Sunday, January 08, 2023
Air temperature data are readily available. Precipitation data can usually be obtained. But what abo...
Saturday, January 07, 2023
Twenty years ago, it made sense to me to apply the same rate of fertilizer at each application. I us...
Thursday, December 29, 2022
We're about to welcome 2023 into our lives, so what better time to take a fresh look n...
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Kikuyugrass is one of the most interesting grasses. It is often found in locations where both warm-s...
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice, occured this year...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
The organic matter management topic is frequently discussed, and Dr. Roch Gaussoin joined a recent A...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Chris Tritabaugh has written a series of blog posts this year in which he reconsiders how he had bee...
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Below a soil pH of 5.5, soluble aluminum can rapidly increase. That soluble aluminum can be toxic to...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Aluminum can cause phytotoxicity in turfgrasses under certain soil conditions. The most common cause...
Friday, December 09, 2022
A golf course superintendent noticed that the putting greens had some turf that was performing well,...
Friday, December 09, 2022
For a few years now, Chris Tritabaugh and I have been having a call in the autumn to review the OM24...
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
In a research article published by Elderfield et. al., a new clue to effective management of resista...
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
In a publication by Amaradasa and Everhart (Effects of sublethal fungicides on mutation rates and ge...
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Every November, an "experience group" of greenkeepers go on the Tour de Fungus near Copenhagen, Denm...
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Microdochium patch, caused by Microdochium nivale, is a common fall through spring disease in many a...
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Jason Haines came up with what he called the "turfgrass speedo" a few years ago. He also calls this ...
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Growth potential (GP) and clipping yield are being used by more turfgrass managers around the world ...
Friday, November 11, 2022
Watch the video, "Leach Before Aeration", here.
Seeing spots? If you forgot to leach before aerific...
Friday, November 11, 2022
Quick — what's the best place to send a sample for a disease diagnosis? Where's guidan...
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Turf is at the greatest risk from salinity damage during hot and dry periods when salts from irrigat...
Saturday, November 05, 2022
Bill Kreuser wrote an article on the Greenkeeper Blog titled Frustrating frost formation. This is a ...
Saturday, November 05, 2022
Phosphite-based fungicides and fertilizers are known to suppress microdochium patch in additon to ot...
Friday, November 04, 2022
Cup changing methods and other factors can sometimes result in unexpected turf grain problems. These...
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Micah and Larry recorded an ATC Doublecut episode (watch or listen) to discuss the delta growth pote...
Saturday, October 29, 2022
According to Dr. Richard Buckley the Director of the Plant Diagnostic Lab at New Jersey's Rutger...