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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Turftwister Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | [Removing samples from turf with winter injury] |
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| Section: | Turf twisters
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 44, No. 1, January/February 2006, p. Back cover. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "Several greens on our course are susceptible to winter injury where water from melting ice and snow collects after midwinter thaw. We have chipped away the ice and taken samples to document injury, but the process of removing turf from a frozen green often causes considerable damage to the sample. Any hints on ways to remove turf without damage?" |
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| Source of Question: | Minnesota |
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| Answer/Response: | "Try using a battery-powered hand drill equipped with a 2" to 3" hole cutter. Chip away most of the ice with a chisel or ax and use the bit to drill through the ice and into the first inch or so of putting surface. Gently tap a flat-head screwdriver or chisel into the space around the plug until the frozen bottom breaks free from the green. Remove the sample and place it in a styrofoam cup filled with topdressing or divot repair mix. A healthy sample will begin to grow after four or five days on a warm sunny windowsill." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Winter injury; Soil sampling; Problem-solving; Ice injury; Frozen conditions
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| Abstract/Contents: | Answers a question about ways to remove turf without causing damage. Advises "using a battery-powered hand drill equipped with a 2" to 3" hole cutter" to remove a sample from the green. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 2006. [Removing samples from turf with winter injury]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 44(1):p. Back cover. |
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