One of the things I have been thinking about over the past couple of years is the use of organic products on the golf course. I believe cost used to be the determining factor as to the infrequent use of organics. Now that synthetic fertilizers have risen in cost, and the manufacturing process as well as distribution of organics have made them more budget friendly, I think we will see more and more natural products on the market. Why wouldn't we want to try and feed our turf the way nature intended? By feeding our little friends the microbes in the soil so they can in turn feed our plants. Today we went to a seminar given by the makers of AlgaeGreen, a line of nutrient products derived from seaweed. This is actually a picture of the Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed which they make the extract from. I hope to do some trials next year, so stay tuned for future posts about what I think is the future of turf management.
