Todd Lowe
@TloweTgrass
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Consulting Agronomist. Former Bayer/Envu Technical Service Manager and USGA Agronomist. Native Floridian. Florida Gator ('95), Clemson Tiger ('98).
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I saw this on Facebook last night and had to share it here as well (thanks,
@explorerman
). From a 25-year old green in SFL. Note the original USGA-spec mix on bottom and 25 years of growth above. Last six years have seen black sand topdressing in upper horizon. Incredible image!!
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Take my wallet, please! Where was this technology 30 years ago, when I was pushing a snow shovel?!
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Probably the best TifGrand collars I’ve seen, six years after planting! Separating seashore paspalum roughs and TifEagle greens.
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I feel that this is one of the coolest things that a golf course can do. Producing a delicious treat while showing how golf courses are safe to pollinators. Just one of many benefits of green spaces on golf courses.
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#NewProfilePic
Starting a new chapter in my blessed career, so it deserves a new profile pic. Todd Lowe Consulting.
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I got to visit a sod farm and see big rolls rolled up. Pretty cool.
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This is great seeing appreciation shown to the often overlooked group at a club. The Women’s 9-hole group showing some love to this maintenance crew.
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I am so excited to announce that a new chapter of my life begins this coming Monday, as a Technical Service Manager with Bayer! I look forward to continuing to serve the Florida turfgrass community and to strengthen the relationships that I have developed in my 18-year career.
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I was dragged to the most magical place on earth and my family is totally unimpressed when I let them know that I’m pretty sure I know which bermudagrass varieties they are looking at 😒.
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This seashore paspalum driving range was fraise mowed lightly on Mar 23rd. Image taken today. Very interesting!
@KernsJim
,
@ClemsonTurfPath
,
@turfdom
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So, one of the coolest things I learned in Phoenix, at the GCSAA tradeshow, was a technique to create a permanent model of a soil profile, by one of the vendors! This could definitely fall in the “tell me, you’re a turf nerd, without saying you’re a turf nerd“.
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This takes the cake. The 7-layer 🎂, that is! Supt sent this image of a plug with bird 💩 removed from a green and remarked that club will only allow sand topdressing in summer. Luckily, aggressive summertime cultivation programs create channels through the layers.
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Zoysiagrass has excellent shade tolerance and has been planted in shaded areas on southern golf courses. However, its disease tolerance is not the greatest during our colder, wetter peak play season, particularly in a tough in El Niño winter!
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For those of you who haven’t seen chinch bugs on bermudagrass…
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These greens have reoccurring fairy rings. It was interesting, seeing the culprit (orange mycelium) just under the turf canopy.
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I think I’ve seen this profile on a green or two in my career.
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With El Niño still here for a few weeks and many golf courses still feeling the pain, it’s great to see little gems like these and the summer season cultivations paying off! I am generally anonymous with my images but
@MikeFasyGolf
didn’t mind me bragging on him!
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It’s important to identify where your pest resides and where your product must go, when applying plant protectants. This troublesome, reoccurring fairy ring is especially frisky because it resides in the original grow in layer (orange color).
@MikeFidanza
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The rainy El Niño is not only bringing more disease but also some black layer where water is being held up. Not problematic just yet but showing where OM dilution needs to occur. This buried layer of stems is holding water. Vent/Ninja tine now for O2 and core this summer.
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Can water quality be too good? I’m not certain what the exact component is, but courses I’ve seen with reoccurring mini ring generally have very clean water - 3 of them in FL have had reverse osmosis systems and another 2 have “squeaky clean” water.
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Nobody loves aerification, but who doesn’t love seeing these beauties?!
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Nematodes suck…the life out of turf! And, damage roots, making them more prone to fungal attack. We will soon have a tag team combo of our own, to help mitigate these stresses and give root disease an atomic elbow (sorry, I couldn’t resist the wrestling pun).
#comingofftoprope
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Bermudagrass in seashore paspalum is nearly indistinguishable to an average golfer, unless it’s a dewy morning. So, is it a weed?!
#pasmuda
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Wishing everyone a belated Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year.
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So, what do you call a net 1 on a Par 5?! I’ve never had to know, lol, but
@carlylemerring
just drained his 246 yd second shot on Hole
#17
at Tiburón Golf Club for
@EGCSA2016
2023 Poa. Honored to watch it happen with
@zlane14
and
@kearnsnk
!
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Is this root knot nematode? Take all root rot? Or both?! Thank goodness we have a solution for both in one bottle! Resilia!!
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These greens can be a hot mess (or actually a cold mess) in winter! Two regrassings, where some of the old organic layer was left intact each time, can restrict water flow and cause concerns as temperatures drop and root zones remain saturated for longer periods.
