Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchResearch words, a new Turf Twitter analysis, and tropical grasses with Maggie Reiter
Episode 195
Maggie Reiter joined me to discuss her "Finding Turf Twitter" analysis, her analysis of current turf research topics at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA meetings, t…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
A blunt conclusion about coring
Episode 194
Scientific writing is not always as clear as this. There's an article I really enjoyed that stated right at the start, in the abstract, that core aer…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Flights & turf photos with Dr. John Kaminski
Episode 193
Dr. Kaminski joined me from his sabbatical in Australia to discuss flights, turf photos, and what he's been doing on his sabbatical.
The blog post we …4 months, 3 weeks ago
If soil is above #MLSN, add only N?
Episode 192
This episode answers that question with how I recommend doing this. For today, we don't need to add N. But the soil nutrient levels decrease with tim…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Top 10 posts of 2025 holiday extravaganza with Joe Gulotti
Episode 191
Joe Gulotti joined me to give the doublecut treatment to the top posts of 2025 on the ATC blog, plus a bit of holiday extravaganza.
Blog post discusse…5 months, 1 week ago
Nutrient recommendations when clippings are removed vs. returned
Episode 190
When grass clippings are returned to the turf, the quantity of nutrients required as fertilizer is decreased. In this episode I discuss how I handle …
5 months, 1 week ago
Soil nutrient values in units of "years of use" rather than units of ppm
Episode 189
The #MLSN method for nutrient recommendations involves an MLSN value that the soil is not supposed to drop below. But what does this value mean, when…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
How to make greens soft, and the opposite, making soft greens harder
Episode 188
This episode explains the steps I'd take to change greens from too hard (surface hardness and ball bounce, not hard as in difficulty) to just right. …
6 months ago
Sand quantity as depth, and a suggestion to measure sand application rates
Episode 187
Expressing sand quantities as a depth makes communication easier. But to know the depth, you need to know how much sand was applied to begin with. I'…
6 months, 1 week ago
The right rate for N and sand topdressing: how I do it
Episode 186
I explain how I answered a couple questions about how much N and how much sand a particular grass might require. Specifically, I recommend adjusting …
6 months, 3 weeks ago