Spent the early part of the week meeting with Genesis Turf and its end users and shared how to use Insignia prior to aerification to control these three major diseases: anthracnose, summer patch and pythium root dysfunction. Those diseases become active during springtime root development, usually when it’s around 50 to 70 degrees.

Spring’s a critical time to take control. Pythium root dysfunction consumes new bentgrass roots at this time. Preventative anthracnose applications need to go down at this time. Summer patch takes this same temperature zone as an inoculation opportunity. An Insignia application just before aerification will control these diseases.

Spring renovations have never been so beneficial!

Grass Roots and BASF will be sponsoring wearables for The Barclay’s Golf Tournament at Ridgewood CC. Ken Kubic always puts on a memorable display for the GCSA volunteers who spend three days manicuring the course to tournament conditions. All supers that can participate in this work/social event do. The bigger the club the more likely they will have time to volunteer.

A fun highlight of next week will be seeing Villanova basketball.