Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGolf in Japan: maintenance staff numbers, rounds played, number of holes, and annual N rates
Episode 95
Did you know Japan has as many golf holes as England, Scotland, and New Zealand combined? I visited 11 golf facilities in Japan and discuss some of t…
2 years, 10 months ago
Grass gets this much PAR light in full sun (no clouds)
Episode 94
For any date, time, and location, it's possible to calculate the amount of light grass would get in full sun. I describe how this is done, and show a…
2 years, 10 months ago
Coring three times a year with half-inch tines on bentgrass putting greens
Episode 93
A research article recommended two spring and one autumn hollow-tine aerification, supplemented by solid-tine aerification during summer, for creepin…
2 years, 11 months ago
The shade effect of clouds, photosynthetically active radiation, and 2 PAR apps
Episode 92
Clouds reduce photosynthetically active radiation by about 25% when you can still see your shadow. When you can't see your shadow, that's about 50% o…
2 years, 11 months ago
It's tough to manage cool-season putting greens when ΔGP is less than 0
Episode 91
This episode introduces ΔGP, which is cool-season grass growth potential minus warm-season growth potential. Too many days like that and you won't bo…
2 years, 11 months ago
Transition zone putting greens, light, speed, zoysia, bermuda, and bentgrass with Mike Richardson
Episode 90
Mike Richardson from the University of Arkansas joined me to discuss zoysia on putting greens, light requirements of different grass species, grass s…
3 years ago
Reflections on growth rate, nitrogen, and disruption, with Chris Tritabaugh
Episode 89
I wrote a blog post that lists ten things I reflected on one day in relation to how I had changed my thinking about how much N, growth, and sand topd…
3 years ago
A soil test extravaganza
Episode 88
This episode discusses three recent posts about soil testing (soil nutrient analyses), from what happens at the lab, to micronutrient test results.
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3 years ago
Blog post bombs of 2020 with The Talking Greenkeeper
Episode 87
Joe Gulotti joined me to go through the list of blog posts that got the fewest views on the ATC website in 2020. There was turf tourism, turf hacks, …
3 years ago
Terminology of turfgrass soils: total organic material (#OM246) and soil organic matter (SOM) with Brian Whitlark
Episode 86
Brian Whitlark is the West region director of the USGA Green Section. We talked about total organic material testing of turfgrass soils. This is dist…
3 years ago