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GolfClubAtlas.com => Golf Course Architecture Discussion Group => Topic started by: Pete_Pittock on March 16, 2021, 01:28:14 PM

Title: mislabelled seeds
Post by: Pete_Pittock on March 16, 2021, 01:28:14 PM
I wonder how many golf courses got them second hand.  Is this an outlier or more common?
If you asked for certain seeds and others were delivered could problems develop?



https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/03/former-manager-of-wa-grass-seed-company-pleads-guilty-to-12-million-worth-of-money-laundering-schemes.html
Title: Re: mislabelled seeds
Post by: Bernie Bell on March 16, 2021, 04:43:43 PM
A crooked grass dealer can really harsh your mellow.
Title: Re: mislabelled seeds
Post by: John Emerson on March 16, 2021, 04:57:27 PM
Quote from: Pete_Pittock on March 16, 2021, 01:28:14 PM
I wonder how many golf courses got them second hand.  Is this an outlier or more common?
If you asked for certain seeds and others were delivered could problems develop?



https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/03/former-manager-of-wa-grass-seed-company-pleads-guilty-to-12-million-worth-of-money-laundering-schemes.html (https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/03/former-manager-of-wa-grass-seed-company-pleads-guilty-to-12-million-worth-of-money-laundering-schemes.html)


This is not the norm thankfully.  And yes, grass cultivars vary widely on their characteristics. There’s a reason why NTEP (National Turfgrass evaluation program) was developed....To avoid these types of issues with unbiased data analysis.
Title: Re: mislabelled seeds
Post by: Tim Martin on March 16, 2021, 05:19:45 PM
Quote from: Bernie Bell on March 16, 2021, 04:43:43 PM
A crooked grass dealer can really harsh your mellow.


Definitely not the guy you want to split a bag with. ;D
Title: Re: mislabelled seeds
Post by: Matthew Delahunty on March 16, 2021, 10:59:57 PM
The new short course at Barnbougle Lost Farm (named Bougle Run) has had its opening delayed because the seed mix of red fescue and creeping fescue ended up containing tall fescue as well.