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re: Santa Maria - holy hell
Posted on 4/25/26 at 1:19 pm to reauxl tigers
Posted on 4/25/26 at 1:19 pm to reauxl tigers
Here’s my take on grass growing….
When you get up in the early morning and your shirt sticks to you from muggy heat and humidity, that’s growing season for Bermuda and the end of growing season for Poa.
That won’t be for awhile now.
If a grass can become resistant to all chemicals meant to kill it, don’t you think it can get a touch more resistant to heat?
Then when it finally gives up, the playing surface has to get rid of one species and fill in that spot with another.
When you get up in the early morning and your shirt sticks to you from muggy heat and humidity, that’s growing season for Bermuda and the end of growing season for Poa.
That won’t be for awhile now.
If a grass can become resistant to all chemicals meant to kill it, don’t you think it can get a touch more resistant to heat?
Then when it finally gives up, the playing surface has to get rid of one species and fill in that spot with another.
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Posted on 4/25/26 at 2:24 pm to reauxl tigers
quote:
Poa is extremely resistant to many herbicides these days.
Can it be controlled with typical fall pre emergents?
Posted on 4/25/26 at 6:25 pm to BonesMalone
quote:this is not exactly how biology works.
If a grass can become resistant to all chemicals meant to kill it, don’t you think it can get a touch more resistant to heat?
The poa will be gone everywhere by June.
Posted on 4/25/26 at 6:32 pm to prostyleoffensetime
The crazy thing about Poa is that it’s native here. It’s native all around the world. And here it will grow great for about 8 months
Bermuda is not native to Louisiana and only grows (aggressively) for 4 months.
So you’re trying to keep one grass that’s actively growing (and native) out of another grass that’s not growing (and isn’t native)
Pre emergents are only labeled for tees and fairways (or higher) because chemical companies don’t want to get sued when some dip ruins their greens with a preemergent.
But….it is done. Just takes a little balls.
Bermuda is not native to Louisiana and only grows (aggressively) for 4 months.
So you’re trying to keep one grass that’s actively growing (and native) out of another grass that’s not growing (and isn’t native)
Pre emergents are only labeled for tees and fairways (or higher) because chemical companies don’t want to get sued when some dip ruins their greens with a preemergent.
But….it is done. Just takes a little balls.
Posted on 4/26/26 at 8:10 am to TDsngumbo
1st: TLDR
2nd:
3rd: Santa Maria = time square all the time, wall to wall assholes from the pro shop to the course, go to beaver creek or copper mill
2nd:
quote:= instant opinion de-validation
I only golfed
3rd: Santa Maria = time square all the time, wall to wall assholes from the pro shop to the course, go to beaver creek or copper mill
Posted on 4/26/26 at 9:51 am to reauxl tigers
My man, there was a time when all Poa was gone in April. Now you’re saying June.
If that’s not biology, then what is it?
If that’s not biology, then what is it?
Posted on 4/26/26 at 5:20 pm to BonesMalone
Everyone says Poa Annua gets resistant to herbicides. Whats the explanation for a course like Fennwood Hills to have ZERO poa?
Posted on 4/26/26 at 6:31 pm to igotit
Newer and fewer greens
Posted on 4/26/26 at 6:39 pm to reauxl tigers
I think FW was built in the 60’s?
Posted on 4/26/26 at 7:15 pm to igotit
Fennwood was built with push-up greens a long time ago. Which means they would be susceptible to Poa more than most newer courses with sand based greens.
I’m only relaying what I’ve heard, but they’ve used a granular pre-emergent for years and have the rate and timing down pat.
Poa is never an issue.
I’m only relaying what I’ve heard, but they’ve used a granular pre-emergent for years and have the rate and timing down pat.
Poa is never an issue.
Posted on 4/26/26 at 7:55 pm to reauxl tigers
Newer? Those greens are ancient
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