USGA: Our Experts Explain
Great read on how frost can cause damage to the course. Long term forcast looks like we could see some frost delays this week.
A video:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/zkoWWrHzuAg
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Fairway Update
Today we continued fairway aeration. Over the last few weeks we have tried to just spot treat areas that needed extra attention. Today we aerated and picked up all the cores on 15 fairway. The soil on 15 is much heavier and more compacted than most on the course. To help this fairway do better in the heat of the summer we are collecting all cores/soil pulled, verticutting, topdressing to fill holes, then adding amendments.
Filling with sand will help air exchange and water infiltration.
Expansion areas with thinner turf will be drop seeded into aeration holes with rye grass, and then slit seeded with bentgrass.
After this fairway begins to heal we will come back over with a deep verti-drain followed by the verti-quake.
After aeartion + verticut, ready to bet cut and then topdressed.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Fescue Additions
The plantings above are variety of bluestem fescue. These grasses are being transplanted from the current fescue areas on Rockville Links. The surround areas have been sprayed and seeded so next year we should have a good stand of clean fescue.
More areas will follow as we continue this process throughout the fall and spring. The Mounds surrounding the dump to the right of 14 green is the current area we are working on.
Digging out Bluestem plants to transplant. These areas came in very thick and it is hard to find your ball. So transplanting is also thinning out other native/fescue areas
Friday, September 6, 2013
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