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Understanding Our Mistletoe Strategy
From time to time, you may receive notices from the Terravita Community Association or the City of Scottsdale encouraging the removal of...
Terravita Agronomy
6 days ago2 min read
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Greens Update
As we move closer to summer, we’re starting to see encouraging growth and consistency across the greens. While the recent stretch of...
Terravita Agronomy
May 52 min read
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Green's Transition Process
I wanted to take a moment to update you on the greens as we continue moving through the transition from winter dormancy into active...
Terravita Agronomy
Apr 281 min read
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Transition is underway
Spring is officially here, and with it comes an important seasonal change on the golf course—our transition from cool-season ryegrass...
Terravita Agronomy
Apr 141 min read
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Greens Update
As we head into our annual meeting next week, I want to take a moment to provide some insight into a key topic that will be discussed—our...
Terravita Agronomy
Apr 72 min read
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The Impact of Ball Marks: Why Fixing Them Matters
One of the simplest yet most important ways golfers can contribute to course conditioning is by fixing their ball marks on the greens....
Terravita Agronomy
Mar 242 min read
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Maintenance During Play
As we enter the second half of our season, I want to take a moment to reflect on some of the changes we made this year and how they...
Terravita Agronomy
Mar 172 min read
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Weeds
Following last week’s rain and the recent warmer temperatures, you may have noticed an increase in weed growth throughout the desert...
Terravita Agronomy
Mar 101 min read
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Beginning Transition
As we move into the warmer months, I’d like to provide some insight into our upcoming turf management strategies, specifically the...
Terravita Agronomy
Mar 32 min read
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Course Update
As we embrace the warmer weather, we’re excited to see the rapid improvement in overall color (and growth) we’re seeing across the...
Terravita Agronomy
Feb 241 min read
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Exposed Wire Splices
I want to provide you with an update regarding the uncovered wire splices that you may have noticed on holes 8, 18, and the practice...
Terravita Agronomy
Feb 171 min read
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Poa in Greens??
Well, it appears that Spring has officially sprung, and while the good weather brings mostly positives for our golf course, one negative...
Terravita Agronomy
Feb 101 min read
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Old Plugs
I wanted to take a moment to address a question that occasionally comes up regarding the condition of our putting greens—specifically,...
Terravita Agronomy
Feb 41 min read
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Troon Assistant Superintendent Meet
This week, our two assistant superintendents will be headed to Eagle Mountain for Troon’s Assistant Superintendent Agronomy Speaker...
Terravita Agronomy
Jan 271 min read
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Prolonged periods of frost and its affects on the golf course
What all goes into setting up a golf course each day? And how is that affected by a frost delay? Below is a list of a typical morning in...
Terravita Agronomy
Jan 202 min read
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Course Care
Now that we’re all back into the swing of things, I figured now would be a good time to refresh everyone on the basics of divot filling...
Terravita Agronomy
Jan 132 min read
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Frost… Continued
Normally, by now, I’d come on here to share that we’ve made it through our coldest month of the year. And while that’s typically true,...
Terravita Agronomy
Jan 61 min read
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Another Blog Post About Frost
December is shaping out to be a beautiful month for golf, and while we have some frost potential temps on the horizon, they fortunately...
Terravita Agronomy
Dec 9, 20243 min read
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Rough
I’m sure everyone has noticed that heights of cut in rough have come down significantly since opening day. And will continue to come down...
Terravita Agronomy
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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Turf Edging
In a constant quest for improvement, we made the ambitious goal to hard edge every highly visible turf edge before New Years Day. And...
Terravita Agronomy
Nov 25, 20241 min read
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