16 and 2 greens have now been covered for close to 2 weeks. These two greens were covered because of all the new sod laid during restoration and expansions last fall. The covers were put on to help the sod root better with the slow start to spring this year.
Covers insulate and keep heat underneath just like using a blanket. This helps to keep the soil and plant warmer during cold nights.
The covers are helping. After checking under them Monday afternoon the turf is starting to wake up and grow out of some winter damage. Surface and Soil temperatures are also higher than greens without covers
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| Winter damage to the surface of 9 green |
The decision was made Tuesday afternoon to cover greens 5, 9, and 10. These three greens have the largest amount of winter damage. The covers will help the soil temps warm up quicker over the next week, and hopefully we see new growth coming through in damaged areas.
With the slow start to spring this year, there needs to be some growth before we put traffic and added stress on playing surfaces. Each green will be handled different this spring. Hopefully the weather cooperates and there are some warmer night time temps soon!
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