Category: Surfaces

Renovation success on golf courses

Autumn

Renovation Success in Today’s Shifting Climate Part 2

Renovation Success in Today’s Shifting Climate part 1: Understanding the Challenge and Getting the Most Out of Your Seed Through Moisture Management

Application

Renovation Success in Today’s Shifting Climate part 1

Anthracnose

Stress First, Disease Later: Preparing Greens for Anthracnose

Spring

Fairway Wetting Agent Trial – May Results & Why the Data Matters

Environment

Save Water, Build Roots, Smooth Surfaces with Primo Maxx II

Impact of Primo Max II compared to untreated turf

Light

See the Light for Early Season Actions

  Utilising growth potential in low light and scheduling Primo Maxx II applications              

Environment

Building turf resilience in a changing climate with smart water management

The irony isn’t lost on me that I’m writing about moisture management while many turf managers are dealing with waterlogged courses and unprecedented flooding. However I can’t shake the feeling we’ve been here before, last year’s notably soggy winter preceded an exceptionally dry spring and summer. These extreme weather patterns only reinforce the need for…

Surfaces

From Petri Dish to Putting Green – Turf Trial Insights

Heatwave impact on golf course turf

Summer

Some like it hot?

Surfaces

Penetrant wetting agents in summer??

This one popped up on a facebook thread the other day and it got me thinking about a trial we did in 2015 / 2016 at the STRI. The thread went something like this: Retentive type wetting agents hold too much moisture leading to more thatch accumulation and actually you should use penetrant type wetting…