Podcast Episodes
Back to Search"Blown away by the quality" of turfgrass by a simple method of adjusting N fertilizer
Episode 105
An anonymous golf course superintendent wrote that they were "blown away by the quality of these surfaces with an amount of nitrogen I would’ve thoug…
2 years, 8 months ago
A daily tournament diary from the 2023 KBC Augusta golf tournament in Japan
Episode 104
I spent nine days at the KBC Augusta golf tournament in 2023. In this episode, I introduce the blog post with the daily diary of my observations and …
2 years, 8 months ago
Reflections on a July with record heat and drought
Episode 103
Andrew McDaniel and I worked together at Habu CC in July 2001. We also worked together at the 50th KBC Augusta tournament in August 2023. I reflect o…
2 years, 9 months ago
Green firmness measurements after using a 4 ton roller (it actually didn't firm the surface much)
Episode 102
Andrew McDaniel joined me from the Keya GC maintenance office to discuss firmness measurements of putting greens, using a 4 ton roller on the greens,…
2 years, 9 months ago
Tournament golf and zoysia greens are a fascinating combination
Episode 101
I recorded this from Keya Golf Club, which will host the 50th KBC Augusta golf tournament on korai (Zoysia matrella) putting greens this week. I expl…
2 years, 9 months ago
The growth ratio for consistent growth and nitrogen fertilizer adjustment with Jason Haines
Episode 100
Jason Haines joined me for another #TurfMath episode to explain what the growth ratio is, how he uses it, and how he calibrates it.
See this post for…
2 years, 9 months ago
Turf Math with Bjarni Hannesson and Jason Haines
Episode 99
We discussed the ease of metric units and the utility of knowing some key numbers in turfgrass maintenance.
We discussed this post: https://www.asiant…
2 years, 9 months ago
Using morning and afternoon VWC measurements to find the site specific crop coefficient #TurfHacks
Episode 98
One of the things you can do when you are able to express soil water content as a depth of water, and vice versa, is to express the water loss rate f…
2 years, 10 months ago
A soil water content turf hack
Episode 97
For as long as I can remember, I've used the easy 1 mm = 1 L = 1% soil volumetric water content (VWC) relationship when converting between water use …
2 years, 10 months ago
I prefer sand topdressing amounts expressed as a depth
Episode 96
I gave three reasons for my preference that sand topdressing amounts be expressed as a depth. One is consistency and standardization. Depth means the…
2 years, 10 months ago