Maintenance

Germinating creeping bent in the cold

November 8, 2019 By Matt Cavanaugh, Eric Watkins, Ph.D., Brian Horgan, Ph.D., Garret C. Heineck, Sam J. Bauer and Andrew Hollman

As turf begins to green up in the spring (or not), superintendents need to quickly repair winterkill damage to putting greens to increase early-season revenue. The term winterkill is a catchall phrase describing several stresses, including damage from cold-weather desiccation, ...

Read More

Golfdom Files: Men outrank turf as maintenance problem

November 7, 2019 By Sarah Webb

The year is 1953. The problem is finding qualified, loyal employees. Wait. That sounds all too familiar. Author L.R. Mitchell adds his voice to the many voices over the years that have suggested solutions to the labor problem, recommending that ...

Read More

Silvery thread moss (Photo: Zane Raudenbush)

Experts’ Insights: Suppressing silvery thread moss

November 1, 2019 By Sarah Webb

Silvery thread moss easily can be spotted in putting greens by its silvery sheen, according to Zane Raudenbush, Ph.D., assistant professor of turfgrass management at Ohio State University. Raudenbush adds that it’s particularly persistent in creeping bentgrass or annual bluegrass ...

Read More

Beer can on a golf course (Photo: Seth Jones)

Sober advice on collar decline

October 30, 2019 By Curt Harler

Just as shirt collars tend to wear quickly, collars on greens also tend to decline fast. At superintendent gatherings, explanations for collar decline are many: Irrigation runoff gets trapped there, they suffer extra abuse by mowers and other equipment, crews ...

Read More

Overturned machine (Photo: iStock.com/chimmy)

What to do when OSHA comes knocking

October 10, 2019 By Curt Harler

The No. 1 cause of job-related deaths on golf courses is machinery rollovers. Nationwide, 18 of the 48 deaths in the latest Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reporting period were caused by equipment rolling over on a worker. And ...

Read More

The benefits of early order programs

October 7, 2019 By Alan FitzGerald

Every year as fall rolls around, superintendents across the country breathe a sigh of relief that they survived the summer’s 90 days of hell and look forward to a relatively easy period where the turf can take care of itself. ...

Read More