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Content Type:Turftwister Q & A; Q & A
Corporate Author(s):USGA Green Section
Title:[Soil heaving damage]
Source:USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 48, No. 1, January/February 2010, p. 38.
Publishing Information:Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section
# of Pages:1
Question:"We have a problem with heaving on our golf course. In late winter the surfaces of fairways and greens are severely heaved. The surfaces eventually settle as the frost leaves the ground and we conduct normal rolling. Unfortunately, we lose a signifi cant number of sprinkler heads during the process. Is there anything that can be done to reduce the damage?"
Source of Question:New York
Answer/Response:"Soil heaving is a phenomenon at many northern golf courses where surface soils freeze for long sprinkler heads with straw bales and foam insulation, in hopes of minimizing the deep frost and the heaving periods during the winter months. The heaving occurs as water from the unfrozen soils below is drawn toward the frozen soil layer above. The water freezes, creating a lens that forces the surface soils to heave. The result is not for the faint of heart! Fortunately, the surfaces usually settle out quite nicely as the frost leaves the ground and the ice melts. Severe heaving can buckle cart paths and damage sprinkler heads. Superintendents in northern New England have tried for years to insulate vulnerable that follows, and try not to panic when they see the moonscape that awaits them in spring."
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Frozen conditions; Heaving; Sprinkler heads; Winter
Language:English
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 2010. [Soil heaving damage]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 48(1):p. 38.
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