seminars/workshops at the BTME in January. Here’s a preview.
Why the KBC Augusta tournament is a lot more than your average tournament.
Andrew McDaniel shared this remarkable video of handwatering a green while HKT48 rehearse their performance at KBC Augusta.
Final prep before tomorrow's 1st Round! It's hot out there. #KBCオーガスタ pic.twitter.com/VkcRdWqMjV
— Andrew McDaniel (@drumcturf) August 23, 2017
The NY Times wrote about Sweetens Cove in The Little Golf Course That Could.
Sand topdressing to match grass growth.
The ASGCA shared an expected life cycle for golf course items:
Life Cycle Chart - realistic guidelines on life of greens/tees/irrigation, etc. https://t.co/dGjlx47IaE @ASGCA @GCSAA @GCBAA @USGA @PGA pic.twitter.com/wyavU14OQi
— ASGCA Home Offices (@ASGCA) August 4, 2017
It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money (on fertilizer) to get great greens.
The MLSN nutrient guidelines in use: here’s how they work, in an example from a real course.
Bill Kreuser shared this short report about turfgrass canopy temperatures.
I had some discussions with greenkeepers in Japan, and provided these links to info about summer irrigation and evapotranspiration.
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