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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | Treatment of putting greens of heavy clay subsoil |
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| Section: | Qustions and answers
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| Source: | The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 10, No. 8, August 1930, p. 158. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "One of our greens, which is built on a solid putty clay, is in very poor condition. We shall appreciate your suggestions for bettering the condition." |
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| Source of Question: | New York |
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| Answer/Response: | "You do not state whether the green is properly drained or not. It is likely that a large part of your trouble is due to poor drainage or too much watering. If there is a drainage system in your green, its outlets should be examined to see that they are functioning properly. Heavy clay soil can be greatly improved by working into it a large quantity of coarse sand and plenty of organic matter. This can best be done by first removing the sod, although it is generally preferred to accomplish the same purpose in some other way. It is also possible to improve this condition greatly by top-dressing heavily and frequently, thereby building up a good layer of a well prepared top-soil containing plenty of sand and organic matter. On such greens it is well to be particularly careful also of the watering. Too much water tends to puddle heavy clay soils and make them very hard when they become dry. The watering of a green of this type requires a great deal of constant watching. In wet seasons it is impossible to cut down on the amount of water in the soil except by adequate drainage." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Clay soils; Drainage improvement; Golf green maintenance; Irrigation rates; Soil management; Subsoil
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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):
USGA Green Section. 1930. Treatment of putting greens of heavy clay subsoil. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 10(8):p. 158. |
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