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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: | Sowing Bermuda seed; rate and method. Fertilizers for Bermuda 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. 6, No. 3, March 1926, p. 73. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "What rate of seeding would you advise for Bermuda putting greens and fairways? Would you recommend bone meal or ammonium sulfate for use in fertilizing Bermuda grass?" |
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| Source of Question: | Virginia |
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| Answer/Response: | "For putting greens a rate of 5 to 7 pounds per 1,000 square feet is advised in sowing Bermuda grass seed, and for fairways 75 to 100 pounds per acre. For Bermuda putting greens a top soil of fairly heavy clay loam seems to give best results. On the putting greens it is advisable first to rake the top soil, then sow the seed, and then roll lightly. On the fairways it is best to sow the seed on a firm seed bed, then harrow or brush it in lightly, and then roll again. Bermuda seed should not be sown until the weather is warm; say the first of May in your location. For fertilizing your putting greens, use only ammonium sulfate, and use it as often as desired. Occasional topdressings with a loamy soil or with compost should be made, especially for the purpose of burying the runners and keeping the surface of the green smooth. You can use the ammonium sulfate mixed with the topdressing, or you can apply it as a liquid, or dry mixed with sand. In any event it must be watered in thoroughly after it is applied, or burning is apt to result. Bone meal is a good fertilizer for the fairways, but as it contains considerable lime it is not desirable for the putting greens. Bermuda grass is notably a warm-climate grass, and the seed will not germinate until the soil has become thoroughly warmed." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Ammonium sulfate; Bone meal; Cynodon dactylon; Establishment; Recommendations; Seeding methods; Seeding rate
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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. 1926. Sowing Bermuda seed; rate and method. Fertilizers for Bermuda turf. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 6(3):p. 73. |
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