This week we will be doing a very thorough job on bunkers and checking depths for adequate sand levels. Fairways will be lightly verticut. The greens are healing perfectly with some more plugging to be completed through the remainder of the week.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Aerosol Sprays Can Cause Turf Damage
While inspecting the the course yesterday morning a brown spot in number one fairway caught my eye. Upon further inspection I realized it was were someone had either applied a bug or sunscreen spray. You can see where the footprints remain good turf quality but all around them the leaves have tip burn and are discolored. I know that most people would not think twice about applying such products anywhere on the golf course, but maybe now we will in an effort to not damage the turf.
This week we will be doing a very thorough job on bunkers and checking depths for adequate sand levels. Fairways will be lightly verticut. The greens are healing perfectly with some more plugging to be completed through the remainder of the week.
This week we will be doing a very thorough job on bunkers and checking depths for adequate sand levels. Fairways will be lightly verticut. The greens are healing perfectly with some more plugging to be completed through the remainder of the week.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Fall Weather is Here!
Our Fall greens aerification went extremely well and is healing even better. The timely rain has certainly helped in the process. Even more so the cooler temperatures. If we can all remember back the last year we were experiencing 100° temperatures all way until the end of September. This Fall aerification is extremely important to getting the greens back into a healthy putting surface after the stressful summer months.
We have begun to really eliminate the black layer which existed in our greens just a couple years ago. I've taken a picture on number 3 green where you can see the black layer is more dissipated and 3 inches below the soil profile as opposed to being right at surface level as it was in 2010. You can also see in the picture where a tine hole from last week is filled with clean sand. The clean channels allow better water penetration, less compacted soil for roots to grow down, and fertilizer penetration into the root zone for better up uptake of the plant.
We have also been completing sod projects around the golf course on the green services these projects should be completed by the end of the month and we should have 100% coverage over the green surfaces through the winter. The greens are the best condition I have ever seen them come out of a summer season even with not ideal summer conditions with 34 days over 100° when are average is 12. we are also in seasonal more Multum pictures this year as opposed to last. Temperatures ranging from mid-80s and lows in the mid 60s are seasonal averages for September. This is why we schedule our aerification this time of year to help with recovery and getting the most benefit for roots to start diving back down and recuperating after a long tough summer.
The fairways are in terrific condition. I hope you can come enjoy the cool Fall weather and get out and play on a golf course that is in great shape.
We have begun to really eliminate the black layer which existed in our greens just a couple years ago. I've taken a picture on number 3 green where you can see the black layer is more dissipated and 3 inches below the soil profile as opposed to being right at surface level as it was in 2010. You can also see in the picture where a tine hole from last week is filled with clean sand. The clean channels allow better water penetration, less compacted soil for roots to grow down, and fertilizer penetration into the root zone for better up uptake of the plant.
We have also been completing sod projects around the golf course on the green services these projects should be completed by the end of the month and we should have 100% coverage over the green surfaces through the winter. The greens are the best condition I have ever seen them come out of a summer season even with not ideal summer conditions with 34 days over 100° when are average is 12. we are also in seasonal more Multum pictures this year as opposed to last. Temperatures ranging from mid-80s and lows in the mid 60s are seasonal averages for September. This is why we schedule our aerification this time of year to help with recovery and getting the most benefit for roots to start diving back down and recuperating after a long tough summer.
The fairways are in terrific condition. I hope you can come enjoy the cool Fall weather and get out and play on a golf course that is in great shape.
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