GvX and sand | Asian Turfgrass Center A correspondent wrote with a question about sand topdressing amounts in relation to the turf GvX. “I’m hoping you’d be able to point me in the direction of finding something on sand inputs vs.

New on the ATC website about why I don't use the #TurfGvX to identify the sand topdressing rate.

We also had some talk of #ClipVol, #OM246, and #TurfGvX

GvX clippings | Asian Turfgrass Center Questions have been arriving regularly about the turf GvX. I’ll answer a couple of them here. Days with no mowing, and zeros I’ve received a few variations of this question.1 It goes something like…

Clarifying two questions about the #TurfGvX. One is the issue of dealing with zeros, and I use simulated data in this post for an example. A second is about what the GvX should be. I give some kind of answer.

A method for "any golf course, anywhere, at any level" | Asian Turfgrass Center I heard this on a podcast recently, and I thought it was really well spoken. Please read, and perhaps read again, the quote below. Here’s the quote: What this kind of information has done for us, and…

Good results. “The ability for us to stay consistent from a green speed standpoint has really just gone almost off the charts. We can really just do it every single day and repeat it over and over.” #TurfGvX

Jason Haines shared a story of how he came up with what we now call #TurfGvX.

Andrew McDaniel joined me for a new Cart Rides episode to discuss winter soil testing, #OM246, sand topdressing, #TurfGvX, and more.

Explaining GvX: growth versus expected growth | Asian Turfgrass Center I recorded a screencast of my seminar about the Turf GvX that I gave at Harrogate in January. You can watch it here. For those wanting spreadsheets that show the calculation, you can get those at…

New screencast about #TurfGvX that explains the what, how, and why of this number.

Nitrogen rate, pendulum swings, and anchoring | The ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods | Episode 163 Did you know there was a time when up to to 2 lbs N per 1000 square feet per growing month, the equivalent of 100 kg of actual N per ha per month, was a standard recommendation for putting green…

New #ATC2x episode about pendulum swings in N supply and sand topdressing. Are #ClipVol, #TurfGvX, and #OM246 anything different? I suggest it will take some decades to find out, but I think they are. Also, industry veterans, historical N rates, & more #TurfHacks.

https://share.transistor.fm/s/79b…

Flipping things around | Asian Turfgrass Center One can look at the growth of the grass, as approximated by the clipping volume, in a couple of ways. There’s the quantity of clippings – here’s how much the grass is growing.

Did you know it's easy to predict the maximum quantity of clippings produced for a known amount of N supplied? #TurfHacks #TurfGvX #ClipVol

BIGGA's Continue to Learn, Harrogate 2025 | Asian Turfgrass Center Optimising turf: Growth, organic matter, and nutrients Presentation slides from this class conducted on 19 January 2025, in handout form (11.6 MB pdf file) OM246 calculator for sand rates One Bucket a...

I've updated the handout page for my BTME presentations. This afternoon's seminar about #TurfGvX now has slides added, for anyone who wishes to review them.

www.asianturfgrass.com/seminar/ctl-...

On January 21 in I'm making my first ever presentation that focuses solely on #TurfGvX. If you will be in Harrogate, I hope you'll join me for this.

I've received a few inquiries about #clipvol and #turfGvX spreadsheets. This new PACE Turf member update has links to the PACE Turf spreadsheets. #TurfHacks

www.paceturf.org/memberedition/spreadshee...

The top 10 posts of 2024 | Asian Turfgrass Center These posts had the most views in 2024 They are on a nice balance of topics: temperature, sand topdressing, bentgrass and Poa annua and zoysiagrass and bermudagrass, playability, and the TurfGvX.

These ten posts from 2024 on the ATC website had the most views. Each of these is from the first half of the year. #TurfReads #TurfGvX

Three year anniversary for the ATC Doublecut show. If you want some new turfgrass information, check out the catalog of more than 160 episodes. #ATC2x #MLSN #ClipVol #TurfGvX #OM246 doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/episodes