Turf research tip
December 30, 2013
A recent article from the USGA Director of the Green Section's Northeast Region, David Oatis, reminds us about the value of check plots (untreated plots) when you are evaluating a new product or practice. In the article, Sayin' it's so doesn't make it so (USGA Green Section Record (Volume 51:24), Oatis points out that unless you have an untreated area to compare against, you can never be sure whether that great new fungicide, or that whiz bang new fertilizer is…