The Drought of 2012 has been wreaking havoc on food crops across the country. The physical and financial damage has been well documented, with farmers’ struggles becoming a somber staple on the nightly news. However, farmers are not alone in battling the harsh realities of such an extreme summer. At greenhouses and nurseries nationwide, growers […]
This summer has been a rough one for many golf courses in the United States (pun intended). Pervasive heat and prolonged dry spells are wreaking havoc with courses across the country. According to the US Drought Monitor, nearly 80% of the continental US currently faces drier-than-normal conditions. During these dog days of summer, Superintendents often […]
Video courtesy of PACE Turf The wonderful video above from the folks at Pace Turf highlights one of the ways to conduct a “knockout trial,” also occasionally referred to as a “plywood trial.” In this kind of trial, random plots on greens or fairways are covered with tarp or plywood before a certain treatment product […]
