Carl Schimenti from Cornell University joined me to discuss intro to #MLSN explanations vs. using MLSN the way it is designed to be used. We also talked a lot about ball roll assessment using the #BobbleTest, and the USGA GS3 ball, and other methods.

• MLSN project page: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/mlsn/
• Daniel Palin with the MLSN test on The Talking Greenkeper: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daniel-palin/id1435947281?i=1000647459615
• Blog post on one additional chatter of snaking event in three rolls: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/one-chatter-or-snaking-event-in-every-third-ball-roll/
• Linde et al. on "Comparing Three Methods to Measure Putting Green Trueness" https://doi.org/10.2134/itsrj2016.05.0332
• My video on How to measure the smoothness and trueness of golf course putting greens? https://youtu.be/Fg_aDTB-O10?si=ZA4rgU2A1SLACrJ5
• Bobble test rating scale: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/bobble-test-rating-scale/

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• PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
• ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter

Soil P, pH, and salinity are a few things that likely vary by depth in your rootzone. I've started recommending that 20% of putting greens tested be done with a sample divided at the 5 cm depth. Send the lab a 0-5 cm and 5-10 cm depth sample from that green, rather than the standard 0-10 cm depth sample.

I discussed this blog post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/reconstructing-soil-p-from-disassembled-soil-samples/

The MLSN page on the ATC site: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/mlsn/

Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Get ATC newsletters at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/
Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter

Maggie Reiter joined me to discuss how the start (and end) of the turfgrass maintenance season might be predicted. When is spring green-up? When does the season end?

• We discussed, and showed charts of growth potential and temperature, from this post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/maps-of-average-temperatures-in-the-usa/
• The Sunday Lawn Care plans
• We discussed the article "An examination of turfgrass species use on golf course putting greens" by Brosnan et al., which you can read, and see the maps of species use, at: https://doi.org/10.1002/cft2.20160
• The 15th International Turfgrass Research Conference will be held in July 2025 at Karuizawa, Japan: https://itrc2025.turfsociety.com/
• See our previous conversation about ecoregions at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP3XmNyDN6s
• Black sand topdressing in Iceland to increase temperature: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/turfgrass-mystery-the-case-of-the-greener-grass/

• Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
• Get ATC newsletters at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/
• Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
• PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
• ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter