The Doublecut with Micah Woods

Zoysiagrass can seed year round when the conditions are right. In this episode, I discuss what those conditions are, share some tools for getting a site-specific sand topdressing estimate, describe the reshuffling of top posts on the ATC website, and discuss using a line laser to measure the effective height of cut.

I have also recently been the guest on The Tie podcast and on The Talking Greenkeeper. Listen to those episodes and then let me know if you think the philosophy of greenkeeping I discussed makes any sense.

• The Tie: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/micah-woods-leading-turf-grass-scientist/id1583596139?i=1000643868377
• The Talking Greenkeeper: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-micah-woods-annual-holiday-special/id1435947281?i=1000639222356
• Zoysia seeds: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/daylength-temperature-and-zoysia-seeds/
• Annual sand topdressing amounts: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/annual-sand-topdressing-amounts/
• Top post reshuffle: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/the-annual-reshuffling-of-top-posts/
• Effective cutting height with laser measurement: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/measuring-effective-cutting-height-with-a-laser/

• Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
• Get ATC newsletters at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/
• Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
• PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
• ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter
• Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/
• Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/

Joe Gulotti, The Talking Greenkeeper, joined me to discuss the ATC blog posts that received the fewest views in 2023. We give these topics one more chance, while talking about quality of ball roll, playability, fertilizer, surface firmness, seminars, translation, and much more.

The blog post with these 10 blog post "bombs" is https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/ten-posts-no-one-read-2023/

Joe's The Talking Greenkeeper podcast is at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talking-greenkeeper/id1435947281

Our "Holiday Special" episode is at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-micah-woods-annual-holiday-special/id1435947281?i=1000639222356

Joe's conversation with Matt Shaffer is at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/matt-shaffer/id1435947281?i=1000642712369

Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Get ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/

With Google Analytics I can check the pages on the ATC website that get the most views. These were the ten posts from 2023 that got the most pageviews.

These posts are listed, with direct links to each, at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/ten-posts-no-one-read-2023/

Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Get ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/

I looked through my "Flights and favorite turf photos" post to see what I learned, or what I was reminded of, through these photos. I discuss N rate, grass species, dormancy, traffic, leaf area, crew size, Poa annua, pesticides, and a lot more.

This is the post I discussed: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/flights-favorite-turf-photos-2023/

I mentioned my book "A Short Grammar of Greenkeeping" https://leanpub.com/short_grammar_of_greenkeeping

Here are some related videos:

- About spouter sprayer https://youtube.com/shorts/MvAyLk-ZQnU?feature=share
- About Australian Open volunteer experience https://youtu.be/RCaf5ByHW2Y
- The Tour de Fungus https://youtube.com/shorts/x36-KkZ_VFo?feature=share
- Botanical walk (tropical beachgrass) https://youtu.be/divHyrH_iPs
- Botanical walk (absence of seashore paspalum by the sea)  https://youtu.be/KOo6yEgi5ig

• Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
• Get ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
• Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
• PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
• ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter
• Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/
• Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/

In 2018, I delivered four presentations/classes at the Continue to Learn education conference in Harrogate, England. Deb Burnett and Sami Strutt from BIGGA joined me to discuss how an education program gets put together and evaluated.

• The Doublecut post was: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/four-presentations-at-btme/
• BIGGA website: https://www.bigga.org.uk/
• BTME website: https://www.btme.org.uk/
• Continue to Learn website: https://www.btme.org.uk/continue-to-learn.html

Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Get ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/

Chris Tritabaugh joined me to discuss sand topdressing, a long-running conversation we've been having with Dr. John Kaminski, the quantities of sand and N that are recommended vs. the amounts that seem to be required in modern turf maintenance, and much more.

We discussed this post from the ATC website about nitrogen, coring, and sand: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/i-was-surprised-to-read-this-about-nitrogen-coring-and-sand/

Chris and I spoke about a similar topic in this ATC Office Hours episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atipVSlT1ws

You can read Chris's Substack newsletter at https://ctunderscoreturf.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web&r=dakt8

Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Get ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/

Janne Lehto from Hirsala Golf joined me to discuss robotic automowers. Hirsala Golf currently has a fleet of 36 machines, mowing all fairways and 75% of the rough with these autonomous mowers. We discussed mowing heights, some of the interesting benefits that come with using these types of machines, and discussed a few drawbacks.

Find Janne on Intstagram at https://www.instagram.com/gcc_jannenestori/
His website is https://turfgrassmastery.fi/

Janne and I talked about automowers in this Cart Rides episode: https://youtu.be/efFGhteKiu0?si=klmO-SxhZvYjJDjG

We discussed the research about improved turf quality and energy savings when using automowers on manilagrass turf in Italy: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/produced-higher-quality-turf-autonomous/

We also discussed the source of electricity and C emissions: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/mowing-electricity-energy/

Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Get ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/

I talked about some recent blog posts, including updated #OM246 sampling instructions, there is no such thing as an MLSN nitrogen rate, soil samples cannot dry too much, and more.

Links to these posts are:
- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/mlsn-is-not-gp/
- PACE climate appraisal form https://www.paceturf.org/journal/climate
- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/updated-om246-sampling-instructions/
- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/seminars-and-conferences-past-present-and-future/
- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/how-long-can-soil-samples-dry/
- https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/quantitative-vs-qualitativea-little-goes-a-long-way/

Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Get ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/

Can soil surfactant (wetting agent) applications be scheduled based on site temperatures? Can a growing degree day model work for this? Dr. Bill Kreuser, president of Greenkeeper, joined me to discuss his exciting progress with this research.

- ATC blog post on what wetting agents really do: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/what-do-wetting-agents-really-do/
- Greenkeeper website post on this new era in wetting agent programming: https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/index.php/a-new-era-in-wetting-agent-programming/
- PACE Turf video on the water droplet penetration test: https://youtu.be/ujtvjFvKPJk?si=cHEUyCFhrDkyH4QE
- Birdie dances including two from Mammoth Dunes, thanks to Bill for the fine photography https://www.micahwoods.com/post/evolution-style/

Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Get ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/

Lake Karrinyup Country Club in Perth, Western Australia has creeping bentgrass greens and sometimes sees high temperatures over 40 °C. Course superintendent Fraser Brown joined me to discuss how he and the maintenance team manage the grass in this year-round golfing climate.

Find Fraser on X at https://twitter.com/FraserJBrown_

Read the ATM profile "From Kingussie to Karrinyup" about Fraser: https://files.asianturfgrass.com/2023_atm_fraser_brown.pdf

We discussed growing bentgrass in tropical temperatures: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/bentgrass-tropical-temperatures/

We also discussed being reactive and proactive in greenkeeping: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/is-reactive-better-than-proactive/

Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Get ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/