Weather and unforeseen conditions can/will change the schedule.
-Monday we will star tine then lightly dust sand on greens
-Aerification and topdressing of stressed areas in fairways
Monday, July 23, 2012
Monday, July 16, 2012
Weekly Schedule for July 16-22, 2012
Weather and unforeseen conditions can/will change the schedule.
-Received 0.85" of rain over the weekend. Big help, but need much more.
-5th application of the AquaSphere balls from Bioverse to lakes. So far, so good. It's natural and slow but is certainly working.
-Prep and detail work for Invitational.
-Next Monday (23rd) we will spot aerify and seed stressed areas in fairways.
-Received 0.85" of rain over the weekend. Big help, but need much more.
-5th application of the AquaSphere balls from Bioverse to lakes. So far, so good. It's natural and slow but is certainly working.
-Prep and detail work for Invitational.
-Next Monday (23rd) we will spot aerify and seed stressed areas in fairways.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
What is This?
I almost did not recognize what this was when it occurred Saturday morning:
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It's rain! We received 0.25 inches. While not a lot, any little bit helps at this point.
I've compiled rainfall records from the past 11 years and found out that the first 6 months of 2012 have been the driest of all. Not only has it been the driest, it's TWICE as dry as the second driest January-June time period.
The course remains in good shape for what we have had to go through weather wise and remain confident most of the stressed areas will bounce back once the weather cooperates.
It's rain! We received 0.25 inches. While not a lot, any little bit helps at this point.
I've compiled rainfall records from the past 11 years and found out that the first 6 months of 2012 have been the driest of all. Not only has it been the driest, it's TWICE as dry as the second driest January-June time period.
The course remains in good shape for what we have had to go through weather wise and remain confident most of the stressed areas will bounce back once the weather cooperates.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
News and Notes-July 11, 2012
-It has been 29 days since we have had measurable rainfall.
-Fairways and tees are recovering nicely. Turf Screen was applied Monday to tees and fairways. Yesterday and today a wetting agent was applied to tees and fairways. The Turf Screen acts as a sunscreen would but with turf, not allowing harmful light, called UVB radiation, to reach the plant but allowing beneficial light in for plant growth. Not a cure all, but it is helping. The wetting agent helps make our irrigation more efficient by spreading out the moisture through the soil on fairways and tees.
-Seen some cart damage on fairways #12 and #14 so we are cautiously and slowly allowing carts to return to the fairways depending on the weather.
-Please let me know your thoughts and comments on hitting off the bermudagrass located on the lower driving range tee.
-Greens are very healthy!
-Fairways and tees are recovering nicely. Turf Screen was applied Monday to tees and fairways. Yesterday and today a wetting agent was applied to tees and fairways. The Turf Screen acts as a sunscreen would but with turf, not allowing harmful light, called UVB radiation, to reach the plant but allowing beneficial light in for plant growth. Not a cure all, but it is helping. The wetting agent helps make our irrigation more efficient by spreading out the moisture through the soil on fairways and tees.
-Seen some cart damage on fairways #12 and #14 so we are cautiously and slowly allowing carts to return to the fairways depending on the weather.
-Please let me know your thoughts and comments on hitting off the bermudagrass located on the lower driving range tee.
-Greens are very healthy!
Monday, July 9, 2012
Weekly Schedule for July 9-15, 2012
Weather and unforeseen conditions can/will change the schedule.
-Applying a product called Turf Screen to tees and fairways on Monday to aid in recovery of these areas.
-Apply wetting agents to tees and fairways on Tuesday/Wednesday to aid in recovery
-Use a hard rake in the bottom of the bunkers to soften them up a bit
Picture of the rootzone temperature from Saturday afternoon.
-Applying a product called Turf Screen to tees and fairways on Monday to aid in recovery of these areas.
-Apply wetting agents to tees and fairways on Tuesday/Wednesday to aid in recovery
-Use a hard rake in the bottom of the bunkers to soften them up a bit
Picture of the rootzone temperature from Saturday afternoon.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Layering is for Cakes
Our last measurable rainfall was on June 12th. Coupled with a lack of snow over the winter means the soil moisture levels are very low. If the weather forecasters are correct and we experience a cool down in temperatures starting Monday we will let carts on fairways starting Tuesday. Let's hope the weather forecasts are correct! Again, we are looking at several options so we can have carts on fairways as much as possible. Several of these look promising.
Overall collars are undoubtedly improved. The problem ones remain a problem but we know why they are a problem and are actively implementing the solutions. Here's a picture I posted last year of the soil profile of one of our bad collar areas that I zoomed in on:
The red arrow is pointing to a light brown clay layer that came in on the sod. The blue arrow points to a much darker layer where water has not penetrated through this clay layer and is forming an anaerobic (without oxygen) condition for the roots. This is repeated an inch below. The black arrow points to a DryJect hole backfilled with a material called Profile. Laboratory tests have shown no diseases present but an anaerobic condition where the plants are trying to grow causing a lack of adventitious roots and roots hairs. These are the types of roots that nutrients and water pass through into the plant.
Aggressive aerification is the answer! Removal of these layers is the key. Plus using boards to turn mowers on and other practices to reduce stress on the collars have and will improve these areas even more.
This week we sent another sample off to measures the physical characteristics of this area. Hopefully we can get a little bit clearer idea of how much aerification will be needed.
Some may be asking why we do not remove the rootzone to a depth below the layering and start anew. While an option, this will cause another set of problems, plus we do not want to sod which is the cause of the layering in the first place.
Overall collars are undoubtedly improved. The problem ones remain a problem but we know why they are a problem and are actively implementing the solutions. Here's a picture I posted last year of the soil profile of one of our bad collar areas that I zoomed in on:
The red arrow is pointing to a light brown clay layer that came in on the sod. The blue arrow points to a much darker layer where water has not penetrated through this clay layer and is forming an anaerobic (without oxygen) condition for the roots. This is repeated an inch below. The black arrow points to a DryJect hole backfilled with a material called Profile. Laboratory tests have shown no diseases present but an anaerobic condition where the plants are trying to grow causing a lack of adventitious roots and roots hairs. These are the types of roots that nutrients and water pass through into the plant.
Aggressive aerification is the answer! Removal of these layers is the key. Plus using boards to turn mowers on and other practices to reduce stress on the collars have and will improve these areas even more.
This week we sent another sample off to measures the physical characteristics of this area. Hopefully we can get a little bit clearer idea of how much aerification will be needed.
Some may be asking why we do not remove the rootzone to a depth below the layering and start anew. While an option, this will cause another set of problems, plus we do not want to sod which is the cause of the layering in the first place.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Stairs to #15 Tees
The stairs to #15 Blue and Black tee are now open! We will be moving the trash can, ball washer and spike cleaner to the area across from the stairs as time allows. Below are pictures of the construction process.
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