Friday, October 17, 2014

As if we didn't already have enough challenges, last weekend we had some vandalism on the 2nd hole. A car came on the course through the native area off Skywalker Drive and made a few passes across the fairway. The damage was minor and has already been repaired. It will take a few weeks for the scars to heal. I hope to install a split rail fence in the future to prevent something like this happening again.

On another note, we started seeding around the tees and greens this week. Our process is to scalp the area down, drop seed, aerify, drag, and then water. The process is pretty slow, but we should be done by the end of the month. Key to successful germination is keeping the seedlings moist, so expect these areas to be pretty wet for the next few week. 



One final note of information that I want to pass along is that we will be vertidraining greens this coming Monday (10/20). Infiltration rates are low and we are seeing increased salt stress and disease due to our inability to move water below the rootzone. We will increase our rolling throughout next week, as to minimize any surface disruption this process may cause.

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