Tuesday, August 2, 2011

High Soil Temperatures Kill Bentgrass

We are currently in a period of extreme heat stress on the golf course. The high soil temperatures are ranging from 95-98 degrees F. The lethal soil temperature is between 100-110 degrees. Bentgrass is a cool season grass that is incapable of cooling itself through its own means at these temperatures.

Thermometer is blurry but is reading close to 98 degrees :


The facts on the bentgrass plant :


Some of the results :

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