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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: | Lime and fertilizers for Kentucky bluegrass |
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| Section: | Questions and answers
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| Source: | The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 9, No. 3, March 1929, p. 57. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "Is sulphate of ammonia a good fertilizer for a bluegrass fairway?" |
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| Source of Question: | Ohio |
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| Answer/Response: | "We do not recommend the continued use of sulphate of ammonia on Kentucky bluegrass. Sulphate of ammonia will in time acidify the soil. Acid soil seems to be suitable for bents and fescues but tests indicate that bluegrass thrives much better on soils that are derived from limestone or are supplied with ample calcium carbonate (lime). Lime is alkaline in character, and although it may not be present in the soil in sufficient quantities to make the soil alkaline it is nevertheless necessary for bluegrass. Sulphate of ammonia and lime act in a contrary manner in their effect on the soil, and better results have been obtained with bluegrass when sulphate has not been used too frequently. Lime is not a fertilizer and hence plant food must be supplied in addition from time to time. Organic fertilizers, such as well-rotted manure, bone meal, poultry manure, cottonseed meal, and sewage sludge, have given very favorable results on Kentucky bluegrass turf." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Ammonium sulfate; Fertilizer recommendations; Golf fairway maintenance; Poa; Soil acidity
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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. 1929. Lime and fertilizers for Kentucky bluegrass. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 9(3):p. 57. |
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