4 yard-care tips from the superintendent of America’s most famous lawn BY: JOSH SENS AUGUST 13, 2021 Featured on Golf.com Welcome to Super Secrets, a GOLF.com series in which we pick the brains of the game’s leading superintendents. By illuminating how course maintenance crews ply their trades, we’re hopeful we can not only give you a deeper appreciation for […]
Looking for a more resilient and less needy lawn? Try zoysia or bermuda grasses. Bermudagrass is valued for its tolerance of summer heat and drought. New varieties make it a viable turf choice in colder regions. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) By Adrian Higgins As a turf-grass scientist at Virginia Tech, Mike Goatley has spent years looking at […]
In 2020 data recently released on bermudagrass performance on putting greens by the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP), Tahoma 31 performed very well as compared to commercial standard varieties, TifEagle, Mini Verde, and Tifdwarf. The overall turf quality rating of Tahoma 31 was 5.8 while those of TifEagle, Mini Verde and Tifdwarf were 5.7, […]
In this article published by the American Society of Golf Course Architects in By Design magazine, June 2021 issue, Stacie Zinn Roberts & Dr. Yanqi Wu examine scientific claims backed up by data and research reports, with the real-world experiences of a golf course architect and two superintendents who have used Tahoma 31 on their […]
Sod farms see demand shifts from pandemic and drought Issue Date: May 12, 2021 By Kevin Hecteman Source: California Farm Bureau Federation Rolls of sod await shipment from a California farm. Sod growers say they have changed their operations to grow more warm-season grasses that typically require less water. With California beginning to emerge from […]
Oklahoma State University discusses how Tahoma 31 is the latest successful grass developed by OSU’s turfgrass breeders. New spring-early green-up research results are unveiled. READ THE STORY HERE
Quantifying Freeze Tolerance of Hybrid Bermudagrasses Adapted for Golf Course Putting Greens (Gopinath, et. al.) Oklahoma State University Published in HortScience, February 26, 2021 This study of eight putting green type bermudagrasses ranks Tahoma 31 as the top-performing variety under controlled freezing conditions. Read the Full Study
A summary of the NTEP findings for Bermudagrass performance published in the Pallet, a publication of the Turfgrass Producers of Texas, shows Tahoma 31’s top ratings in quality, drought, wear, and cold tolerance. Read the Full Report
Digital Trends looks at the latest in NFL turfgrass technology. Tahoma 31 other types of bermudaggrasses developed by Oklahoma State University are discussed. READ THE STORY HERE.
What are the biggest turfgrass trends? STMA’S SportsField Management quotes Sod Production Service’s Chad Adcock. He says a return to natural grass as synthetic turf falls out of favor is one of the biggest trends in the industry. Adcock also says that the planting of warm-season grasses like Tahoma 31 farther north in the Transition […]