GREENKEEPER BLOG
Hi-Res Surface Organic Matter Analysis in GreenKeeper
Surface organic matter has always been one of the most important—and frustrating—variables to manage on putting greens. We know it influences firmness, infiltration, water holding capacity, and pest pressure. We also know that topdressing and cultivation are our...
Why Your Rainfall Data May Be Wrong: The Challenges of Estimated Precipitation
GreenKeeper, like the weather apps on your phone, uses extremely high-resolution weather models to estimate current conditions and forecast future weather. These systems combine observations from airports, weather balloons, satellites, and weather radar with...
A Completely New WhiteBoard Experience for Turf Managers
GreenKeeper WhiteBoard has been rebuilt from the ground up with a modern user experience, intelligent planning tools, and unmatched flexibility for daily turf operations.Daily labor planning in turf management is complicated. Every day, turf managers balance changing...
Your Spray Program Shouldn’t Keep You Up at Night
Building a spray program can be stressful. You're thinking about pest control, fertility, PGRs, wetting agents, and plant health products. Are products from the last application still doing the job? Then comes the mixing math. A misplaced decimal or a wrong unit can...
Moving Beyond Pretty Maps
Today's weather forecast shows a 10% chance of rain in the late morning. Do you throw your rain gear in the cart? What if the forecast shows a 30% chance at 7:00 a.m.? Even without formal training in statistics, we use probabilities like these to make practical...
GreenKeeper Models Provide More Insight Than Simple GDD Calculators
I first learned about growing degree days (GDDs) in my introductory agronomy course at UW–Madison. These models used daily average temperature to predict biological processes such as corn development. I later learned that GDDs could also be used to schedule seedhead...