millions of Americans enjoy playing golf but golf courses are not known to be
but golf courses are not known to be
but golf courses are not known to be environmentally friendly they demand a
environmentally friendly they demand a
environmentally friendly they demand a lot of fresh water fertilizers and
lot of fresh water fertilizers and
lot of fresh water fertilizers and herbicides to keep them looking green
herbicides to keep them looking green
herbicides to keep them looking green that’s true of most golf courses but
that’s true of most golf courses but
that’s true of most golf courses but let’s look at one that is trying
let’s look at one that is trying
let’s look at one that is trying something different this is the Miami
something different this is the Miami
something different this is the Miami Beach Golf Club the grass used here is
Beach Golf Club the grass used here is
Beach Golf Club the grass used here is called seashore Paspalum it’s the most
called seashore Paspalum it’s the most
called seashore Paspalum it’s the most environmentally friendly grass in the
environmentally friendly grass in the
environmentally friendly grass in the world dr. Ron Duncan is a turf
world dr. Ron Duncan is a turf
world dr. Ron Duncan is a turf researcher at the University of Georgia
researcher at the University of Georgia
researcher at the University of Georgia and the leading expert on seashore
and the leading expert on seashore
and the leading expert on seashore Paspalum and environmentally friendly
Paspalum and environmentally friendly
Paspalum and environmentally friendly from the standpoint that you can save
from the standpoint that you can save
from the standpoint that you can save the potable water use for the human side
the potable water use for the human side
the potable water use for the human side and utilize all other alternative water
and utilize all other alternative water
and utilize all other alternative water sources like brackish water or water out
sources like brackish water or water out
sources like brackish water or water out of sewage plants to irrigate this grass
of sewage plants to irrigate this grass
of sewage plants to irrigate this grass also you have a reduced management
also you have a reduced management
also you have a reduced management budget because it requires about half
budget because it requires about half
budget because it requires about half the fertilizers that you normally used
the fertilizers that you normally used
the fertilizers that you normally used on other grasses also you can save on
on other grasses also you can save on
on other grasses also you can save on pesticide use what makes seashore
pesticide use what makes seashore
pesticide use what makes seashore Paspalum so special is that it can
Paspalum so special is that it can
Paspalum so special is that it can survive and thrive in high salt
survive and thrive in high salt
survive and thrive in high salt environments so brackish water or
environments so brackish water or
environments so brackish water or partially salty water can be used to
partially salty water can be used to
partially salty water can be used to irrigate this grass this translates into
irrigate this grass this translates into
irrigate this grass this translates into big savings for the golf course we
big savings for the golf course we
big savings for the golf course we estimate at this point we’re going to
estimate at this point we’re going to
estimate at this point we’re going to reduce our dependency on freshwater by
reduce our dependency on freshwater by
reduce our dependency on freshwater by about 65 to 75 percent that’ll save us
about 65 to 75 percent that’ll save us
about 65 to 75 percent that’ll save us somewhere in the range of 175 to 200
somewhere in the range of 175 to 200
somewhere in the range of 175 to 200 thousand dollars annually and on
thousand dollars annually and on
thousand dollars annually and on freshwater Steve Forrest is the
freshwater Steve Forrest is the
freshwater Steve Forrest is the architect who designed this golf course
architect who designed this golf course
architect who designed this golf course he says seashore Paspalum has other
he says seashore Paspalum has other
he says seashore Paspalum has other advantages besides being environmentally
advantages besides being environmentally
advantages besides being environmentally friendly this grass are able to provide
friendly this grass are able to provide
friendly this grass are able to provide a striping pattern kind of like you
a striping pattern kind of like you
a striping pattern kind of like you would see on a football field or if you
would see on a football field or if you
would see on a football field or if you were vacuuming your carpet this grass is
were vacuuming your carpet this grass is
were vacuuming your carpet this grass is also green or darker green and texture
also green or darker green and texture
also green or darker green and texture so you can again have different
so you can again have different
so you can again have different contrasts in color throughout the golf
contrasts in color throughout the golf
contrasts in color throughout the golf course which is desirable from an
course which is desirable from an
course which is desirable from an architectural standpoint of view
so do golfers rate seashore Paspalum as
so do golfers rate seashore Paspalum as a birdie or a bogey I would definitely
a birdie or a bogey I would definitely
a birdie or a bogey I would definitely come back and I was very impressed with
come back and I was very impressed with
come back and I was very impressed with it we’ve came down to play three rounds
it we’ve came down to play three rounds
it we’ve came down to play three rounds and we played it three different courses
and we played it three different courses
and we played it three different courses and this is by far the best the end the
and this is by far the best the end the
and this is by far the best the end the end use is here it’s not in my research
end use is here it’s not in my research
end use is here it’s not in my research plots it’s not at the University of
plots it’s not at the University of
plots it’s not at the University of Georgia it’s it’s where it’s gonna be
Georgia it’s it’s where it’s gonna be
Georgia it’s it’s where it’s gonna be used and the acceptance of the golfers
used and the acceptance of the golfers
used and the acceptance of the golfers now and and various people trying this
now and and various people trying this
now and and various people trying this grass in a lot of different areas
grass in a lot of different areas
grass in a lot of different areas that’s the pleasure that I’m getting
that’s the pleasure that I’m getting
that’s the pleasure that I’m getting seashore Paspalum appears to be a green
seashore Paspalum appears to be a green
seashore Paspalum appears to be a green solution that’s par for the course
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