Averages, river crossings, fescue, nutrients, spot spraying, and snow mold with Jason Haines
From The ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods by Asian Turfgrass Center
March 3, 2026 · 1h 5m · Episode 199
About this episode
Micah Woods interviews Jason Haines about turfgrass management, including snow mold control and recent blog posts.
Jason Haines is the Links Superintendent at Cabot Cape Breton. We had a wide ranging conversation about blog posts from 2025, a new #MLSN article, controlling snow mold, things that look easy but aren't easy, and more. The blog post we discussed is https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/ten-posts-no-one-read-in-2025/ The spring 2026 article in GreenMaster about MLSN: https://online.flipbuilder.com/gbcmagazine/rpae/#p=16 Video with Jason that shows the control of snow mold on greens in BC with minimal pesticides: https://youtu.be/L8Q8v5SAzSo?si=Jm8Vinz6fKZImH3P Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/ Find a suite of decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/ Get free ATC newsletters at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/ Find out more about soil tests with ATC at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/project/soil-tests/
People in this episode
Host: Micah Woods
Guest: Jason Haines
Topics covered
- turfgrass management
- snow mold control
- MLSN
- blog discussions
- pesticide reduction
Keywords
- turfgrass
- snow mold
- MLSN
- pesticides
- blog posts
- golf greens
- decision-making tools
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cabot Cape Breton, Asian Turfgrass Center, GreenMaster
Places: BC
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