Asian Turfgrass Center

Monthly Turfgrass Roundup: July 2018

Time capsules, danger, self doubt, fertilizer, soil tests, zoysia, temperature, soccer, Poa, and much more

Posted on August 9, 2018

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—... [Read More]

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After 17 inches of rain, how much K leached?

Or, cation exchange capacity really works

Posted on August 3, 2018

When I was at Keya GC last month for the Japan Amateur Championship, it rained a lot. From June 29 to July 8, there was precipitation every day, and the total was 446 mm, or 17.6 inches. Andrew McDaniel suggested that it would be interesting to see how much potassium... [Read More]

Managing turfgrass diseases in Asia with minimal input

Posted on July 30, 2018

These are my slides for today’s presentation in the “Precision Turf and Ornamental Disease Management in the 21st Century” session at the International Congress of Plant Pathology in Boston. The abstract for my presentation is here. I’m not a plant pathologist, but what I’ve been invited to speak about—and what... [Read More]

Grass and soil for sports turf in Thailand

Posted on July 24, 2018

These are the slides and handout for my seminar tomorrow in Bangkok. I don’t expect to record a screencast video of this presentation; the handout is 5 pages and covers most of what I expect to discuss. slides handout [Read More]

Temperature and zoysia

Temperature in 2017 at 11 locations, and a discussion about manilagrass

Posted on July 23, 2018

A few years ago, someone contacted me about the use of zoysia in the Napa Valley. After describing places where he had seen zoysia—Austin, Tokyo—and been impressed with it, he asked what I thought about it in Napa. “I am hoping to learn your point of view. Please forgive the... [Read More]