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 […]
Excerpts from the Making the Turn podcast interview: To listen to the entire podcast, CLICK HERE Thinking of switching out your turf to Tahoma 31? In May 2020, Head of Grounds John Clintsman oversaw the renovation of the football field at Ensworth School. The private school in Nashville, TN, renovated the high school […]
The USA Softball Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, OK, recently converted their field, home of Team USA softball, to Tahoma 31. SportsField Management, the official publication of the Sports Turf Managers Associaton (STMA) wrote a 5-page feature story of the stadium’s renovation. Read how and why Team USA underwent the multi-million dollar project to […]
The Naval Academy Golf Course, recently renovated with Tahoma 31 fairways, is “Now Elite in the Region” , according to an article in the Capital Gazette newspaper that serves the Washington D.C. area. In the article, Head Golf Professional Pat Owen was quoted as saying“It’s difficult to draw a bad lie with the new (Tahoma […]
Tahoma 31 Maintains Best Average Turf Quality in UC Riverside Deficit Irrigation Study Over Other Commercially-Available Bermudagrasses Tested In a recent turfgrass study released by researchers at the University of California at Riverside, Tahoma 31 Bermudagrass maintained better average turf quality under deficit irrigation than any of the commercially-available bermudagrasses in the study, including TIFTUF. […]
Tahoma 31 is a new cold tolerant and drought tolerant choice for golf courses. HOW COLD TOLERANT IS TAHOMA 31? Lexington, KY, is the worst place to grow grass. Winterkill is an issue on most bermudagrasses there. But not Tahoma 31. In Kentucky NTEP trials, Tahoma 31 had the least winterkill of all grasses tested. […]
VIDEO: Watch the new Tahoma 31 Bermudagrass field installation at University of Arkansas’ Razorbacks Stadium. Coaches & University of Arkansas staff talks about why they chose to go back to natural grass. The video explains how the natural grass grows into the Evergreen Matrix mat technology system to stabilize the field for player safety. […]
Tahoma 31 is the subject of a new blog from the field paint experts at Pioneer Athletics. The blog goes on to say: We’ve seen varieties of Bermuda have success in transition zones for years, and now there’s a new kid on the block, Tahoma 31. Citing the grasses’ cold tolerance, winter survivability, and early […]
University of Arkansas Head Coach Morris talks about the natural grass installation of Tahoma 31 at the stadium. “When you’re playing in the Natural State, there’s nothing better,” Morris said. “And it’s a personal opinion, but there’s nothing better than to go out on a great grass field on a Saturday afternoon or Saturday evening, […]
The University of Tulsa men’s and women’s soccer teams have joined forces to help raise money for the “One Yard at a Time” campaign, which will go towards a new Tahoma 31 grass field at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium. Adding the new grass will improve drainage and the playability of the field, as […]