The KBC Augusta tournament is coming up next week at Keya Golf Club in Fukuoka. The volume of grass clippings cut from the greens is measured every morning. I think it is interesting to look at the density of the measurements. This joyplot provides a quick summary of clipping volume... [Read More]

This is an interesting poll by David Phipps. He wants to know what is the preferred social media platform for work. As I look at the poll on Twitter, as it stands now, Twitter is the winner in a landslide at 91%. But he mentioned also that he posted this... [Read More]

When I received the question about tissue testing, I replied that I would write a more detailed explanation later on the blog. I’ve tried to do this here without resorting to numbers or charts. I think of this topic, and the problems with it, in terms of numbers, but I’ll... [Read More]

Yesterday I wrote of tissue testing (or more specifically, leaf nutrient analysis) that “I don’t like making nutrient application decisions” based on it and “I would not do routine tissue testing if I were a golf course superintendent.” I’ve got more to explain about why that is. But I need... [Read More]

This question arrived by e-mail: “I have a couple questions – A colleague and I in this area have been reducing N usage and tracking clipping yields for almost 2 years. He is utilizing tissue testing on a weekly basis, I send in a sample every couple weeks to see... [Read More]