Turf reads

I’ve enjoyed reading Chris Tritabaugh’s ct_turf newsletter. I recommend subscribing, like I have, to receive each new post by email. Chris is an excellent writer with an apparently unlimited number of good ideas.

I’ve shared the posts from 2022 that got the most views. Then there are these 10 that got the fewest. Part of the reason for few views may be a lack of interest in the topic.

These posts had the most views in 2022. As in past years, technical topics related to turfgrass management dominate this list.1 Four of the top ten posts in 2022 were about soil organic matter or soil organic material; two were about fertilizer or turfgrass nutrition; and two were about irrigation or soil water content.

Chris Tritabaugh has completed his series of blog posts about playability, organic matter management, change, and consistency, with one titled What we do. The series started with Is that disruption?

I’ve shared the posts from 2021 that got the most views. Then there are these that got the fewest. I think these are more interesting than the top 10, actually. These cover a broader range of topics.

These posts had the most views in 2021. You’ll see there are two main topics that were read the most. The top four posts were about organic matter management and coring and that sort of thing.

I’m never quite sure what topics people will read. Sometimes topics that I think people will read end up with few pageviews. That’s often because the topic is not very interesting.

The day has finally arrived! I had a great time making this movie. I’ve been fortunate to have many friends around the world who have taught me a lot, and I spoke with some of them in this video.

There’s a new column on the Nichino Ryokka website. It’s a collaboration between ATC and Nichino Ryokka, with some selected content from the ATC site published in Japanese. The first column is here, and the topic is a 12 point checklist for dealing with creeping bentgrass heat stress (the original list is here).

There is a new article about MLSN by Trygve Aamlid and Karin Juul Hesselsøe, available in three languages (including English) on the STERF website. I think this article is excellent. It gets at what is different about MLSN, points out a few strengths and weaknesses, and discusses SLAN and precision fertilization (also called demand-driven fertilizer) too.