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MLSN
The Secret MLSN Operations Manual
This is a compilation of the best content from the MLSN newsletter. It’s all about this modern method for soil test interpretation for turfgrass—how it works, how MLSN was developed, answers to common questions, and some fun stories about this project.
M. S. Woods
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Adding potassium fertilizer does not increase the soil's ability to store it
You’ve probably listened to one of my seminars in which I explained why conventional nutrient guidelines for turfgrass are broken. Jackie Guevara’s thesis on “Effects of Different Soil Testing Philosophies on Creeping Bentgrass and Annual Bluegrass Putting Greens” is an excellent demonstration of this.
Micah Woods
2021-10-23
3 min read
Simple solutions to a difficult problem
When Bernd Leinauer introduced me prior to this talk, he mentioned that I’m one of the most controversial turfgrass scientists today. And the reason for being controversial happens to be the very topic of this presentation1 that I’ve uploaded today to my YouTube channel.
Micah Woods
2021-08-26
2 min read
MLSN and turfgrass nutrient recommendations
GCM Magazine has another article about the SLAN and MLSN methods for soil test interpretation. The article summarizes Jackie Guevara’s research (with Kevin Frank at Michigan State University) into turfgrass response when P and K applications are made based on MLSN.
Micah Woods
2021-08-25
1 min read
Lack of response to a fertilizer application
These pots of variegated tropical carpetgrass (Axonopus compressus) received an application of granular 16-16-16 fertilizer twelve days before this photo was taken. The grass on the right responded with a lot more growth than did the grass at left.
Micah Woods
2021-08-03
2 min read
Extending the beer analogy
I’ve explained how MLSN works by telling a story about beer. Specifically, about a natural and logical method to figure out how many beers to buy at the store prior to an upcoming party.
Micah Woods
2021-07-29
3 min read
What you answered about MLSN
In the 14th MLSN newsletter, I asked what would you like to see, hear, learn, or know about MLSN? I summarized the results of that survey in the chart above.
Micah Woods
2021-05-25
3 min read
Soil test showdown
A recent PACE Turf update mentioned this research project by Jackie Guevara and Kevin Frank: Effects of different soil testing interpretation philosophies on creeping bentgrass and annual bluegrass putting greens.
2020-12-21
1 min read
Flying Blind: the episode you've been waiting for
You’ve seen the trailer and heard the bleeps. Now, you can watch the full episode. This is “Flying Blind”, Episode 3 in Season 1 of my Grammar of Greenkeeping show.
Micah Woods
2020-12-16
2 min read
Thai GCSA seminar: improving playing conditions and optimizing work efficiency
Today I gave a seminar at the Thai GCSA meeting. Photo by Boy Yothin These are the slides in Thai. And these are the slides in English. We talked about a number of topics.
Micah Woods
2020-12-14
1 min read
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