TurfTruth

For those who cannot view it, here is @FoliarPak ‘s original tweet.

BS=8. Dunning-Kruger in full effect. Find us a better example and we may use it on Season 2 of @TurfTruth Tuesdays. This would be humorous if it were not so dangerous. #TurfMechanic #Dunning youtube.com/watch?v=OKKCQ8is…

BS=1. Lots of great turfgrass exposure by the @NFL. Well done @NPappas23! youtu.be/f1KasB_ZsbE

K-sufficient soils are common and applying K to turf on these soils is likely useless (except to the salesman). Recommended: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… Then read the citations in that paper, and the newly published work from the authors. There are theses. etd.auburn.edu/bitstream/han…

We were literally in the middle of creating a figure comparing soil test deficiencies between exchangeable and saturated paste to illustrate why salesmen love saturated paste when we found this beauty from @foliarpak and @DawnDRigby. Bullshitters just saved us a lot of time!

BS=1. The notion that applied K is beneficial to turfgrass should be reconsidered. Applied K increases costs, rarely results in a beneficial response, and may increase disease risk. link.springer.com/article/10…

BS=8. A throw back reminder of the lengths grifters will go to to use soil testing to swindle you out of your money…or your member’s money. @FoliarPak youtu.be/GFyAIgk2N4Y

Excellent question! 9 means it is 100% BS. Meaning, @earthworksturf does not know if what they are saying is true, but they are trying to convince you anyway. We present the facts on Mg and soil compaction in the video below. youtube.com/watch?v=hWyMd34W…

BS=9. If you recommend something stupid and you defend by saying 'We've done it many times' you have now done two stupid things. @SoilFirst @earthworksturf youtube.com/watch?v=qMOmZzkx…

BS=7. Nicole, you claim fertilizer is poisoning birds, lawns have 'zero diversity of life', and 'all fertilizer and pesticides go into the storm drains'. From this, we assume you have not read any scientific turf literature. Stop the BS. @truefoodtv youtu.be/Ex4H12_9DMg

Nice try but we have that book too. Posting a book that has no evidence of your product on turfgrass does not help your case. Do you have any evidence that supports the claims on your 19 product? A. Honesty B. Bullshit Let’s see which way @Aquaritin goes! 🤥

BS=8. @PLGinja you may take the 2022 BS of the year award! Please do not take advise from @YouTube bullshitters. Otherwise, you may end up breaking the law or killing a lot of turfgrass. youtu.be/f3R7iXPkHR0

We are still waaaiiittting. 😴

BS=6. 49:50 @NCExtension agent states "40-60% of N ends up in surface and ground water". Not 'can or may end up', but 'ends up'. Irresponsible and dangerous. Decades of research refutes this claim. acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.c… @NCstate can spread BS too.🤮 youtube.com/watch?v=NMQSBOoC…

You may find our video on liquid aeration informative @harshman20. youtube.com/watch?v=dZFWA0-T… There is little to no evidence that liquid dethatch products reduce thatch unless they target lignin (that product does not). acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.c…

Although not a 'turf' book, Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World is an indispensable resource for critical thinking. His chapter 'The Fine Art of Baloney Detection' is particularly relevant to our industry. Oh the amount of money we would save if we followed its recommendations!

Liquid Aeration Debunked! Liquid aeration products are extremely useful. They provide you with clear evidence that you are dealing with a bullshitter. Bullshitter identified and no purchase necessary. Now that is money well spent! youtu.be/dZFWA0-TI4M

Soil Magnesium - Turf Dietitian Debunked! One of the more ridiculous scare tactics is claiming too much magnesium is a problem. This is a classic example of using possibility rather than probability to sell you something you likely don't need. youtu.be/hWyMd34WrDc

Adjusting Soil pH - Earthworks Debunked! It is chemically impossible for CaCO3 to lower soil pH, but that did not stop @soilfirst and @earthworksturf from claiming it will! If you ever wanted an example of how BS pollutes our industry, this is it! youtu.be/5kuNlyvo1hw