Gray leaf spot on PRG active in Florida
I saw very little disease in the stand through an uncharacteristically cool March for Central Florida. One week prior to the ribbon cutting ceremony, I noted some small patches of stressed turf on the shady side of the building where dew persists longest. Temps the week of the 14th broke...
15
May
2013
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Episode 28: Regional pest updates
Episode 28: Regional pest updates. Join us as we discuss what's happening around the world of turf. We will discuss current pest problems and offer some solutions.
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14
May
2013
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Turfpath: A Free App to Manage Turf Pests
Turfpath, a new mobile app available for free in Google Play and the App Store, is the newest resource for turfgrass professionals and enthusiasts. The app, whose basic function appears to allow users to interact by sharing their active pest problems, was launched this week. Download the app for free...
26
Apr
2013
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Rules of Golf Survey: Input Needed
One individual, preferably the superintendent, at each golf course is invited to participate in this 20-question, short-answer survey (it will take less than 10 minutes). The objectives are to determine how important golf course superintendents believe ...
12
Apr
2013
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Episode 25: Increase productivity using Google Forms
Watch live as Jason VanBuskirk from Stowe Acres talk about using Google Forms to increase productivity at your golf course. Get your employees to crowd source data on the course....
09
Apr
2013
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Potassium, Snow Mold, and (almost) Required Reading About Fertilizer
Ten years ago, when I was a graduate student at Cornell University, I noticed something surprising when the snow melted from the research green. The previous year, I had applied the same amount of nitrogen (N), but different amounts of potassium (K), to this plot ...
25
Mar
2013
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#Turfchat Episode #21: Product Review of Turf Screen
Join us for another #turfchat as we discuss Turf Screen. According to the website "TurfScreen™ is a revolutionary product engineered, tested and proven to protect turf from damaging ultraviolet rays and to improve overall turf quality. Formulated with Enhanced Solar Protection, Turf Screen contains the only all-natural ingredients approved by...
19
Mar
2013
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#turfchat Episode 20: Using Google Plus and Hangouts
Join us today at 10AM EST for another episode of #turfchat...
12
Mar
2013
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Purdue Putting Green Management Survey!
Help Dr. Bigelow of Purdue University gather information about management of cool-season turfgrasses on golf courses. The survey will help his research team formulate some future research projects that will help you! The survey only takes about 5 minutes to complete....
22
Feb
2013
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#TurfChat Episode #18: Subsurface Irrigation
Episode 18 of #turfchat will feature Dr. Bernd Leinauer of New Mexico State University and will focus on his research efforts related to water conservation. He will specifically be sharing some information about subsurface irrigation. Join us Tuesday February 19th at 11AM EST!...
19
Feb
2013
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The 2013 Social Media Award Winners Are…
Aquatrols and Golf Course Industry Magazine host the 2013 Social Media Awards at the Golf Industry Show. Find out who the winner were!...
12
Feb
2013
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#TurfChat #16: Changing Demographics of a Golf Course Superintendent
A new #turfchat featuring Peter McCormick of TurfNet will be shown live tomorrow (Tuesday) at 11AM Eastern Time. Larry Stowell of Pace Turf, Peter and myself will be talking about some polls conducted on TurfNet’s website where they were looking and discussing the changing demographics of modern superintendents. How long...
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Jan
2013
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