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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: | [Watering greens during winter frost season] |
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| Section: | Turf twisters
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 46, No. 6, November/December 2008, p. Back Cover. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "What is the best way to water greens during the winter frost season? I tried to hold off as long as possible and stick to a deep infrequent irrigation schedule, but this caused even more frost and a lengthy delay in tee times the next morning. Is light and frequent watering a better way to go in the winter?" |
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| Source of Question: | Nevada |
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| Answer/Response: | "Heavy watering at night can cause significant frost delays when freezing temperatures are expected. Since the turf tends to use less water during the cooler temperatures and shorter days of winter, hand water the greens as necessary in mid-afternoon when temperatures are warmer. This provides enough time for the water to move away from the surface and penetrate into the soil so there is less residual moisture at night when temperatures drop to below freezing. You can resume the deep and infrequent watering schedule once the danger of frost is past." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Frost; Irrigation practices; 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. 2008. [Watering greens during winter frost season]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 46(6):p. Back Cover. |
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