Next week really kicks off the 2013 growing season for our team. Next week, March 4-8, the golf course will be closed for aeration. We have had a successful winter having completed fan wiring to 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, and 13. This doesn't sound like a lot but it was a ton of work. (We installed over 2.5 miles of wire.) Those fans are scheduled for delivery today. We have also finished the necessary in-house tree work for the season. March will be dedicated to fan installations, stump grinding, drainage installation, irrigation installation, and above all our spring aeration.
Weather permitting, our team along with Harmon Turf Services will perform three aggressive cultural practices to our greens next week.
1. Drill and Fill with 1" holes on a 7.5" x 7.5" spacing. (Blog Post: "Showing the benefits of Drill and Fill with a Camera")
2. Core aerate and backfill topdress with .55" holes on a 2" x 2" spacing in a single direction. (Aeration Blog Post)
3. Graden with 3 mm blades 1 1/4 inch deep and sand injection.
Have a great weekend,
Jordan Booth
jbooth@willowoakscc.org
Weather permitting, our team along with Harmon Turf Services will perform three aggressive cultural practices to our greens next week.
1. Drill and Fill with 1" holes on a 7.5" x 7.5" spacing. (Blog Post: "Showing the benefits of Drill and Fill with a Camera")
This is the same process that was performed last fall. From now on a process called DryJect will be used in the fall of the year to minimize disruption of play. |
2. Core aerate and backfill topdress with .55" holes on a 2" x 2" spacing in a single direction. (Aeration Blog Post)
This process that we perform every spring pulls a core from the green and the holes are backfilled with sand. |
Have a great weekend,
Jordan Booth
jbooth@willowoakscc.org