Growth ratio to predict clipping volume for any time of year
One of the common questions about #ClipVol is "what is a normal amount of clippings to get?" By using the growth ratio, it's possible to account for the temperature conditions through the year and from that calculate how many clippings would be normal for any day in the year.
The specific blog post discussed was https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/what-should-my-clipvol-be/
You can see the growth ratio equation in this post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/the-growth-ratio-equation/
Other links discussed in this episode include:
- growth ratio posts on the ATC site https://www.asianturfgrass.com/tag/growth-ratio/
- growth ratio posts on Jason Haines' blog https://fusariummy.blogspot.com/search/label/growth%20ratio
- the GP Avatar app https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/the-gp-avatar-is-updated/
- turf videos organized by playlists https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/turf-video-playlists/
- new seminar handouts section on the ATC site https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/new-seminar-section/
- that information-packed 20 minute podcast with Chris Tritabaugh and Adam Moeller https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/putting-green-measurements/
Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Find turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
See the PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
See the ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://atc-doublecut.transistor.fm/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://atc-office-hours.transistor.fm/
The specific blog post discussed was https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/what-should-my-clipvol-be/
You can see the growth ratio equation in this post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/the-growth-ratio-equation/
Other links discussed in this episode include:
- growth ratio posts on the ATC site https://www.asianturfgrass.com/tag/growth-ratio/
- growth ratio posts on Jason Haines' blog https://fusariummy.blogspot.com/search/label/growth%20ratio
- the GP Avatar app https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/the-gp-avatar-is-updated/
- turf videos organized by playlists https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/turf-video-playlists/
- new seminar handouts section on the ATC site https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/new-seminar-section/
- that information-packed 20 minute podcast with Chris Tritabaugh and Adam Moeller https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/putting-green-measurements/
Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Find turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
See the PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
See the ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://atc-doublecut.transistor.fm/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://atc-office-hours.transistor.fm/
Subscribe to my new podcast, Turf Without Borders, at https://turfwb.asianturfgrass.com/subscribe
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I'm chief scientist at the Asian Turfgrass Center and director of the @paceturf information service. Some current projects include #OM246, #ClipVol, and #MLSN.
