Throwback Thursday challenge! Can you name this vintage piece of turf equipment? Hint: It's an essential tool for healthy turf. Share your guesses in the comments! #TBT#TurfTrivia#SFMA
🏈 It’s Super Bowl Sunday! #SBLVIII
This year, the Super Bowl’s being played on REAL #turfgrass.
Here’s some #turftrivia: Do you know the type of #turfgrass at Allegiant Stadium?
Happy #NationalTriviaDay! Let’s celebrate with some #TurfTrivia. Which type of grass in the northern U.S. is more susceptible to crown hydration issues during the winter?
A. Annual bluegrass
B. Creeping bentgrass
C. Perennial ryegrass
D. Zoysia grass
#TurfTrivia: Poa annua remains a tough weed to control. To manage it effectively, it is critical to provide turf with a competitive edge over Poa by which factors? ⛳
A) Maintain appropriate fertility
B) Decrease soil moisture
C) Keep mowing heights high
D) All of the above
Hey, #TurfHeads, let’s talk warm-season #TurfTrivia: Fairy ring can be a nuisance on warm-season turf. Initial preventative applications should start in the spring and continue every how many days?
A. 12
B. 28
C. 36
D. 60
Bonus #TurfTrivia: It’s #themasters week! ⛳ You already know Augusta National overseeds with perennial ryegrass to ensure green turf in the spring. But do you know what year the first perennial ryegrass cultivar Manhattan was introduced?
A. 1896
B. 1929
C. 1967
D. 1994
#TurfTrivia: The #PlayersChampionship tees off this week at TPC Sawgrass, and we all know it boasts 100% bermudagrass on the Stadium Course. But what specific strain do they use on the greens?
A. Tifdwarf
B. Tifway 419
C. Celebration®
D. MiniVerde®
#TurfTrivia: The turf disease pictured below usually appears at temps between 60° F and 90° F and prefers warm days, cool nights, and heavy dew. What’s it called?
A. Brown patch
B. Snow mold
C. Dollar spot
D. Gray leaf spot
#TurfTrivia: Now is the best time to apply Indemnify®. What makes it the best option for nematode control on cool-season greens?
A. No surfactant or wetting agent needed
B. No additional fungicide required
C. Gets deep in the soil where nematodes thrive
D. All the above
It’s #TurfTrivia time: Winter can bring the unwanted snow mold turf disease to your golf course. When is the best time to treat it?
A. January 1
B. After the first snowfall
C. Fall, as a preventative measure
D. Spring, after all snow has melted
Let’s test your pest knowledge with this #TurfTrivia: Plant-parasitic nematodes are problematic on what part of the golf course?
A. Tees
B. Fairways
C. Greens
D. All of the above
It’s #TurfTrivia time: The turf disease pictured below is typically a problem on greens in the deep south during winter play season. What’s it called?
A. Dollar spot
B. Bipolaris leaf spot
C. Anthracnose
D. Brown patch
#TurfTrivia: Today is a two-part question. Which U.S. state has the most golf courses and what is the most common turf grass in that state?
A. California, zoysia
B. Texas, ryegrass
C. South Carolina, seashore paspalum
D. Florida, bermudagrass
The 149th Open Championship starts tomorrow, so let’s do some #TurfTrivia for the event.
The Open Championship has been held in Scotland, England and what other country?
A. Wales
B. Ireland
C. Northern Ireland
D. Belgium
Let’s try some #TurfTrivia about summer stress in cool-season greens.
Root growth will slow when soil temperatures are above:
a. 65°F
b. 72°F
c. 77°F
d. 84°F