Since the last post we have not stopped to take a breath, keeping the pace up to continue setting the course up for another successful season.The project on number 7 is moving along quickly and laying the sod is scheduled for Tuesday April 21st. Both the fairways and the tees have been successfully aerated, and we have even put our first cut on the rough grass. As some have noticed we have put covers on portions of the 2nd, 8th, and 15th greens to promote growth and give the turf more favorable conditions through the slow spring.
Because of the extended winter some of our greens are taking longer than usual to recover and green up for the spring. In order to help move the grass along we are laying covers over the affected areas. The covers help to keep warm moist air closer to the soil surface during cold nights, similar to a blanket. These covers are put out in the early evening before temperatures drop and removed in the morning as the temperatures begin to rise.
Laying one of the covers on the eighth green.
Laying one of the covers on the eighth green.
Fairway and tee aeration are as important and integral to our management strategy as aerating the greens. Aeration promotes a firmer playing surface by removing organic matter from the soil profile. It also encourages a stronger root system for healthy plant growth and development.
Aerating the sixth fairway.
Using our Sisis to break up the cores pulled from aerating.
After the cores are pulled from the fairway, we break them up to reincorporate some of the soil back into the ground. What remains on the surface is dry organic matter which is blown off into piles and subsequently cleaned up.
The rough has began to grow, more so in some of the higher elevation areas on the course than others. This past week was our first time cutting the rough fully including greens/tees surrounds.
Mowing the rough for the first time of the season.
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