Overseeding

The rain never showed up this past Monday like the weather channel was calling for. We were scheduled to overseed the driving range tees, putting green surrounds, practice area and four par three tees on the course, so it worked out to our advantage that it did not rain and we were able to drop some seed. Overseeding is a very tedious operation, due to all the steps it takes to complete the process. First we must scalp down all the turf. This allows the ryegrass to have less competition with the bermudagrass during germination. After the turf has dried we then can apply the ryegrass. We use a three foot drop spreader to outline the perimeter, tees, trees or any other areas that will not be overseeded. We then use rotary spreaders and apply the seed in two different directions for optimum coverage. During the process you are bound to get some seed in places that are not meant to have it, such as outside the perimeter of the overseeded area. We then come back and spray with our walking sprayer one pass along the perimeter of the overseeded area with a preemergence. By doing this it prevents the seed from germinating, thus allowing for a nice clean perimeter.