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Autumn #OM246 review with "the guy who doesn't do maintenance Mondays"
For the third consecutive autumn, Chris Tritabaugh joined me to review the OM246 (total organic material by depth) test results from the greens at Hazeltine National Golf Club. We discussed playing conditions, maintenance work, and testing.Here are some l
Firm bentgrass greens and OM management with Richard Forsyth
Richard Forsyth is the director of courses at Royal Melbourne Golf Club. We discussed playing conditions, maintenance work, and grass types in relation to production of firm putting surfaces.Chris Tritabaugh and Doug Soldat also spoke about putting green
Championship conditions discussion with Eric Johnson and MLSN, ClipVol, & OM246
Eric Johnson joined from his office at Chambers Bay to discuss everyday golfing conditions, championship playing surfaces, and workflow using techniques such as clipping volume (#ClipVol), total organic material testing by depth (#OM246), and nutrient sup
Why are we cultivating so much? Soil organic matter with Dr. Roch Gaussoin
Dr. Roch Gaussoin, professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, joined me to discuss cultivation of golf course turf, sand topdressing, soil organic matter testing, and the topic of soil organic m
Autumn 2022 OM246 review with Chris Tritabaugh
Total organic material testing (OM246) can be used to calibrate the amount of sand and cultivation required to produce high performance putting surfaces. Chris Tritabaugh and I discussed the most rece
MLSN and soil test interpretation on bentgrass and Poa annua with Jackie Guevara
Jackie Guevara did an experiment that compared no P or K fertilizer, those elements as recommended by MLSN, and those elements as recommended by SLAN. The results? MLSN and SLAN were both better than
Golf turf playability with Carl Schimenti: green speed, firmness, smoothness and trueness of roll
Carl is a competitive golfer and a turfgrass researcher. We had a long conversation about the topic of playability of surfaces. What is it, how is it measured, can it be measured, and how might it be
No change in soil OM after sand topdressing just once in a year, with Andrew McDaniel
Total organic material by depth (#OM246) measurements have been made at Keya GC for six years. We discussed these results and how the organic matter has remained constant over time despite minimal san
Leaf nutrient analyses (tissue tests) with Doug Soldat
Doug Soldat joined me to discuss tissue tests for turfgrass, and how we might make use of them (or not) to make decisions about fertilizer.
Chris Tritabaugh's blog, disruption, and playability
Chris Tritabaugh joined me to discuss his recent blog posts about what putting green disruption is, and how he has been working to minimize it through measurement of green speed and green smoothness a