Asian Turfgrass Center

Sward stimpmeter speed for seven species

From annual bluegrass (A) to zoysiagrass (Z), this is what I expect

Posted on July 16, 2017

Golf course putting greens are covered with many types of grasses. I’ve written about my skepticism that adding Si will increase green speed in 3 posts on the blog (post 1, post 2, post 3), and I’ve done so in reference to Zoysia matrella greens which are known for the... [Read More]

"My frustration in not being able to increase our green speed"

Posted on July 14, 2017

A correspondent wrote to ask about the ever popular topic of Si and green speed: Pretty sure I already know the answer to this, but I had a conversation with our rep from […] fertilizer company about my frustration in not being able to increase our green speed […]. So... [Read More]

"More followers as a superintendent?"

The easy way is to be famous; one can also tweet interesting stuff, but that's harder work

Posted on July 12, 2017

Jason Haines (@PenderSuper) passed 4,000 Twitter followers last week. In the turfgrass industry, that’s a lot. But wouldn’t it be nice to have more? He asked if I had any suggestions: ...or a Ryder cup or work at pen state. Maybe @asianturfgrass has some insight how I could get more... [Read More]

data analysis

This will make you rethink what you throw in the spray tank

In 11 attempts, Si failed to increase green speed every single time

Posted on July 6, 2017

Beth Guertal wrote to me a couple weeks ago: “I liked your Si blog post of recent date. It made me go back and find some data I collected once upon a while.” As you probably know, I think it is ridiculous that more silica in leaves would somehow make... [Read More]

An economic case study

The article about turfgrass fertilization includes an incredible case study

Posted on July 5, 2017

When my friend wrote to ask if I could “write a brief description of MLSN,” I thought I might send along the article on turfgrass fertilization from the Green Section Record by Meentemeyer and Whitlark. “Did I already write about that?” I wondered. Yes, I did. And I’m reminded of... [Read More]