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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: | Kelp as a winter covering and compost ingredient |
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| Section: | Questions and answers
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| Source: | The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 5, No. 10, October 1925, p. 238. |
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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 fairways is on clay soil evidently deficient in humus. It was planted two years ago with bent and redtop. Would an application of kelp to this fairway during the winter improve its quality? I have found in my pastures on soil of the same character that a topdressing of kelp during the winter is a decided benefit. In the spring we propose to topdress this fairway with a compost of manure, top soil, and seaweed." |
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| Source of Question: | Rhode Island |
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| Answer/Response: | "We have never tried kelp as a topdressing for fairways but have had reports to the effect that unless properly used it is inclined to mat down on the turf and smother out the grass to some extent. If you decide to use kelp we would suggest that you distribute it in such a way that large amounts of it are not allowed to remain on any given area of the grass. Since you propose to topdress your fairways in the spring with a compost made of manure, topsoil, and seaweed, we are inclined to think that this will be all that will be necessary to bring about sufficient improvement. We are sure that kelp composted with manure and soil would be of appreciable value. On the other hand, we are equally certain that the potash contained in kelp is not needed to any considerable extent by your turf. You should bear in mind that potash added to clay soils is inclined to encourage the growth of goose grass and other weeds. On sandy soils we think it would have less of a tendency to do this." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Composting; Fertilization program; Golf fairway maintenance; Protective covers; Recommendations; Seaweed products; Topdressing program; Winter 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. 1925. Kelp as a winter covering and compost ingredient. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 5(10):p. 238. |
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