Two-inch soil temps on a sand-based green (L) and a soil-based fairway (R) in Madison, WI…still a bit too early for preventative take-all or fairy ring apps pic.twitter.com/028O3oP7gB— Paul Koch (@uwpaul) May 5, 2020
Below you will find the 2020 Snow Mold Fungicide Research Reports from the University of Wisconsin completed during the winter of 2019-2020. Research trials were held at 4 sites across the Midwest – Timber Ridge GC in Minocqua, WI; Wausau CC in Wausau, WI; Marquette CC in Marquette, MI; and the O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research […]
By Paul Koch Ph.D. All reports are that courses are emerging from winter in fabulous shape…as long as you had a strong snow mold treatment down. This is obviously good news because recovery from winter injury means stimulating growth, which we want to avoid. For now, it’s fortunate that this crisis has come at […]
Wisconsin Clipping Tracker TemplateMonitoring clipping volume can be an important factor to help you make management decisions about nitrogen and PGRs. This clipping volume tracker spreadsheet is easy to use, and will estimate the amount of nitrogen you are removing when you mow. After entering the size of your putting greens, you only need to […]
The COVID19 crisis has forced us to think about our turf management in a new light. If there are no golfers, how much nitrogen should I apply? If I our crew size is limited, which management practices do we prioritize? Mowing eats up a lot of labor, how can we do that most efficiently? Do […]