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Old 02-25-2023, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Mrmean58 View Post
Conditions are not good for growing grass on the golf courses just like your grass in your front yard. It's cut short to allow for what little sun/heat there is to get to the portion of the grass to warm the root system. That's why the champ courses add pigment to the fairways so the soil/grass will absorb more of the sun's heat.
Sorry, but growing grass on golf courses is nothing like growing grass in your front yard. Talk to a professional golf course superintendent sometime.
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