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Don’t try to call me for the next week, as I’m heading out to the Caribbean. Balcony view from my room is pretty awesome!
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Probably the best artwork that I have seen on my visits. What a great Fathers Day Gift!
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I’ve never had an emotional experience in a Bar B Q restaurant before, but I ate lunch at a Mission BBQ today at noon, where they stand up and sing the national anthem. 😭
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I’m always amazed at how little roots are necessary to maintain ultradwarf putting greens and joke that we sometimes grown greens hydroponically down here. We always want deeper roots, but sometimes factors conspire against us. Shallow roots will definitely keep you on your toes!
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We’ll be seeing a lot more of this over the next few months in our region. I will try not to post too many images.
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I was notified by two different S FL golf courses today, that billbug activity is becoming apparent. Sometimes difficult to diagnose, symptoms can mimic dollar spot, drought or traffic stress. However, the “tug test” is a giveaway to their presence.
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A heavy sprig rate can help with late season putting grow-in in Year 1, but this layer is buried with topdressing and becomes a food source for fairy ring in Year 3, if not addressed in Year 2.
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So, I’m having dinner with my stepdad when the waitress brings him a PBR and says that someone from another table bought it and said to relax on his day off (and to please put him on the nice list for next year!).
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Front lawn - say you’re a turf nerd, without saying you’re a turf nerd (and that I should probably wear a hat!).
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Some before and after shots, showing that bermudagrass mites can be a problem on greens too. Now that we’ve seen mites become more widespread in the south, we are identifying more issues on greens as well.
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Is it dollarspot? Drought? Traffic?Nope, we are still seeing billbugs in FL. We even found some pupae hanging out. Telltale symptom = tug test! Clumps of turf are easily pulled out of the canopy.
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Any time is a great time to inject sand into greens, but it is especially beneficial in late summer, as conventional coring can be a stress. It’s time to
#poundsand
to the Max!
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Taking a break from mites to show off some impressive large patch! El Niño takes some of the blame, but seashore paspalum is a large patch magnet!
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Patches, rings, blights and spots (oh my!). It’s been a busy week in FL. So much for a restful holiday season. El Niño is no bueno. Stay sharp out there!
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At the family farm with my pops, doing what we love. Hoping to bag a nice one!
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Yes, traffic and shade are stressful to turf. However, tree root stress is a major issue as well. I’ve seen great results with occasional pruning.
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Saw this yesterday at a golf course in S FL. With all the drought stress and traffic patterns out there, it is easy to dismiss these to seasonal wear. Upon further inspection, brown areas failed the “tug test” and adult billbugs were then found throughout the canopy.
#digdeeper
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I have wondered whether bermudagrass mites affect ultradwarf bermudagrass, but these symptoms are rather convincing.
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It’s not often that you get to do a little pottery on a golf course ride around, but this clay layer was quite impressive…not so much as a soil type, however.
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We can now let the cat out of the bag. Stop by the booth to learn more about this product.
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Ok, so I’m bragging with these images but go find your happy spot this weekend or possibly take up a new hobby, like gyotaku!
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Turning 50 ain’t so bad, especially when you stay a week on the Weeki Watchee and then hire guide to help catch your limit grouper in Crystal River, FL.
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I’ve really enjoyed my last 6 years on the chemical side and being a part of a great team, but I have to admit that visiting supts, thumbing through roots and taking a deeper dive into programs has been a reawakening. I saw some rockstars this week!!
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At the USGA annual meeting with Green Section award winner and mentor, Tim Hiers.
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An avg green in S FL accumulates nearly 1/2” OM stained layer annually, but rate of accumulation depends a lot on fertility and sand topdressing rates. This is a cross-section of the now green collar which receives a little more sand deposited from mowers & rollers turning.
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Say you’re a turf nerd without saying you’re a turf nerd Part II - family reunion in Welaka, FL and your cousins are saying, “What’s he doing?” to your wife. You can never have too many disease pics!!
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Treasure Coast GCSA Blue Pearl today. First event that I’ve done from a tent, and not on a golf cart. I must admit that this is a much more enjoyable way to do a Supt event! I’m only missing the awesome turf conditions that each of the groups tells me is out there.
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Stanley Zontek wrote this excellent article that will will remain relevant for turf mangers!
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Curbs preserve healthy turf near tees and greens. These subtle curves are both effective and inconspicuous.
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Seeing active large patch at this time. Interesting to see it only on the St. Augustinegrass on this hole.
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I know this looks bad but this is actually awesome. Tropical signalgrass losing the battle against Specticle PRE and Dismiss + Manuscript POST arsenal!
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Not sure Mother Nature will let us finish but
@turfmonkeyboy
and staff are providing G2G mintiness for the
@FGCSA
Steve Wright Memorial. Great conditions!!
