Frankly Speaking-Turfnet
In this episode of Frankly Speaking, I chat with Brian Winka, CSFM, about the benefits of "Bluemuda" vs the "insanity" of the traditional process of overseeding Bermudagrass on sports fields and golf courses in the south and transition zone.
http://www.turfnet.com/blog/4/entry-1579-talking-bluemuda-with-brian-winka-cfsm/
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With over 20 years in the Green Industry we are a full service consulting group for athletic fields. We start from the ground up and offer services to help you and your organization provide the safest and healthiest athletic fields possible. We specialize in Zero Transition Turf or Bluemuda installs and agronomic maintenance practices for each.
Through a wide rage of services we can take your project from concept to reality. Missouri Sports Turf Consulting specializes in customizing a program that will fit your needs and the needs of your turf. Our programs are designed with your staff, budget and end users in mind.
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Our system can help you optimize water usage, pesticide, fungicides, and fertilizer treatments while maximize the performance of your turf. We provide you with the information you need to make better decisions about your facility.
Hello and welcome to Missouri Sports Turf Consulting LLC. Brian Winka is the owner and Lead Agronomist. The goal is to provide high standard technical assistance and advice for our clients to help them succeed.
Brian Winka, CSFM holds a B.S. in Agronomy from Missouri State University and became a Certified Sports Field Manager through STMA in 2008. Brian’s background includes being in turf & grounds management for over 20 years.
Brian has developed comprehensive agronomic plans for the facilities that include IPM practices, a fertility program based upon soil/tissue test as well as other cultural and physical management practices. These practices include aerification, selection of the proper landscape plants & turfgrass cultivars, over-seeding, topdressing, modifying irrigation as needed, and proper mowing heights.
In 2009 Brian pioneered an athletic field growing concept of combining both warm and cool season grasses in the transition zone year round known as Bluemuda . This concept is a growing trend for many sports turf managers across the region and we are here to provide solutions and expertise.
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September 2015 SportsTurf Magazine
Sports turf managers across the transition zone discuss different options for the transition zone including bluemuda....
Best Management Practices for Bluemuda
Bluemuda is the concept of growing warm and cool season grasses together long term and year-round in the transition zone. Specifically, in this article I will be discussing mixtures of bermudagrass and Kentucky bluegrass. The concept has become possible and popular due to improved Kentucky bluegrasses like HGT from Barenbrug.
Benefits of Bluemuda
Bluemuda is a concept of growing warm and cool season grasses together, year-round in the transition zone. The concept became possible and popular due to some of the improved varieties of bluegrass, like the HGT from Barenbrug. The new varieties germinate and establish much faster than the varieties from even just ten years ago. These new bluegrasses also have more heat tolerance and disease resistance, which make them attractive for athletic fields.
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Bluemuda: Concept to Common Practices
The process of developing Kentucky Bluegrass with Bermuda blends is the focus of this webinar led by Bo Lacy, CGCS, Barenbrug professional turf product manager, along with John Rector, and Brian Winka, CSFM. We’ll start with the background of how Bluemuda came into concept and move to its industry-wide acceptance and use. This 60-minute webinar will finish with a review of current practices for Bluemuda for golf and professional sports playing fields.
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7574792171318606851
For years, those of us who are fortunate or unfortunate to work in the transition zone, we have dealt with the issues that come with this transitional area. We are fortunate because we can grow both warm and cool season turf grasses, but unfortunately neither one grows exceptionally well. Sports turf managers in the transition zone deal with extreme weather conditions on both ends of the spectrum...
October 2016 SportsTurf Magazine
Dr. Gregg Munshaw at the University of Kentucky talks about early results on the Bermuda and Bluegrass trials ....
