GREENKEEPER BLOG
Measure & Predict Organic Matter in GreenKeeper
Management of soil organic matter (SOM) accumulation is a primary concern for turf managers. Cultivation practices including topdressing, aeration, verticutting and DryJect sand injection are used to manage SOM, but how often are these practices required? GreenKeeper App now support loss-on-ignition SOM determination at three different depths (OM246). Those results are then used to predict SOM accumulation over the next three years.
Realize the Power of Precision with GreenKeeper CIS
Superintendents and field managers need to hold a mental map of their property in their heads. They know which spots are first to wilt, where disease pressure is highest, and the locations of perennial pests requiring preventative treatment. Those observations are...
Simplify Your EOP Planning
Love it or hate it, Early Order Program season has returned. Personally, l’m relieved to have survived another hot Nebraska summer. The last thing I want to think about is the plan for next year. Still, the discounts, rebates and rewards can be tough to pass up each...
August Sugar Lows
It’s the middle August and many turfgrass plants are feeling as tired as their turfgrass managers. The recent extreme heat is taxing cool-season grasses like ryegrass, bluegrasses and bentgrass while summer weeds like goosegrass, foxtail and crabgrass are thriving....
How much grass WOULD have been in the buckets?
For years, golf course superintendents have asked the question to their greens mowing crew, "How much grass did you get today?" Common answers usually included "a lot" or "a little" or maybe more precisely how many times they needed to dump the mower buckets. But have...
Growth Rate Goals
We have been advocating daily measurement of growth rate on highly maintained turfgrass to improve management precision. Clipping volume measurements provide actionable data to help guide PGR applications and evaluate the efficiency of a fertilization program. But how...