by GreenKeeper | Sep 23, 2026 | Blog
GreenKeeper Surface Organic Matter Series · Part 1Scheduling cultivation and topdressing is always a tricky and sometimes controversal task. These practices are disruptive to players, costly, and tough on turf equipment. How much cultivation is really required?...
by GreenKeeper | Sep 23, 2026 | Blog, GreenKeeper Growth Series
GreenKeeper Growth Series Part 2In the first article of the GreenKeeper Growth Series, we used nearly 500,000 clipping-volume measurements to examine how much putting greens actually grow. One of the clearest environmental signals associated with that growth was...
by Bill Kreuser | Sep 15, 2026 | Blog
El Niño is strengthening quickly, and the months ahead could bring unusual weather patterns around the world. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association now gives greater than a 90% chance that the 2026–27 El Niño becomes very strong during the Northern...
by Bill Kreuser | Sep 10, 2026 | Blog, GreenKeeper Growth Series
GreenKeeper Growth SeriesThis launches the GreenKeeper Growth Series: an ongoing look at what we’ve learned from 500,000 clipping volume observations. Over the coming weeks, we’ll use this dataset to explore how putting greens grow, how factors like weather, fertility...
by Bill Kreuser | Aug 25, 2026 | Blog
Summer Created a Misleading Growth Surge It has been a hot, humid summer across much of the U.S., and one of the most common questions we’ve received is some version of: “Why is my PGR program not working anymore?” The evidence is usually sitting in the mower baskets....
by Doug Soldat | Jun 17, 2026 | Blog
Surface organic matter has always been one of the most important—and frustrating—variables to manage on putting greens. We know it influences firmness, infiltration, water holding capacity, and pest pressure. We also know that topdressing and cultivation are our...
