Two ways to make fertilizer recommendations.
Turfgrass fertiliser recommendations with or without soil tests: screencast video.
Allan Dewald, danger, mid-July sales pitches, and self doubt:
Sometimes we have just enough knowledge to be dangerous. I offer a friendly counter balance 2 mid July sales pitches and self doubt. #mlsn https://t.co/fz6uSjZMNY
— Allan Dewald (@allan_dewald) July 22, 2018
Mike Besa wrote about Canlubang GC, says golf there is “like entering a time capsule.”
Putting green firmness, organic matter management, and torrential rain. How does that combination work?.
Sodium, salt, and salinity don’t need to be complicated.
Maggie Reiter shared this grid map:
Cool #dataviz showing US land use, including 2 million acres devoted to golf courses https://t.co/Y0JCoBovU9 pic.twitter.com/h1o935eZKR
— Maggie Reiter (@maggie_reiter) July 31, 2018
There was less brown patch in a fescue-zoysia polystand than in a fescue monostand.
Zoysia and temperature: where is it most likely to fail, or more likely to work?
“The Greenkeepers” short from The Open:
Have you ever wondered what goes into making a golf course fit for The Open? We caught up with @carnoustiegolf head greenkeeper @CraigBoath 🚜 #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/SAdVY3LOes
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 21, 2018
Grant Moir showed fairway mowing details:
Attention to detail in unusual weather conditions @carnoustiegolf Fairways not needing cut other than in lower lying areas so fairway cutters are out with brushes to stand the grassier bits up and get a decent cut. pic.twitter.com/IHQiSvZupY
— Grant Moir (@GrantMMMoir) July 18, 2018
Golf Australia released their Golf Club Participation Report.
The NY Times wrote about soccer tournaments at Tuckahoe Turf Farms.
The Daily Mail put together this slideshow of the most amazing football pitch locations in the world.
Grass and soil for sports turf in Thailand.
Jim Brosnan wrote about Preparing for Poa.
Managing turfgrass diseases in Asia with minimal inputs.
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