• Two easy methods to estimate N mineralization under turfgrass
    Nov 12 2024

    You can expect soil organic matter to be 5% nitrogen, and you can expect from 1 to 4% of that organic nitrogen to mineralize in one year. You can also calculate estimated daily mineralization and sum it to get weekly, monthly, and annual totals.

    The blog post discussed is: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/estimating-nitrogen-mineralization-an-example/

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    If you'd like to attend the 15th International Turfgrass Research Conference in Japan, here's a direct link to the conference website: https://itrc2025.turfsociety.com/

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    21 mins
  • Linear relationship between #ClipVol and dry weight
    Nov 3 2024

    This episode introduces multiple experiments that have demonstrated a link between rapid measurement of clipping volume and the clipping yield. Clipping yield is typically expressed as dry weight per area. Links to the articles discussed are in the blog post.

    • Blog post on Converting Clipping Volume to Dry Weight: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/converting-clipping-volume-to-dry-weight/
    • Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
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    • PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
    • ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter

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    If you'd like to attend the 15th International Turfgrass Research Conference in Japan, here's a direct link to the conference website: https://itrc2025.turfsociety.com/

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    19 mins
  • Creeping, velvet, and browntop bentgrass seeds with Dr. Leah Brilman
    Oct 30 2024

    Leah Brilman, Ph.D., is the Director of Product Management & Technical Services for Seed Research by DLF. We discussed velvet bentgrass, creeping bentgrass, and browntop bentgrass, along with seed production and grass performance.

    • The bentgrass posts at the ATC website are at this link: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/tag/bentgrass/
    • To see the word cloud with all the most frequent tagged topics, go to: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/#tags
    • I've spoken about browntop bentgrass management in New Zealand with Grant Saunders: https://youtu.be/CNA7EfvPHus


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    PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
    ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter


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    Register for my seminar at the GCSAA Conference and Show: https://gcsaaconference.com/education/session-detail?evt_id=737742c0-bb52-4192-ab34-f06c2413df04&ses_id=d85db2dc-ec5b-48c4-820f-57abce2a5193

    If you'd like to attend the 15th International Turfgrass Research Conference in Japan, here's a direct link to the conference website: https://itrc2025.turfsociety.com/

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Topdressing, mowing height, and education points with Andrew McDaniel
    Oct 25 2024

    Andrew McDaniel has been watching webinars to get education points, and some of these have been about management of soil organic matter on putting greens. We discussed a particular article and whether that method is something that seems reasonable today.

    • The blog post we discussed is https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/a-chance-to-update-my-advice/
    • Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
    • Get ATC newsletters at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/
    • Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
    • PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
    • ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter

    Subscribe to my new podcast, Turf Without Borders, at https://turfwb.asianturfgrass.com/subscribe

    Register for the Canadian Golf Course Management Conference in Niagara Falls at https://ogsa.ca/golfsupers-2025thecanadian/


    Register for the BIGGA Continue to Learn programme in Harrogate: https://www.btme.org.uk/continue-to-learn.html

    Register for my seminar at the GCSAA Conference and Show: https://gcsaaconference.com/education/session-detail?evt_id=737742c0-bb52-4192-ab34-f06c2413df04&ses_id=d85db2dc-ec5b-48c4-820f-57abce2a5193

    If you'd like to attend the 15th International Turfgrass Research Conference in Japan, here's a direct link to the conference website: https://itrc2025.turfsociety.com/

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    20 mins
  • Four things to look at with #OM246 test results
    Oct 22 2024

    Here are four specific things to look at with total organic material by depth (#OM246) test results.

