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Handling dry seasons

September 25, 2014 By
All year long, California superintendents have languished under hot, dry conditions. An area that normally sees only 10 inches of rain annually, got half of that this year. Forest fires and drought in the state made national headlines. However, Jim ...

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Soil: All it’s cracked up to be

September 25, 2014 By
Silly puns might cause a superintendent to crack up. Cracking soil will not. In areas affected by drought, golf courses are seeing more cracks in their soil. Are these serious? Blame them on smectites and vertisols. According to Eric Brevik, ...

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Observing California’s drought

September 24, 2014 By
I was recently in California and was able to take a firsthand look at the drought forcing golf courses to come under tough restrictions on water use. I’ve been following the articles and postings online and I’m always encouraged when ...

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Turf colorants may affect shade tolerance

September 24, 2014 By
Applying plant colorants to turfgrass has become increasingly popular in the golf industry. This has led to an explosion of new colorant products that are marketed to alleviate UV stress, extend the growing season, cool the plant and induce plant ...

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Improvement of prairie junegrass as a low-input turfgrass

September 24, 2014 By
As economic and environmental pressures mount on superintendents to reduce inputs on their courses, turfgrass breeders have been working on developing grasses that require fewer inputs but still perform at acceptable levels. For the past nine years, the turfgrass breeding ...

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Southeast Asia’s complicated caddy program

September 24, 2014 By
Having lunch with superintendents and club managers in Thailand and Malaysia is not much different than lunch with their counterparts here in the United States. Small talk is on agronomic issues, golf and golfers — all at an enthusiastic level. ...

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