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Publication Type:
| Professional |
Content Type: | Turftwister Q & A |
Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
Title: | [Ice damage and covers] |
Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 42, No. 5, September/October 2004, p. . |
Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
# of Pages: | 1 |
Question: | ""Greens on our golf course experienced ice damage last winter. A group of us play at another course where they use covers to protect all their greens from ice. We believe they would be effective at our course as well, but our superintendent disagrees and feels we would be better off spending our money in other ways. What do you think?"" |
Source of Question: | Massachusetts |
Answer/Response: | ""If the covers under consideration are the standard permeable woven materials, they have many uses, including protecting against desiccation and hastening spring green-up. But they will not prevent cold temperature freeze injury ("ice damage"). Various types of non-permeable covers and insulating materials are utilized to a greater extent to prevent winter freeze injury, and they may be worth considering if the winter damage continues or becomes more severe on your greens. There are no easy answers to winter problems, as we are often at the mercy of the weather. It is a good idea to have a few covers available to promote recovery in the spring should it be necessary. However, follow your superintendent's advice and use the money instead to eliminate fall and winter shade and improve surface drainage."" |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Ice injury; Winter injury; Protective covers; Golf greens
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Geographic Terms: | Massachusetts |
Abstract/Contents: | Answers a question regarding the benefits of using covers to protect greens from ice and winter damage. Discusses the use of non-permeable covers and insulating materials as a way to prevent winter freeze injury. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): USGA Green Section. 2004. [Ice damage and covers]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 42(5) |
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