www.westernturfmag.com February 2012 Covering the turf and golf course industry
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Water Stress and Weed Control

By Charles T. Golob, William J. Johnston, Matt Williams, and Karine Paré Dept. Crop and Soil Sciences Washington State University A study was conducted at the Washington State University Turf...more

Stainless Steel Pump Stations

In the wake of increasingly limited fresh water availability, golf courses are using paspalum and other types of salt-tolerant turfs, which tolerate irrigation with brackish and/or salt water. Ho...more

What Matters Now in Spray Park Water Treatment System Design

Water conservation and safety are growing concerns for landscape architects, parks and recreation departments, and aquatic designers. For hands-on family fun and imaginative heat relief, spray pa...more

The Forgotten Half

It is easy to forget about what you can’t readily see. It’s surprising to note that turf managers frequently admit to not examining the bottom half of the plants they are managing when working with t...more

Step Up Watering Capabilities

As a golf course superintendent, a major component to your overall success will rely on your understanding of the irrigation system and its’ effect on the golf course. Unless you take the time t...more

Halting the Japanese Beetle

Voracious. That’s the word for Japanese beetle, a half-inch long beetle with metallic green and copper wing coverings and white tufts of hair along its rear end. The adult insect devours the flowers ...more

Insect and Disease Management: Systematic Approach

Landscape owners or managers have many opportunities to make decisions that can minimize serious pest problems over the long run. The choices of species and varieties planted and the planting meth...more

Nitrogen: Balancing Act

Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for all living things – turfgrass being no exception. Leading edge turf managers need to understand more than this fact – becoming better managers if they have a rud...more

Consider a Fairway Topdressing Program?

Implementing a fairway topdressing program will provide many benefits. I have looked at the benefits at my club (The Plateau Club) and this is what I see. The Benefits ranging from the overall he...more

Is Your Fungicide Working For You?

As you pour that fungicide into the tank or rotary spreader, do you visualize dollar signs and wonder, “how much is this application going to cost” or “what is the longevity of this product?” Workin...more

Wildlife Habitat on Golf Courses

Casper Municipal Golf Course in Wyoming, which is open from April 1 to November 1, must deal with the horned antelope among other birds and wildlife. As most supers know, a golf course is an excellen...more

Helping Keep Wolf Creek Running

Though it may take many words to fully describe this club, it’s beauty may just leave you speechless. There is a lot to say about Wolf Creek Golf Club in Mesquite, Nev., but ask Superintendent...more

Contec DG Feeds Your Greens

DG DISPERSABLE GRANULE Just when you thought fertilizing was an easy enough task along comes DG Man with his DG Contec dispersing granule technology, and now fertilizing is a new voyage. Wh...more

Summer N, Summer Not

No, we’re not talking about a set of teeth! But fertilizing close cut, athletic turf during the summer months does have its does and don’ts. Basically, most golf course superintendents will try to...more

Strengths, Flaws and Ideas

I just received my evaluations from the “Taking Control of Green Speed” school that Mike Morris, CGCS and I gave at the Orlando GCSAA Convention this past January. To tell you the truth I look fo...more
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