(By Jared Hoyle, KSU Turfgrass Research and Extension)
One of the most common question I am asked is…
“What do you think about this product? Would you apply it?”
Well sometimes I have had experience with that product and sometimes I have not. If not I go look for the research and look at the numbers and then respond to the question with the best information that I have. It is then up to the superintendent to apply that product or not.
You can look at the numbers as well. You can run your own test trials and see the results with your own eyes. In the article below titled “I used product X and my greens have never looked so good!” hits on some great points.
- If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
- Ask for data to backup claims of that product.
- Make test plots at your location. (If you have a check remember if you don’t do anything at all to that area it will not look as good as the surrounding turf. You have to keep everything the same except what you are testing.)
- Record numbers!
- Did a product actually work or was it just a better year for growing turfgrass. (Well in KS it is never easy growing turfgrass.)
Click here for the entire article – https://dcsturf.wordpress.com/2017/04/05/i-used-product-x-and-my-greens-have-never-looked-so-good/
Always remember to READ THE LABEL for the correct rate, turfgrass tolerance, and specific instructions before application!!!
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