DryJect Complete

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

We have officially wrapped up our Spring aeration program.  The DryJect was completed yesterday on all 18 greens, the 3 putting greens and the nursery.  Thanks to Clear Vision DryJect and our devoted team, all of the work was wedged into 8 hours despite the snow on Monday.  The DryJect works by blasting high pressure water into the greens to create a channel and aerate the green.  Behind the water, the machines then inject dry sand into the greens to improve drainage and increase...

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Breaking out of the Snow

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The club received three inches of snow yesterday.  Most has melted off and I expect it all to be gone by the end of today.  Needless to say, we were not able to install the SubAir unit and have rescheduled that install for later in April.  Today our team will be DryJecting greens, finishing up a drainage project on #3, manually drill and filling greens, and installing mulch around the tennis courts.  The golf course is very wet and any work will  be done with extreme caution. We are doing our best to push through with...

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The Extended Stay of Old Man Winter

Thursday, March 21, 2013

If you don't like the weather in Richmond, Virginia, just wait a day.  It will change.  The snow this morning really sums up what kind of month we have had.    Even though yesterday was technically the first day of spring, mother nature has decided not to cooperate.  It has been wet and cold with a smattering of a few warm days here and there to get our hopes up.  I for one, am ready for warmer weather.  (In July, I will be regretting this statement.)  It...

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Drill and Fill

Friday, March 08, 2013

This week has been an overall success considering the amount of precipitation we received on Wednesday.  Our team, along with Harmon Turf Services, was able to complete the drill and fill as well as the .55" core aeration on Monday and Tuesday.  Low areas and drainage swales on greens were drill and filled twice to promote dry, healthy conditions.  The process was performed in different directions than last fall to minimize hitting the same holes.  Harmon used four machines this...

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