Healthy Greens Start With Healthy Roots

They key to growing a healthy plant is having healthy roots.  Plants absorb water and a high percentage of nutrients from their roots, so the deeper and healthier the roots, the more water/nutrients are accessible.  As far as turfgrass is concerned, we look for long white roots to indicate plant health.  Roots that appear brown, black, or stubby may be suffering from maladies such as nematodes, insect damage, or disease.  The white roots seen below (Bobcat #12) indicate a healthy green and frankly, we have not seen healthy roots this season on the Bobcat greens.  This is certainly an encouraging sight!