Aerification

Aerification is being completed as I am writing this post. We went with medium size tines this aerification, so that we could take out a little bit more organic matter. We did do another cultural practice before aerification called scarifing. This process uses blades shaped like a ninja star to dig down below the surface of the green and take out excess organic matter. Below is a picture of what scarifing looks like. 

Sod addition to number five

Yesterday our summer help Pablo, RJ and Abel built a berm and prepped under the two pine trees right of number five. There are three pines on the right side that have been one big pinestraw bed, but now have been turned into three individual tree rings. Sod was laid under the trees and on the berm to allow for better playability.

Fall Preemergence

It's that time of the year again when you should consider putting down a preemergence for winter weed control. I usually recommend applying a preemergence between August 15th and September 15th. Why such a big gap in dates? Weather dictates everything we do for weed control. If you have had a dry summer I would recommend applying your preemergent more towards the September date, but if you have had a wet summer like we have had this year I would go with the August date. The more rain you have had will more than likely cause early weed germination for winter weeds. Poa is one of the worst possible weeds you can have and it loves cool and wet weather. So stay ahead of those pesky weeds and apply a preemergence for a nice clean lawn all winter long.

6 bridge completed

As most of you know the cartpath between six green and seven tee shifted last month due to all of the rain. The cartpath had been shifting over the years already, but with all the rain it sped up the process necessitating us to have a bridge built. In total it was about a ten day process to take out all the old concrete and excavate the area where the new bridge would be built. Below are some pictures of the process.

Champion Green Update

Yesterday was three weeks to the day since we sprigged the lowest short game green with Champion Bermuda sprigs. So far the green is filling in nicely and we have begun mowing over the past week. We are planning on opening it for play in 2-3 weeks. It will not be putting green quality when we open it for play, but it will take shots and it will allow you to have another green to hit into.