Mid West
USGA – Central Update – Don’t Be Afraid to Go Around in Circles
Going around in circles is usually not a good thing, but when it comes to mowing fairways and tees it can be just what the turf needs. Circle mowing – where an operator continuously makes wide, overlapping turns – is an effective surface management technique for combating grain formation. Although it might look strange to […]
USGA – Central Regional Update – Take The Scenic Route
Many changes have been implemented at golf courses to accommodate social distancing and reduce touch points. Included in these changes is the removal of bunker rakes. Some golf courses have reported better pace of play since the rakes were removed and improved maintenance efficiency because employees mowing rough do not have to repeatedly get off […]
Can Hand Sanitizer Kill Bent?
Here is an interesting question. Can hand sanitizer kill creeping bentgrass on greens? While we didn’t see this one coming, we probably should have. Given the greater emphasis on the use of hand sanitizers during the covid-19 virus outbreak, it was inevitable that people would begin to spill it on greens. We have known for […]
Large Patch in Kansas
Cool wet weather in the spring has a few areas of zoysiagrass large patch (rhizoctonia solani) showing up on our range tees. Warmer, dryer weather next week will stop the fungus from growing. pic.twitter.com/ffRRPcwdxM— Matthew Gourlay, CGCS, MG (@mattgourlaycgcs) May 14, 2020
MSU Disease Update with Dr. Vargas
Dr. Joe Vargas discusses current conditions favorable to disease development including Microdochium patch on golf courses and leaf spot on Kentucky bluegrass lawns.
Temps in Wisconsin Indicate Still Too Early for Preventive Take-all or Fairy Ring Apps
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
Dr. Danneberger Talks About Surviving Coronavirus
Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., longtime professor in the department of horticulture and crop science at The Ohio State University, went to the emergency room on March 16. Two weeks later he woke up in a hospital bed and was asked if he knew where he was. In this third episode of Golfdom’s Zoom Views, “Dr. […]