Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPutting surface management, the turf speedo (growth ratio), & surprising results with T-Jay Creamer
Episode 135
T-Jay Creamer joined me to discuss bentgrass & Poa annua (bent-Poa) management with a surprisingly low annual N rate, almost no use of PGRs, and no a…
2 years ago
P fertilizer & Poa, the #MLSN time issue, and #ClipVol annual totals
Episode 134
In this episode, I discuss sixteen year old bentgrass greens that have also gone sixteen years without P fertilizer. The greens are also free of Poa…
2 years ago
Optimal and practical overseeding windows with Jim Huntoon
Episode 133
Jim Huntoon joined me from Horry-Georgetown Technical College to discuss overseeding and the hows and whys of this common practice on warm-season tur…
2 years, 1 month ago
Botanical walks, ecoregions, and MLSN for lawns with Maggie Reiter
Episode 132
Maggie Reiter joined me to reminisce about the grasses one can find at the back of the 7th green at Pebble Beach Golf Links, to consider soil test re…
2 years, 2 months ago
An example of ample light when temperature limits growth
Episode 131
This is a follow-up to the episode last week when I mentioned that I was looking at snow outside, that the light would be ample for growth, but the t…
2 years, 2 months ago
The combination of light (DLI) and temperature (GP)
Episode 130
The growth potential converts air temperature to a 0 to 1 (or 0 to 100%) scale. Of course, there are a lot more things that affect actual growth, inc…
2 years, 2 months ago
Leaf N normals from PACE, plus #OM246 video, #MLSN testing, #TurfMath, and soil test frequency
Episode 129
This episode goes through a lot of updates from both the ATC and the PACE Turf websites. Topics discussed include OM246, the problem with frequent so…
2 years, 2 months ago
Adam Moeller on sand, #OM246, #ClipVol, and putting green management in 2024
Episode 128
Adam Moeller joined me to discuss how to manage greens in 2024. We talked about his research at Purdue University on sand and bentgrass and coring an…
2 years, 3 months ago
Physical testing of golf putting green rootzones & soil nutrient sampling with Brian Mavis
Episode 127
Brian joined me to discuss his recommended soil sampling strategy for an 18 hole golf course. We also discussed what he teaches in a 2 hour GCSAA sem…
2 years, 3 months ago
Forget about fertilizing with carbon, with Dr. Bryan Hopkins
Episode 126
The 2018 article by Bryan and Tyler Hopkins, "Carbon: the next frontier in fertilization?" concludes that we "should not be fertilizing with carbon."…
2 years, 3 months ago