GCSAA Conference 2026
Orlando, February 2026
February 3: Harmonizing Turf Growth, Soil Organic Material, and Surface Performance, warm-season edition
Reference guide (translation table) between species
February 4: Harmonizing Turf Growth, Soil Organic Material, and Surface Performance, cool-season edition
Here are links to additional information about the topics discussed in these seminars.
- The One Bucket at a Time ebook about clipping volume
- The OM246 calculator
- Current MLSN values and the MLSN project page
- Linde et al. on “Comparing three methods to measure putting green trueness”
- The TurfGvX equation blog post on the ATC website
- An equation to adjust N rate by TurfGvX
- To measure the sand topdressing rate, I show a few methods in this video
- This document gives my sampling recommendations for OM246 tests. Also see this 1 minute video I made that shows the sampling procedure.
- This video shows what I consider a standard method for using gravity to compact clippings in a bucket. A couple bumps to the bucket of some sort, to get rid of air pockets, and that’s enough.
- I recommend this bobble test rating scale.
Notes
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Find reference information, site-specific weather and climate appraisals, and weekly updates at PACE Turf.
For more about ATC’s soil testing services, and example reports, see our soil tests page.
See more about OM246 testing, including sampling instructions and a sample report, at the OM246 project page.
For even more information, see: