Turfenomics: Productivity Part 3 Brute Force and the Opportunity Algorithm
In the first part of this series I talked about how I don't like to spend more than 60% of my labor resources on scheduled maintenance practices like mowing, rolling and raking. I find that if I spend...
View ArticleAccidental Microdose Overseeding
Last fall I started a small overseeding study to see which turf type would be suitable for our fairways as "if you aren't overseeding improved turfgrass varieties you will invariably get unimproved...
View ArticleGenki vs Growth Ratio is a game changer
Smokey skies and high growth rates go hand in hand for some reason.I've experimented with how to best visualize growth rate data in a way that helps me make informed decisions about how much fertilizer...
View ArticleHow to find success with overseeding new bentgrass varieties.
I think it's important to always continue to evaluate what you think you know in golf maintenance. I'm about to take a pretty hard turn with this blog post. It's because the new bentgrass varieties...
View ArticleGenki 3 Way
A few posts back I talked about how I found it useful to compare a 30 day running average growth ratio to a 30 day running average nitrogen genki. This would tell me how my grass was growing and how...
View ArticleTurfenomics: Productivity Part 4 Mower Efficiency and How to Cut Your Cost of...
How much grass can your mower cut? The most basic way of calculating this is to take the width of the mower and multiply it by the speed. Let's say our mower is 2 meters wide and can mow at 10 km/h...
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