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Publication Type:
| Professional |
Author(s): | Carlson, Jeffrey W. |
Author Affiliation: | Superintendent, The Vineyard Golf Club |
Title: | An organic approach to golf course management: An island mandate becomes reality |
Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 44, No. 4, July/August 2006, p. 13-16. |
Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
# of Pages: | 4 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Course profile; Golf course design; Golf course construction; Disease control; Pest control; Organic culture; Biological control
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Facility Names: | The Vineyard Golf Club, in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts |
Abstract/Contents: | Profiles an organic maintenance program at The Vineyard Golf Club on the island of Martha's Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts. States that "one of the 36 conditions of approval [of the course] was that the golf course be managed with natural organic fertilizers and without traditional pesticides." Details the process of construction stating that the golf course development team "invested a great deal of time working with the architects Donald Steel and Tom Mackenzie, the [United States Golf Association] USGA Green Section, and various local universities to determine the most effective construction techniques, help identify potential pest problems..[and] select grasses and materials that would provide the greatest chance for success." Details maintenance techniques of the course stating that "a combination of aggressive nitrogen fertility, the timely applications of Pseudomonas tx-1 (Bioject), and traditional cultural practices typical for a new course" were used to control pests. Mentions increased disease pressure "as the weather became more severe in the summer." Describes the process of removing the oriental beetle from the course and also solving the problem of skunks and crows that fed on the beetle. States that "Walter Walodyka, the island's only skunk and crow removal experty,...[traps] the skunks and crows and [removes] them from the property." Discusses future challenges to the organic management program such as removal of weeds "without a selective chemical means of control." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Includes sidebar "The Vineyard Golf Club" p.16 Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Carlson, J. W. 2006. An organic approach to golf course management: An island mandate becomes reality. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 44(4):p. 13-16. |
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