WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COLOR OF BENTGRASS?
I thought the putting greens were looking good; I even consulted my last Turfgrass Tip (Nitrogen Fertilization in Early Spring) prior to purchasing and applying an application of fertilizer. I decided to use a synthetic organic product that contained readily available nitrate. I was concerned with the cooler temperatures we faced and needed something that would not be temperature-release dependent. Soon thereafter, the plants responded. Leaf color darkened and the growth rate increased. I was pleased; after all, there were still many ball marks from last fall that needed to heal. As the temperatures rose, the growth rate of my greens did the same. We broke high temperature records that second week in April and it seemed that we were going to miss spring and jump into summer. However, reality hit soon thereafter. It cooled off drastically, rains came and the sun went away. So did the color of the bentgrass on my putting greens! The annual bluegrass didn’t seem to mind the swing in tempe
