Browntop greens, Poa annua suppression, pH, & OM testing with Grant Saunders

Grant Saunders is the course superintendent at Hamilton Golf Club in New Zealand. He has successfully overseen a green species conversion from Poa annua to browntop bentgrass (Agrostis capillaris). We discussed that, and the role of OM testing, and sand topdressing, and soil pH, and greenkeeping in New Zealand.

Some links include:

• https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/accumulation-soil-organic-material/
• https://hamiltongcmaintenance.blogspot.com/2018/06/poa-vs-browntop.html
• A "Cart Rides with Micah" episode from Hamilton Golf Club https://youtu.be/dWj-MO4UBW4?si=oF-rtC_BWTPEYZmB
• https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/gp-as-proxy-for-season-length/
• https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/new-mlsn-cheat-sheet/

• Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
• Get ATC newsletters at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/
• Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
• PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
• ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter

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.

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.