Busy Week

With the season in full swing, our "To Do" list continues to grow.  Today we are Grooming and Topdressing greens.  As weather allows, every two weeks we will complete this task.  These two practices combine to assist with creating smooth, firm, and healthy greens.  During the heat of July and August we will back off of this schedule, but for now this is a high priority item.

Today we are also spraying our second preemergent application on the greens along with a wetting agent.   The preemergent will keep out the Goose and Crabgrass.  The wetting agent essentially helps to make us more efficient with our watering.  By allowing the water to move more evenly through the profile and reduce the hydrophobic areas, we are able to use less water for better conditions along with the financial benefit of reduced water.  As we get into the drier months of the year, we will begin injecting the wetting agent course wide through the irrigation system.  Same benefits, much larger scale.

Following the US Open Qualifier on Wednesday, we will begin cutting out the Bermuda contamination that was killed around greens on the front nine.  Next week we are bringing in a truckload of sod to repair these areas and restock our Zoysia nursery.

Speaking of Bermuda control in the Zoysia, this past week we made our first application of a  product that helps in keeping our fairways free of Bermuda.  This is something we will do throughout the summer on a four week schedule.  The only negative, as you may have noticed, is the temporary yellowing of the fairways following the application.

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