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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| Title: | Sewage sludge on golf courses |
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| Section: | Enquiries and replies
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 69, 1993, p. 133. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "The last three dry summers have decimated the former lush growth we enjoyed on our links course. We understand that the application of sewage sludge could be of value in helping promote recovery on our sandy fairways. Is this the case and if so, how do we go about such an exercise?" |
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| Answer/Response: | "Lush grass growth on links fairways is somewhat incongruous and is a likely consequence of past mismanagement, particularly in relation to fertiliser application and liming. The last few dry summers have had a predictable effect on the annual meadow-grass sward thus promoted and the indigenous fescue and bent have struggled to re-establish until this wetter year. A complication to full recovery is the likely depth of dense fibre at the turf base, restricting moisture penetration and seedling establishment. Further fertiliser treatment, apart for limited application to weak areas on major traffic routes, would be a regressive step toward annual meadow-grass. However, the native sandy soils may require some organic input to improve growth requirements for the desirable species. The input of such a material can also provide a boost to the activity of the indigenous microbial population, which contributes tremendously to promoting healthy growing conditions. In the past sewage sludge has been applied to fairways to increase the organic base to the soil, sometimes in solid form which tends to contain undesirable waste products in addition to the material of value. The preferable form, liquid sludge, is an inexpensive source of organic matter but recent EC directives have been interpreted by water authorities to preclude its use on land with which the public will come into direct contact and this includes golf fairways. Therefore, sewage sludge cannot be used in your situation. Alternative expensive and refined materials based on manure or seaweed are readily available but their application must coincide with an increase in mechanical work, namely scarification and aeration, to reduce the depth of fibre. These materials are less concentrated than sewage waste and their application must be considered as a medium to long-term measure, 2-3 treatments per annum for a minimum of 3 years may be needed in order to build up organic reserves." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Fertilizer evaluation; Golf course maintenance; Golf fairways; Recommendations; Sewage sludge; Turf recovery
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sports Turf Research Institute. 1993. Sewage sludge on golf courses. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 69:p. 133. |
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