Fall 2017 - 71
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Now is the time to prepare
golf course turfgrass for
surviving the upcoming winter.
With winter on the horizon,
there is plenty of discussion
on what to do now and
what to do during winter to
minimize the risk of winterkill.
SHADE
In many instances, the
winterkill patterns mirrored
shade patterns on greens.
Turfgrass growing in the
shade is simply not as healthy
as turfgrass growing in full
sunlight. To compound the
problem, trying to reestablish
damaged greens in the shade
resulted in longer recovery
time than greens recovering
in full sunlight.
Improving sunlight
penetration to greens by
removing or thinning tree
canopies will improve turfgrass
health and ultimately may
improve the odds of turfgrass
surviving winterkill events.
cases, winterkill
shade patterns.
