APRIL 1ST PLUGS SHOW SIGNS OF LIFE
CONTROL
BEST RESULTS
PHOSPHITE APP
CLOSE SECOND
DBL RATE PHOSPHITE
ONE APP ONLY
winter control with the quickest green up and the most dense turf. Plug 4 was a close second, a notable difference here was the growth spurt related to this plug as the turf started to green up there was more shoot growth than on plug 2. There really was not much difference between plug 1 the control and plug 3 the single rate of Phosphite. Plug 5 the double rate of phosphite did show a little more control over the control plug.
There was also not much difference between the plugs that received the two applications of product compared to the plugs that only received one. We only had short window of weather to get the applications down in the fall and by Nov 10th the rain had turned to snow and we were covered with
PLUG 2 SHOWED THE BEST RESULTS FOR WINTER CONTROL snow the whole winter.
The WCTA would like to thank Stu, Dave and the Whistler Golf Club for their efforts with this project. Note that the opinions and conclusions expressed in this editorial material do not necessarily represent the views of the Association nor does this article reflect any endorsement by the WCTA of products used in the trial.
For more information on this project please contact Stu Carmichael at stu@whistlergolf.com. The original article can be found at blog.whistlergolf.com
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