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The Winter’s Tale
Doug Soldat has photos showing more snow mold where potassium fertilizer was applied. Where potassium was not applied, there is less snow mold. Tried something new this year. Top left high K for six yrs, but no K after Aug 2016.
Micah Woods
Last updated on 2021-07-05
1 min read
Preventing nutrient deficiencies
The recording of my webinar on preventing nutrient deficiencies is available in Spanish and in English. This was fun. I hope you’ll read the handout too. It is only 4 pages, with lots of white space, and gives a brief overview of this important topic.
Micah Woods
2017-01-17
1 min read
How to lose 120 million yen with frost delays
I’m bombarded at this time of year with reminders, notices, descriptions, and articles telling me about the importance of frost delays. Apparently, frost delays are essential for the health of the turf.
Micah Woods
Last updated on 2021-01-11
5 min read
Fall potassium and winter traffic on a bentgrass green
Play on frosted bentgrass greens in Japan is not uncommon. Winston Mirmow’s thesis on Fall potassium fertilization and winter traffic effects on a creeping bentgrass putting green has some surprising results.
Micah Woods
Last updated on 2021-07-05
4 min read
Does soil water content affect nighttime soil temperatures in summer?
I was wondering what the effect was. I expected a 1 or 2 °C decrease in nighttime soil temperature in drier soils, compared to soils with more water. I didn’t find it.
Micah Woods
2016-06-26
1 min read
Every spring when the snow melts
I look forward to some photos from Doug Soldat. For many years, he’s had some fascinating photos to share of snow mold on creeping bentgrass. And each year, there was more snow mold where potassium fertilizer was applied, and less snow mold where potassium wasn’t applied.
Micah Woods
Last updated on 2021-07-05
3 min read
Silica and Green Speed
This is something that has never made sense to me. Actually, it seems ridiculous. Zoysia greens are not renowned for being especially fast. But zoysia has especially high silica content in the leaves.
Micah Woods
2015-02-28
2 min read
A hypothesis concerning the most important time for sunlight to fall on turfgrass
Adam Garr asked if there is a great resource on morning light for turf: Can anyone point me to a great resource explaining the importance of morning sun on greens that I can share with members?
Micah Woods
Last updated on 2021-08-26
2 min read
“Available” calcium, soil pH, and fearmongering
I did an experiment in a greenhouse in which I grew creeping bentgrass in four different sands. I collected all the clippings and measured what was in them. And I tested the pH of the sands, and I did soil tests to measure the soil nutrient content.
Micah Woods
Last updated on 2021-04-15
2 min read
Spots of excitement in a boring experiment
Doug Soldat reports on descreased pink snow mold associated with low soil potassium. First he describes the study: In 2011, we began a trial to attempt to identify the lowest level of soil potassium that would still provide high putting green quality.
Micah Woods
Last updated on 2021-07-05
3 min read
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