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1. Dennis Medeiros

   

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   9/19/2011 5:09 PM

   Anyone ever hear of a company called "Tarping Systems Inc" from Alabama. I am in the need of turf covers to finish up a tee project. They claim to sell them. Just wanted to check them out if possible

   
   
   
   
2. Scott Kinnan

   

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   9/18/2012 2:09 PM

   I am looking for any of your thoughts on turf covers for growing in bentgrass greens. I am curious what people's thoughts and experiences were that used the covers. There are a number of covers on the market. I am leaning towards purchasing the Evergreen radiant covers, but am curious if there is a less expensive option that will give similar results. There is a fair amount of research on these products, but I am curious to hear fellow Supt's opinions. Any help is appreciated and thanks in advance.

   
   
   
   
3. Zachary Wignall

   

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   9/18/2012 6:09 PM

   MN a few years back, used evergreen covers. Worked great, following year didn't get on in time, due to wild weather but was able to top dress greens-tees with black sand. Quick green up in following spring.

   
   
   
   
4. Hardy Andrew

   
   9/19/2012 5:09 AM

   I've used evergreen covers and still do from time-to-time but when its just me here in the early spring they aren't much fun pulling off and putting back down. I have gone to a heavy topdressing to bury my greens in sand about 7-10 days after fall fungicide applications are complete. Never had any issues and now only use the covers in the spring (if needed). Have tried black sand and milorganite and the costs to these methods were always a deterrent to me and my operation.

   
   
   
   
5. Peter Bowman

   

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   9/19/2012 7:09 AM

   Scott,
   
   We planted a bent green on November 30, 1995 in the hills of central California. Lots of frost every morning and took about 20 days to germinate. We needed to open the course on June 6th the next season. Last green to plant was on Jan 29, 1996 - I remember that date because I missed much of the 49ers thrashing of the Chargers in Super Bowl XXX - who plants a green on Super Bowl Sunday?
   
   I put ac over down, had 2" of snow on it two days later (in that area, the snow was gone the same afternoon), and got germination in 7 days. The cover helped that last green catch up to the older greens and we did get open on June 6th.
   
   I believe that without the cover, and with the winter we had, there would have been no way to grow in that green in barely four months. They work.

   
   
   
   
6. Timothy Walker

   

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   9/19/2012 2:09 PM

   i've seen bent grow in under an spare piece of bunker liner. You could buy cheap plastic at home depot and run an aerifier over it to put holes in it for venting....the bottom line is yes they do work and they all work. depends on what price you want to spend and how extensive you want it to be.

   
   
   
   
7. Justin VanLanduit

   

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   9/20/2012 4:09 PM

   Scott,
   
   Just gasses/regrassed my greens last fall and we used covers over winter. We were seeded at the end of August and things were a bit slow to germinate so when it came time to make a decision I chose to use covers due to some thin spots on greens, along with the fact we were scheduled to open May 25th. If the greens would have been solid I probably wouldn't have used them. I used the breathable white/green covers, had them here as we use to cover the old poa/bent greens each winter. Anyway, I found it helped us greatly although the mild winter was probably a bit factor as well. Areas that were thin going into November were filling in but that was mostly by lateral growth which made things a bit tricky. We pulled covers off on Feb 1 to mow as things were very shaggy and I didn't want to have a lot of tissue to start working off in the spring, I think that choice to mow was huge. In all they helped progress along but I suggest just keeping an eye on the stuff underneath. One approach we covered and didn't uncover to mow was a pain as the leggy material was out of control and as we tried grooming and getting height down lots of small voids were opening.
   
   Best Regards,
   Justin

   
   
   
   
8. McCormick Andrew O

   
   9/24/2012 7:09 AM

   Scott,
   
   Have you talked to Dr. Goatley at VT? We tested 5 tarps when we did the tee conversion here. He has done a lot of work with them.
   
   Andrew