Kim Tiber

Annual bluegrass ice encasement winter of 2024-2025

By Kim Tiber

Previous work under the Icebreaker study has shown that annual bluegrass on golf putting greens is highly susceptible to winter kill or damage due to ice encasement. During the winter of 2022-2023 carbon dioxide levels were above the upper limit of the sensor for an extended period.  


Spring 2024 at TROE Center

By Kim Tiber

It looks like spring is in full swing and things are getting busy at the Turfgrass Research and Outdoor Education (TROE) Center. We’ve recently gotten our irrigation system up and running for the year and have started mowing and applying herbicides and fertilizers.


Waiting for Winter

By Kim Tiber

Just like everyone else we’ve been waiting for winter to show up this year (Figure 1).


Seeding is a team effort

By Kim Tiber


Introducing Kim Tiber, Research Field Facility Manager

a woman wearing a blue sweater

Hello everyone, my name is Kim Tiber and I am the new Turfgrass Research Field Facility Manager at the University of Minnesota.


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