Te sand plating process spreads imported sand over the region’s silty loam soil as the base for production of sand-based sod.
ranges, and some of the best sunsets on the planet. Fox reports it’s an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise, with golfing, hiking, fishing, hunting, water skiing, snow skiing and snowmobiling all popular pastimes. Ten there are the historic sites, the museums, and so much more.
Nettleton and Fox look at hosting TPI’s 2018 Field Day as a way of showing their appreciation to the many turfgrass producers that have helped them grow their business over the years. Tey and the Evergreen Turf team will make sure all is ready to showcase the many static displays of equipment, products, and services, and the in-field demonstrations of harvesters, mowers, tractors, forklifts, tillers, installers and cultivators. Tere will be plenty to see, and it’s sure to be a great Field Day for everyone.
TPI Seed Test Plots
Te TPI Seed Test Plot Program will be held in conjunction with the 2018 TPI International Education Conference & Field Day. Viewing will take place during the Field Day, on February 14, at Evergreen Turf ’s Eloy, Arizona, Farm. As promised, this year’s seed test plots will be right next to the field day site.
Te program was established in 1992 as a means of offering Conference attendees greater levels of information, as well as providing turfgrass seed companies with greater exposure and marketing opportunities. Straight cool-season turfgrass seed varieties and seed blends could be submitted, with a maximum of ten varieties or blends per company.
Seed samples were sent to TPI Headquarters where they were assigned a unique number to ensure the source could not be identified. Tose anonymous seed samples were provided to Evergreen Turf for planting. Te seed was applied, in accordance with National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) recommended rates, into two non- adjacent plots, approximately three-feet by three-feet, within the test plot area. Te Evergreen Turf installation team utilized a grid chart to note the specific location of each sample, using the unique number provided by TPI.
Te 2018 TPI Seed Test Plots were looking good in late November.
Suz Trusty is co-editor of Turf News. All photos courtesy of Evergreen Turf/Jimmy Fox.
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After planting, Evergreen Turf maintained the area in routine fashion, identical to their standard maintenance practices. Tere were no special applications of materials (fertilizer, pesticides or water) or any mowing beyond that received by the adjacent sod fields.
Fox reported that, as of late November, all the fescue and rye seed plots were coming in well, with the bluegrass plots running just a little slower, but also looking good.
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