In our Beyond The Drop Q&A series, we bring you brief interviews with some of the minds driving innovation at Aquatrols. We speak to a wide variety of folks who work here at Aquatrols, exploring topics from research, to conservation, to business. Today we are featuring an interview with Graham O’Connor, who is a product […]
With the prospect of winter turning to spring, sports turf managers can look forward to the benefits this change of season brings to their playing surfaces. We have experienced milder winters in recent years and the timing of spring has become less predictable. However, the concept of longer daylight hours and warmer rainfall, combined with […]
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Knowing your soil’s pH is one of the keys to unlocking nutrient availability. By gaining insight on this common soil property measurement you can correct and prevent issues including nutrient deficiencies, diseases, and more. Soil pH is a measurement of the alkalinity or acidity of soil. The degree of soil acidity measures the hydrogen ion […]
Autumn brings with it plenty of changes for golf course superintendents and turfgrass crews. With fewer rounds and more favorable growing conditions, the focus shifts from playability and maintenance to winter preparedness. While “to-do” list items for winterizing your course depend on the species of turfgrass on your course, many of the practices listed below […]
Sports turf managers face the challenge of maintaining a safe and playable turfgrass surface while reducing inputs such as fertilizer and water – it’s no easy task. Surface firmness of athletic fields has received more attention in recent years due to increased awareness and heightened concussion prevention standards. With students returning to school, and resuming play […]
Although the rainfall here and there is welcomed, the changeable mild weather of late has also unfortunately seen a spike in the risk of the foliar blight form of Anthracnose (Colletotrichum cereale). Anthracnose attacks grass plants (normally only Poa annua) when they are under environmental stress. It is triggered by environmental stress, low nutrition and […]
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Golfers grade superintendents and greenkeepers on turf quality and surface playability. The primary criteria are color, density, uniformity, texture, and firmness. It can be challenging to keep up with all these factors when resources must be saved throughout the golf season, but our goal is to help equip you with the necessary information. Minimizing water […]
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Implementation of soil surfactants in the golf season is a great way to manage water movement which maintains robust turf health at the top level of the rootzone. What happens when water, either irrigated or from rainfall, can’t get through that top layer? This is most commonly referred to as water repellency. Causes of Water […]
Your rootzone is probably in better shape in spring than it will be at any other time during the season – its water reserves are fully charged with snowmelt and/or spring rains, and there is very little instance of overt water repellency. But this doesn’t mean that you should hold off on your wetting agent applications. […]
Turf managers in many parts of the country are in the midst of “transition,” the time in turf’s life cycle when it breaks winter dormancy and begins growing again. This is always a tricky time for delivering optimal turf conditions. The challenge can be compounded in areas that have experienced a relatively dry winter. Soils […]
