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Content Type:Q & A
Corporate Author(s):USGA Green Section
Title:Treatment of putting greens infested with moss
Section:Questions and answers
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Source:The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 10, No. 8, August 1930, p. 157.
Publishing Information:Washington, DC: USGA Green Section
# of Pages:1
Question:"We are sending you a sample of soil from one of our greens on which you will notice a growth of moss. While this sample is from a green with a top soil of poor quality, our other greens, most of which are constructed with a rich loam, also have considerable moss. We are just completing the remodeling of our course. The greens have been planted with creeping bent stolons, which we have kept soaked with water, as is customary when planting bent stolons. It is possible that we may have used too much water. Kindly give us your suggestions as to remedial measures."
Source of Question:Connecticut
Answer/Response:"Your sample of soil proves to be too acid for bent grass. We suggest that you apply hydrated lime to your greens at the rate of 25 pounds to 1,000 square feet. About a week or 10 days after the lime has been applied the greens should be top-dressed with sulphate of ammonia at the rate of 5 pounds to 1,000 square feet. If the sulphate of ammonia is applied before a week has elapsed after the lime was put on the greens, there is likelihood of the grass being killed by the release of ammonia which follows the addition of sulphate of ammonia to hydrated lime. Heavy fertilizing for a time usually gets rid of moss. It is suggested that you prepare a good compost containing a large quantity of organic material to use on your green which have poor top soil. The soil of your green in question needs a good supply of organic material, and the best way to supply this without replanting the green is by heavy applications of a top-dressing containing large quantities of organic material. It would be well not to water your greens any more than is necessary to keep the grass growing vigorously. The right amount of water can best be determined by digging plugs out of the green occasionally to determine whether the soil is sufficiently moist in the top one or two inches."
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Ammonium sulfate; Cultural methods; Golf green maintenance; Mosses; Recommendations; Soil acidity; Stolonizing
Language:English
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USGA Green Section. 1930. Treatment of putting greens infested with moss. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 10(8):p. 157.
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