Overseeding Greens: Increasing the Odds for Success
January 1, 2001
Even the most carefully planned greens overseeding programs can be ambushed by unpredictable factors such as variable air temperatures, high winds and poor irrigation uniformity. PACE research trials conducted on greens height bermudagrass that was overseeded with perennial rye and Poa trivialis (rye/poa) demonstrates that there are techniques available than can help overcome some of these variables. The use of fabric covers that are placed over newly seeded turf can dramatically increase overseeded rye/poa density by decreasing seed movement due…