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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: | Early spring cutting and rolling |
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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. 2, February 1929, p. 38. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "How early in the spring may we start cutting our putting greens? Is it safe to start cutting just as soon as the grass takes on a little color and life? Would it be injurious to the greens if we should start cutting them and then have a severe freeze following the cutting?" |
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| Answer/Response: | "Our experience indicates that no injury to grass is likely to result from mowing any time after it starts to grow in the spring. Even though a freeze occur after mowing there is no indication that grass that has been cut is more subject to injury than grass that has not been cut. We frequently find greenkeepers who feel that grass should be allowed to make some growth in the fall for winter protection, but our experience indicates that grass may be mowed as long as it is making growth without suffering any more seriously than grass that is allowed to go into the winter with quite a little growth. In the nothern states spring usually finds the turf very uneven as a result of heaving. Before mowing, this condition should be remedied by rolling, otherwise the turf is likely to be injured in high spots by scalping. Rolling should take place soon after the frost is out of the ground and while the soil is still well supplied with mosture but not so saturated that puddling is likely to result." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Frozen conditions; Golf green maintenance; Mowing; Recommendations; Rolling; Spring maintenance
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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. Early spring cutting and rolling. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 9(2):p. 38. |
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