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Content Type:Q & A
Corporate Author(s):USGA Green Section
Title:Sand as a winter topdressing of putting greens
Section:Questions and answers
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Source:The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 7, No. 11, November 1927, p. 223.
Publishing Information:Washington, DC: USGA Green Section
# of Pages:1
Question:"In the BULLETIN, November, 1925, page 262, answer to question 7, you advise against the use of sand on putting greens for winter covering. Several years ago the greens on our course were extremely hard, and, in my judgment, required more sand to improve the mechanical condition of the soil. We have dressed the greens in the early winter for several years with a light dressing of sharp sand. I think it has improved the condition of the soil materially. We plan to dress them again this winter unless you advise against it in our particular case. We intend to apply only about one cubic yard of sand to a green, just about enough to lessen the slippery condition of the grass when the greens are used after light frosts. We top dress our greens pretty heavily in the early spring and fall and about monthly through the playing season. Would you advise us to use a winter dressing of loam instead of sand? We prefer to avoid the use of loam so that the greens may be as playable as possible most of the winter."
Source of Question:Pennsylvania
Answer/Response:"We do not see any way to avoid the use of light dressings of sand where greens are played on in winter. In our judgment, sand is the best material to use for this purpose. We have always advised, however, against heavy applications of sand, and, as we stated in the paragraph to which you refer, "when sand is used as a topdressing the tendency is to use it altogether too liberally." In many cases it has been found that the use of sand, especially on a heavy soil, results in a sort of cement forming on top of the surface. We have seen putting greens covered with a half-inch dressing of sand. If pure sand is used, a mere coating is all that is necessary, as anything like even one-eighth of an inch covering is certain to do the greens harm. If you apply a thin coating of sand to your greens in the winter, we would advise you to scratch the surface of the soil well in the spring before applying your topdressing of compost, in order to break up the coating on the surface which the sand will in all probability leave."
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Loam soils; Sand topdressings; Topdressing program; Winter maintenance
Language:English
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See Also:See also related artice "Topdressing with sand for winter protection" The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section, 5(11) November 1925, p. 262 R=121729 R=121729
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 1927. Sand as a winter topdressing of putting greens. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 7(11):p. 223.
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