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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Turftwister Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | [80% sand/20% peat?] |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 42, No. 6, November/December 2004, p. 38. |
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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: | "How did the USGA come up with 80% sand / 20% peat for a putting green rootzone?" |
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| Source of Question: | North Dakota |
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| Answer/Response: | "There is nothing in the USGA guidelines for building greens that calls for such a mixture. In fact, the guidelines do not mandate any amendments if the sand provides the necessary porosity and saturated hydraulic conductivity values. It must also meet the particle size distribution specifications. Most sands, however, cannot meet these requirements without some modification. The ideal percentage of sand and amendment can only be determined by a physical soil testing laboratory. As a general rule, the mixing ratio usually falls somewhere between 80/20 and 95/5, depending entirely on the materials used." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Greens mix; Root zone mixture; Golf greens; USGA recommendations; Golf green construction; Golf green construction specifications
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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. 2004. [80% sand/20% peat?]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 42(6):p. 38. |
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