Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDisease, nutrition, and control problems, with Dr. John Dempsey
Episode 145
Independent turfgrass researcher John Dempsey, Ph.D., joined me to discuss evaluating treatment effects and the importance of having a good control. …
1 year, 10 months ago
OM measurements, models, and data analysis with Dr. Henry Qu
Episode 144
Dr. Henry Qu, partner and data scientist at Oxbridge Economics, joined me to talk about data analysis, and statistics, and how to try to learn things…
1 year, 10 months ago
Doing more work to produce better turf with Jon Wall
Episode 143
Jon Wall, golf course superintendent at Shanqin Bay, joined me to discuss doing more work to make grass better, rather than doing less. And also abou…
1 year, 10 months ago
Heat kills: a 12 point list and thermal death point temperatures for cool-season grass
Episode 142
It's summer in the northern hemisphere, and the two items discussed in this episode provide guidance on managing turf when it has to survive through …
1 year, 10 months ago
Explaining MLSN and assessing ball roll on putting greens, with Carl Schimenti
Episode 141
Carl Schimenti from Cornell University joined me to discuss intro to #MLSN explanations vs. using MLSN the way it is designed to be used. We also tal…
1 year, 11 months ago
Checking phosphorus gradients on putting greens with an upper and lower rootzone sample
Episode 140
Soil P, pH, and salinity are a few things that likely vary by depth in your rootzone. I've started recommending that 20% of putting greens tested be …
1 year, 11 months ago
Spring green-up of cool and warm-season grasses with Maggie Reiter
Episode 139
Maggie Reiter joined me to discuss how the start (and end) of the turfgrass maintenance season might be predicted. When is spring green-up? When does…
1 year, 11 months ago
How many hours until the grass wilts? Predicting soil water content with Dr. Bill Kreuser
Episode 138
Bill Kreuser, Ph.D., president of GreenKeeper, joined me to discuss the new water resource planning tools in GreenKeeper, along with disease risk, PG…
1 year, 11 months ago
Core sweepers make aeration easier, ball roll after 270 rounds, and estimating N in clippings
Episode 137
I discuss small plot university research with fixed treatments vs. golf course and sports turf maintenance with treatments that vary, and consider wh…
1 year, 11 months ago
What you should know about soil test P, spring growth, and #TurfSpeedo calculations
Episode 136
I describe what we can learn from looking at five years of Mehlich 3 soil test phosphorus results from golf course putting greens, how to calculate …
1 year, 11 months ago