Asian Turfgrass Center

It doesn't have to be so complicated

3 conversations about sodium, salt, and salinity

Posted on July 15, 2018

Irrigation water quality, salinity, gypsum, and sodium—I’m not even going to mention the problems that bicarbonate doesn’t cause—are topics that are sure to stir up some discussion. I shared a couple old blog posts last week, related to sodium, sodicity, and gypsum, and sure enough, there were all kinds of... [Read More]

A pleasant day, with an unpleasant termination

Posted on July 10, 2018

Last week I spent a few days in Fukuoka. I was there for the 103rd Japan Amateur Golf Championship. On the the morning of July 5, I recorded this video of a short iron shot landing on the 16th green at the host venue, Keya Golf Club. The way the... [Read More]

Monthly Turfgrass Roundup: June 2018

Microbes, carbon, fertilizer misuse, OM prediction, ecology of hay fields, roots, PGR collar decline, iron, Turfhacker, #ClipVol

Posted on July 9, 2018

“Microbes live in a carbon-rich, nitrogen-poor world”. Animated clipping volume, and green speed—again. Clipping volume rising and falling. Edwin Roald shared a photo of the golf course at Sigló. Sigló pic.twitter.com/nSWj0CznME— Edwin Roald (@EdwinRoald) June 7, 2018 Bill Kreuser wrote about iron chlorosis and different iron sources. He also wrote... [Read More]

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Two solutions for the problems of turfgrass fertilizer recommendations

Posted on July 7, 2018

In the autumn of 2017, Stewart Brown wrote to me. “Dear Sir, I write on behalf of the European Turfgrass Society for which I am the current President.” He was inviting me to give a keynote presentation at the 2018 conference in Manchester. Sure, that sounded great, but what would... [Read More]

Predicting organic matter in turfgrass soils

Posted on June 29, 2018

Jason Haines has been sharing some ideas on his Turf Hacker blog, and one that I think is especially interesting is the idea that one can precisely match the topdressing sand quantity to the growth of the grass. I think this equation, or one similar to it, might predict what... [Read More]