The most common soil testing mistakes, and how to avoid them, with Doug Soldat

Soil testing can be a valuable tool, but to make use of the results most effectively, one needs to avoid common mistakes. Doug Soldat from the University of Wisconsin joined me to talk about the recommended way to use soil tests (soil nutrient analyses) for turfgrass.

Show Notes

We discussed these posts and articles.

- My blog post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/the-most-common-soil-testing-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them/
- Doug's "How Reliable is Soil Testing" article: https://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/groot/article/2013may8.pdf
- Follow Doug on Twitter at https://twitter.com/djsoldat
- Our tissue testing discussion on ATC Office Hours: https://youtu.be/91uKNFJxGDY
- More about drying soil samples: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/reminder-to-air-dry-soil-samples/
- ATC's "secret" soil testing newsletter: https://subscribepage.com/soil
- Watch this episode at https://youtu.be/HWf8fZVpgJc

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Creators & Guests

Host

Micah Woods

I'm chief scientist at the Asian Turfgrass Center and director of the @paceturf information service. Some current projects include #OM246, #ClipVol, and #MLSN.

Guest

Doug Soldat, Ph.D.

Turfgrass Specialist in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Co-owner and Vice President of GreenKeeper App

What is The ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods?

I discuss ATC blog posts, with 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.