I discuss turfgrass management topics, usually starting with a blog post, sharing supplementary information, stories, and the reasons why I thought the topic was worth writing about, and worth reading about. Thus, a doublecut of these topics. This covers grass selection, playability, and all the work done to create a certain type of turfgrass surface.

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I discussed grass responding to P at establishment, but not at maturity, as a function of soil P combined with rootzone volume.  Posts discussed are:https://www.asiant...

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The topic of nutrient availability and extractable vs. exchangeable vs. available nutrients used to come up a lot, and I'm glad I haven't been asked this question as f...

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What happens to sand particle sizes after topdressing

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