Saturday, September 23, 2023
The Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club near Rome is on creeping bentgrass greens, seash...
Monday, September 18, 2023
Threat temperatures are a tool that we've developed to help you predict when pests are likely to...
Saturday, September 16, 2023
When the air temperature increases, the reference evapotranspiration tends to increase. We've sh...
Friday, September 15, 2023
There's a new post about soil temperatures and turf diseases by Dr. Jim Kerns and Lee Butler at ...
Saturday, September 09, 2023
Reference evapotranspiration (ETo) is calculated by an equation. The Penman-Monteith equation is the...
Thursday, September 07, 2023
Water use is again in the spotlight for many in the west where drought is a constant concern. Here a...
Friday, September 01, 2023
During the 2023 KBC Augusta golf tournament at Keya GC in Japan, I measured the bobble test each mor...
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Dr. James Murphy, Rutgers University (@JamesMurphy15916040 on Twitter) posted this photo o...
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Serious geek alert! We are now about to discuss the many and varied ways in which solar radiation is...
Friday, August 25, 2023
How does a change in mowing height affect the amount of water used by turf? In general, the higher t...
Sunday, August 20, 2023
I didn't understand this when I first heard about it. I understood about growth potential, and I...
Friday, August 18, 2023
Jason Haines came up with what he called the "turfgrass speedo" a few years ago. He also calls this ...
Thursday, August 10, 2023
If you are planning to aerify and topdress in the near future, you will be tasked with trying to fig...
Thursday, August 10, 2023
In arid regions with heavy dependence on irrigation, the end of summer can be the worst time of year...
Sunday, August 06, 2023
There's a new book I've enjoyed reading and that I recommend you get a copy of. It's An ...
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
When we introduced the MLSN guidelines in 2012, we had no expectation that they would come to be so ...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The PACE Turf Reference section has this guide on heat and drought recovery. It starts with this: "I...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
This video explains what happens in high summer heat that can cause cool-season turf to die.
YouTub...
Saturday, July 22, 2023
With the right amount of sand topdressing, turfgrass surfaces perform well. With too little sand, or...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Slime molds are an odd group of organisms. You can read more about them in the PACE Turf reference o...
Sunday, July 16, 2023
I wrote about this for my Golf Course Seminar magazine column.
Here's what I wrote:
Raise th...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
The videos I share here are usually from the PACE Turf YouTube channel, but I'm making an except...
Friday, July 07, 2023
As air temperatures reach 85F (29C), a warning bell should start going off in your head. Because it ...
Tuesday, July 04, 2023
Heat and drought cause serious turfgrass damage every year. If you are experiencing catastrophic tur...
Sunday, July 02, 2023
A few years ago, golf course superintendents in the Pacific Northwest told me that they were measuri...
