The remarkable effect of [just enough] traffic on an unmown lawn
One of my running routes takes me past an unmown lawn. Yet some of the grass in that lawn is of such a height, texture, and quality, that it could be a golf course putting green or fairway. The effect is caused by traffic. I discuss that, and a beachside lawn too, in this ATC Doublecut.
I showed photos of two lawns in this post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/wonders-of-traffic-on-turfgrass/
Watch this episode at: https://youtu.be/NL7hkazsGSY
Both lawns are manilagrass (Zoysia matrella) in southern Thailand. One is beside the road on one of my regular running routes, and another is on an island. Neither are mown. Both receive traffic in some areas and not in others. There is a remarkable difference in turfgrass appearance and quality as a lawn or sporting surface, based only on the amount of traffic received.
See more turfgrass info from ATC at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Watch this episode at: https://youtu.be/NL7hkazsGSY
Both lawns are manilagrass (Zoysia matrella) in southern Thailand. One is beside the road on one of my regular running routes, and another is on an island. Neither are mown. Both receive traffic in some areas and not in others. There is a remarkable difference in turfgrass appearance and quality as a lawn or sporting surface, based only on the amount of traffic received.
See more turfgrass info from ATC at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
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