Asian Turfgrass Center

The top 10 posts of 2018

Posted on January 2, 2019

These posts had the most views in 2018. Here they are, counting down from ten to one. [10] November, Kurofune keeper about the feature article on Andrew McDaniel in Weekly Golf Digest. That post has a download link for the article; it’s also available here in an easy-reading format. [9]... [Read More]

A non-comprehensive list of awesome turfgrass things other people did this year

Posted on December 30, 2018

Last year I made one of these lists for the first time. I’m sure I’ve missed lots of awesome things. If you’d like to add them, please do so in the comments. The GCSAA gave their President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship to Frank Rossi. Beth Guertal’s Verdure column in GCM... [Read More]

One bucket at a time

A new book about rapid measurement of grass growth with clipping volume measurements

Posted on December 27, 2018

Regular readers of this blog will have seen various posts about grass growth rate and the routine measurement of clipping volume. I’ve taken many of those posts, some new material, and a couple reports, and put them together into a book. I called it One Bucket at a Time. The... [Read More]

Four amazing charts: number 3 will shock you!

Posted on December 26, 2018

I’ve written before about the environmental productivity index (EPI), the growth potential, and nutrients. Park Nobel’s EPI “incorporates simultaneous effects of water, temperature, PAR [photosynthetically active radiation], and even nutrients” to predict the productivity, or the rate of generation of biomass. Turfgrass managers can modify the plant water status with... [Read More]

climate

3 presentations at the Czech Greenkeepers Association conference

MLSN, the Short Grammar, Turfgrass Growth Potential, and Clipping Volume

Posted on December 14, 2018

I taught 3 seminars at the Czech Greenkeepers Association (Český svaz greenkeeperů) conference in Lednice. What a grand location for a conference! The Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO world heritage site and the conference was held at Lednice castle in the baroque (and very grand) riding hall. My slides... [Read More]