Sand topdressing matched to clipping volume, with Bjarni Hannesson

About this episode

Micah Woods discusses sand topdressing techniques with guest Bjarni Hannesson, focusing on matching sand quantity to clipping volume.

I've updated my recommendation for the sand quantity to apply for every unit of clipping volume harvested, if your goal is to keep surface organic material constant. Bjarni and I discussed topdressing by this method and the new equation that finds this sand amount. We discussed this post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/sand-topdressing-ratios-clipping-volume/ The PACE Turf table of sand rates based on surface organic material is at https://www.paceturf.org/public/sand-and-clipping-volume Bjarni and I discussed the spring green-up and growth from adding sand: 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/ 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: Bjarni Hannesson

Topics covered

• topdressing
• clipping volume
• turfgrass management
• organic material
• spring green-up

Keywords

• sand topdressing
• clipping volume
• turfgrass
• organic material
• growth
• spring green-up

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Asian Turfgrass Center, PACE Turf

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