    The blog post I discussed is this one: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/om246-reports-explained/
    The video in that post is https://youtu.be/wUtpJC1YPU0

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    Get ATC newsletters at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/
    Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
    PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
    ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter


    Subscribe to my new podcast, Turf Without Borders, at https://turfwb.asianturfgrass.com/subscribe

    Register for the Canadian Golf Course Management Conference in Niagara Falls at https://ogsa.ca/golfsupers-2025thecanadian/


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    Register for my seminar at the GCSAA Conference and Show: https://gcsaaconference.com/education/session-detail?evt_id=737742c0-bb52-4192-ab34-f06c2413df04&ses_id=d85db2dc-ec5b-48c4-820f-57abce2a5193

    If you'd like to attend the 15th International Turfgrass Research Conference in Japan, here's a direct link to the conference website: https://itrc2025.turfsociety.com/

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    25 mins
  • Golf course water requirement, overseeding, & Zoysia vs. bermudagrass with Dr. Matteo Serena
    Oct 18 2024

    Matteo Serena is the Senior Manager of Irrigation Research and Services for the USGA. We discussed drip irrigation, growth regulators and soil surfactants, water use, overseeding, and bermudagrass vs. zoysiagrass water use.

    We discussed this ATC blog post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/zoysia-and-water-use/

    We also discussed these articles:
    - https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/course-care/green-section-record/61/issue-15/measuring-and-comparing-the-water-requirements-of-warm-season-gr.html#
    - https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2018.03.0148

    See this zoysia video with Dr. Kenworthy: https://youtu.be/R6ZXW85mm84
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    Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
    PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
    ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter


    Subscribe to my new podcast, Turf Without Borders, at https://turfwb.asianturfgrass.com/subscribe

    Register for the Canadian Golf Course Management Conference in Niagara Falls at https://ogsa.ca/golfsupers-2025thecanadian/


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    If you'd like to attend the 15th International Turfgrass Research Conference in Japan, here's a direct link to the conference website: https://itrc2025.turfsociety.com/

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • GvX, top six episodes, and turf terminology
    Oct 16 2024

    I checked the top episodes, discussed turf terminology, and discussed the 2025 GCSAA Outstanding Contribution Award winners Dr. Wendy Gelernter and Dr. Larry Stowell.

    The four posts discussed in this episode are:

    • https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/the-turf-gvx-growth-versus-expected/
    • https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/seven-minutes-of-outstanding-contributions/
    • https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/football-seminar-in-bangkok/
    • https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/top-atc2x-episodes/


    • Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
    • Get ATC newsletters at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/
    • Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
    • PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
    • ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter



    Subscribe to my new podcast, Turf Without Borders, at https://turfwb.asianturfgrass.com/subscribe

    Register for the Canadian Golf Course Management Conference in Niagara Falls at https://ogsa.ca/golfsupers-2025thecanadian/


    Register for the BIGGA Continue to Learn programme in Harrogate: https://www.btme.org.uk/continue-to-learn.html

    Register for my seminar at the GCSAA Conference and Show: https://gcsaaconference.com/education/session-detail?evt_id=737742c0-bb52-4192-ab34-f06c2413df04&ses_id=d85db2dc-ec5b-48c4-820f-57abce2a5193

    If you'd like to attend the 15th International Turfgrass Research Conference in Japan, here's a direct link to the conference website: https://itrc2025.turfsociety.com/

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    23 mins
  • Summer temperatures, turfgrass, and ΔGP
    Sep 30 2024

    When the cool-season growth potential (GP) is lower than the warm-season GP, the difference between them (the ΔGP) will be negative. In this episode, I discuss ΔGP and three different ways to think of summer duration.

    I discussed this blog post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/summer-assessment-with-delta-gp/

    Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
    Get ATC newsletters at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/
    Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
    PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
    ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter


    Subscribe to my new podcast, Turf Without Borders, at https://turfwb.asianturfgrass.com/subscribe

    Register for the Canadian Golf Course Management Conference in Niagara Falls at https://ogsa.ca/golfsupers-2025thecanadian/


    Register for the BIGGA Continue to Learn programme in Harrogate: https://www.btme.org.uk/continue-to-learn.html

    Register for my seminar at the GCSAA Conference and Show: https://gcsaaconference.com/education/session-detail?evt_id=737742c0-bb52-4192-ab34-f06c2413df04&ses_id=d85db2dc-ec5b-48c4-820f-57abce2a5193

    If you'd like to attend the 15th International Turfgrass Research Conference in Japan, here's a direct link to the conference website: https://itrc2025.turfsociety.com/

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    27 mins