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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: | Scum on turf |
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| Section: | Questions and answers
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| Source: | The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 7, No. 9, September 1927, p. 183. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "I am sending you a sample of turf from one of our greens on which the grass has been killed by a slimy growth, which can still be noticed on the sample. This is a bent green. It was doing well until the middle of July, at which time some brown-patch appeared, but from which it recovered under treatment with ammonium sulfate and compost. Toward the end of August however these dark slimy patches began to appear, and have since covered the entire green. This green has received 15 pounds of ammonium sulphate once a month, with compost, and has been thoroughly watered twice a week during dry weather." |
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| Source of Question: | Ohio |
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| Answer/Response: | "The scum on your sample is a fungous growth commonly referred to as algae, but the cause of which is not definitely known. It has been observed however that it usually appears on poorly drained soils and on putting greens which are over-watered, that is, on greens which have been soaked with water until they are in a soggy condition. We have found that daily moderate sprinkling of putting greens gives better results than soakings at longer intervals. In case you have no reason to suspect that the drainage of your green is defective, we would suggest as a remedy for the trouble that you scratch the surface of the soil lightly and then topdress with a compost consisting of about 50 percent sand, 25 percent rotted manure or other composted organic matter, and 25 percent loam. This topdressing should be brushed well into the turf and kept moderately sprinkled each day until the grass has recovered." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Algae; Composts; Control methods; Drainage improvement; Problem diagnosis; Recommendations; Topdressing
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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. 1927. Scum on turf. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 7(9):p. 183. |
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