Really enjoyed my visit to @RU_Turf_Program to assist with Spiio Soil Sensors for some upcoming chemistry and water use efficiency research. It was a pleasure to work along side Dr. Bingru Huang and her lab and look forward to the progression of this trial work. #spiiodata
The winter of 2024/2025 has been exciting, to say the least, @IndependenceGC, especially with the continuation of some winter-covering research using @spiio_official soil sensors. Can you tell where I walked to collect some temperature data? :)
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@IndependenceGC and lead agronomist Dan Taylor have done a phenomenal job preparing for such a big event and excited to take it all in. I also did a double take seeing a chipping area with no divots!
Irrigation issues rarely present themselves in the Mid-Atlantic until these extended dry conditions currently present. Irrigation fixed, needle tined, fertilized, and water followed by more water! Nice to see the data response to these practices. #spiiodata
One thing I love about research is pushing limits. Is it possible to document water temperature with a Spiio?, so far seems very logical from May4th -May 17th to date. Will continue to monitor long-term and update as we learn. @spiio_official @SyngentaTurf #spiiodata
@HenryYsQ great 🙋♂️, so so the sensor is collecting data every hour and what is displayed in the graph, however, data is transmitted 4 to 5 times per day depending on the transmission schedule selected.
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Enjoyed doing my first Ragnar race with a great group of guys! If you ever plan to do the Ragnar race, expect to have fun and get no sleep :).
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Thank you @VTTurfPath for letting @Syngenta digital platform to install some Spiios into Blue Grama field work. Initial data shows lower soil moisture depending on a 0.1 - 0.5 lb/1000ft2 compared to higher soil moisture with 2.0 - 4.0 lb/1000ft2. @spiio_official #spiiodata
Great question @ScottGreenCast, I ran out of characters but this is based solely on seeding rates at establishment of the Blue Grama plots. No fertilizer and keep in mind this grass is dormant to semi-dormant for that area this time of year.
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I was told by a golfer, quote: ‘I think there is a gopher problem’. No problems, only a desire to learn more about how installation depths interact with signal strength for Spiio sensors! @Syngenta @Spiio @ScottGreenCast desire to provide actionable data for customers!
@ScottGreenCast hook set! Great questions Scott, so all of those things we are testing. We see trends of better signal strength from sand versus more dense, native soils. Depth also plays a factor as well in terms of the Hertz frequencies and depth of ground penetration.
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Our today at @IndependenceGC killing some spring dead spot with GPS spraying technology! @VTTurfgrass @VTTurfgrass
Today was the second to last day of the kid camps this year @IndependenceGC . Went over several topics but they loved using the Grass Height Prisim Gauge and making the letters ‘PGA’. The real hero is the kid who assumed the ‘dot’ of the exclamation point. – at Virginia, USA
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Getting those annual aerification treatments in @IndependenceGC . We are fortunate to have a continual study in a real-world golf application. We have two locations on a ‘tic-eagle’ and ‘G-12’ bermudagrass greens. Also, it’s a little toasty today!
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@IndependenceGC the kids learned today about collecting light reflectance and how our ‘prism panel’ determine the light reflected back. Alex volunteered his hand to be scanned and had interesting results, which I guess means we need to promote hand washing more 😂
Well, shut the ‘lid’ on the SERA48:Turf meeting held @IndependenceGC and file the ‘paperwork’! In all seriousness it was a pleasure to be a part of and had a lot of fun from @VAturf ‘Goatley Rules Golf’ tournament, but I swear my team didn’t cheat!
Since today was so hot (wow summer finally arrived!), we decided to have the kids try their hand at hand-watering @IndependenceGC. While the kids enjoyed it, I learned it’s a great way to get them to listen, because if they don’t they get soaked! 😆.
Watch out! Showing the kids what it means to stimp greens, so no more saying they roll an 11, when we know it’s an 8..😉. On a cloudy, cool day, they enjoyed the experience and Clark was a pro first try.
Yesterday, was a lot of fun participating in ‘Thursday with Tech’ at @IndependenceGC as the kids love seeing demonstrations about greens maintenance. Was a pleasure letting Jayden fly the Spark, he was a pro!
Enjoyed ‘Thursdays with Tech’ @IndependenceGC with youth coach Tim Wagner and kids teaching them about some soil sampling tools and getting them engaged with some thermal imaging. Looking forward to more educational opportunities as the season progresses.
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An amazing field day and tournament yesterday for the annual Virginia Tech Research Classic @IndependenceGC. Neither 4.5” of rain the night before or the ‘extra’ house guest that was adamant on hanging with the @VTTurfgrass team kept us from presenting our research!
It’s always nice to see some visual results of covering treatments (no cover, single cover, and double cover) and the importance of covering in the late winter /early spring season for Ultradwarf bermudagrass greens. @IndependenceGC @spiio_official @VAturf @VTTurfPath
Excited to finally initiate some winter kill experiments with some anticipated cold weather on the horizon! Big thanks to @spiio_official, @IndependenceGC, @VAturf and S&S Turf Covers for their support in making this trial happen! – at Virginia, USA