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Instead of posting an impressive list that I had dinner with tonight, including Vargas, Clarke, McGraw, Martin, McCarty, Kerns, Kaminski, McElroy, Unruh, Guertal, Gaussian, Richardson and dozens of others, I thought I’d just post an image of me and my GST colleague, Dr. Benelli.
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Initiating Stressgard fairway demo in Florida and am pleased to see amazing results so far. Will be keeping us all posted as we go through our peak play season, but so far, so good!
#beyonddiseasecontrol
#bayergolf
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The rains in south Florida continue to benefit the turf and the critters that live within its soils! Happy
#friskyfairyringfriday
everyone!
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Thanks
@JordanCBooth
,
@USGAGrnSection
and
@turfmonkeyboy
for the data driven management seminar today! Amazing what you can learn by simply recording the data.
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I think fraise mowing needs to be encouraged more at courses with known herbicide resistance issues by reducing resistant populations, along with rotating/mixing chemistries. It also removes thatch, maintaining better golf course playability - surface firmness!
Collar fraise mowing (in summer) continues to impress in trials. Thanks again to
@Proturfserv
for supporting this project to assist with
#PoaAnnua
management
@TennesseeGCSA
@TnTurfAssoc
@ResistPoa
@utextension
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Appreciated the opportunity to see Southern Dunes today with
@ShaneRice33
today! Some commonalities between the beard and root mass - long & healthy!
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Nematodes can damage sections of greens or isolated areas. They injure turf roots, causing a droughty appearance and make turf prone to additional stress from lower mowing and cultivation. Spring will soon bring ideal soil temps for bermudagrass root growth and nematicide apps.
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I always appreciate the special touch that
@turfmonkeyboy
provides! Now, looking forward to an excellent minty experience for the Suncoast GCSA Christmas event.
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How do you know if a treatment works? Throw a piece of plywood down! It only takes a minute.
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“When managing fairy ring, it is important to deliver product to where the pest resides within the soil.” 😳.
#friskyfairyringfriday
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A mint monkey sighting today at Feather Sound, along with some excellent roots and happy greens produced by Mike Strube. Pretty sand channels produced with the help of
@turfmonkeyboy
!
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New greens are more susceptible to stress (mechanical wear, shade, traffic) due to a reduced rhizome layer or “pad” of thatch/OM. Green on left was sprigged in mid-June and green on green on right in August. Guess which green was thinner in stress areas?
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Incorporating some compost love into thin areas can help improve turf recovery, especially where sting nematodes and sandy soils exist.
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I grabbed this image on a recent visit not to show a dirty cart but the never ending battle against weeds down here and daily hand-pulling is still a part of every successful weed management program.
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A friend of a friend posted this image on Facebook of his neighbor pressure washing his lawn, to his bewilderment. It looks like a great way to dethatch a lawn, which is something that few homeowners in my region do. Has anyone seen this before?
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In all my years in the turf world, and a UF turf grad, I don’t recall ever visiting the nematode assay lab. But when you have 100+ samples, you can save some freight (and time) by hand delivering. Thanks
@NematodeGuy
and Matt! It was also great seeing
@adamGdale
!
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I am a big fan of all sorts of summertime cultivations, but sometimes we just need to
#PoundSand
! Excellent programs, taking place by
@EhrhartJoel
and
@JonCockerham
this summer!
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Differing horizons can exist within and among greens after regrassing. Top 3” (purple) is OM layer since previous reno, middle (yellow) is new mix added during reno and red is bottom OM layer of previous greens. Old OM layers can slow percolation and cause issues at times.
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Be on the lookout for small dollarspot-like symptoms, where the turf is easily removed from canopy with a slight tug. Left untreated billbug areas can grown in size and be rather ugly at this time of year.
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This time of year is difficult with the stems that bermudagrass greens produce, leading to crescent shaped voids around old hole plugs. On a positive note, it’s an easy way for golfers to see grain patterns. Verticutting can’t happen soon enough!
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I love it when a random sample produces 5 inch roots on a green!
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An aggressive summertime fairway sand topdressing program can pay big dividends in a wetter winter like we are currently experiencing in FL. This represents four years of sand topdressing.
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Not a bad way of to spend a Sunday afternoon! Mr. Reilly has these paspalum greens in incredible condition!!
@turfmonkeyboy
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This was a biostimulant trial from
@FLRECturf
, providing nutrition and other benefits but had no herbicides, despite providing very good goosegrass suppression. Supports the fact that healthy turf is the best line of defense for weed seed germination.
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Am I really that old?! Rhetorical question. Blessed to be a part of this great industry and hope to have another 25 in me!
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