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  1. Anthony Williams_2
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    9/5/2016 4:09 PM
    I have been approached by a few of our members about this new seed by Barenburg. It is the True Blue HGT bluegrass. We currently have quickstand Bermuda in our fairways. We have had great sucess with our fairways during the growing season. The problem with having Bermuda in the transition zone is that the growing season and golfing season do not always line up. The seed company claims that this new bluegrass can be mixed with our existing Bermuda. I have my doubts that both grasses would be able to thrive together. As both are aggressive growers, would one out compete the other? I am also concerned about weed control. All broad leafs can be controlled the same but we have bad poa break throughs each year. We typically do a roundup spray each winter and use Revolver each spring to cleanup any areas. Specticle has been the most effective product for eliminating the poa from year to year however if we mix the bluegrass and bermuda that takes specticle off the table.

    Our membership is interested in improving our dormancy period without sacrificing our Bermuda during the growing season. They are not interest overseeding a rye grass.

    If anyone has any thoughts or ideas on this topic I would greatly appreciate it.



  2. Keith Fellenstein
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    9/6/2016 10:09 AM
    They want their cake and eat it too. Been tasked with finding solution to same issue. There isn't one. Pick your poison. Pure stand Bermuda doesn't play well in early spring. Pure stand cool season suffers in late summer. Overseeded Bermuda, whether it be Rye or Blue, has issues in shoulder seasons when you seed and when you transition. There is no way around it in the transition zone. And, don't believe all that hype about new varieties of Bermuda that green up earlier and stay green longer...might be a week or two on either end at most, and that doesn't solve the issue. We've decided not to overseed (at least for now). I've been working with iron, pigments, dyes, and paints to extend growth into the fall and speed green up in the spring. I've also dug up a little research using gibberellic acid and alfalfa tee in the cooler months to keep Bermuda growing. This will be my first season experimenting with the gibberellic acid and alfalfa. I don't expect anything to make much of a difference in March, but at least I can say we trying something.



  3. Chase Best
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    9/9/2016 9:09 AM
    I've done some bluemuda trails here in southern Indiana and I have to say I really like the mixture of the 2. This will be my first season with some trials and players seem to enjoy it. I have played with different rates and have settled in the 3 lb/m range, but will also try one more trial this fall on my driving range tee. We have midlawn bermuda which has been a very good grass, but here its the same old problem, waiting for it to green up.



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