This week has been an extremely busy one so far and we are only on Tuesday! The nice cool down in the temperatures and humidity has been a big change. Also the fact that it has been mostly dry is also been a big part in allowing us to finally get some much needed projects completed. Today we spiked and topdressed our putting greens. These agronomic practices help us to get some much needed oxygen into the soil profile and helps the surfaces of the greens to dry out. Topdressing is done to help keep the surfaces firm and smooth, while also helping to keep our organic matter (thatch) under control. Also today we are finally finishing up the aeration of our tee boxes. We are aerifying holes #2,3,4,5, & 18. All that will be left after today is #1 and the driving range tees. I am planning on getting these done next Monday weather permitting. Also today we are applying another fertilizer application to the fairways. On top of our normal weekly maintenance practices we are also putting the finishing touches on the new tee line project on the driving range. Our crew has been back filling around the concrete and installing the sod. The project has turned out great and will be a huge benefit to our driving range tees moving forward as the tee line will help lighten the load of traffic and divots. Looking ahead to the rest of the week we are planning to do some sodding on the green bank on #5 where the water sat this spring and summer during the floods along with a few other areas around the course. If the temperatures stay cool we will start doing some over seeding in some of the rough areas over the next week or so as well. Here are a few pictures of some of the happenings this week. Enjoy the great weather and we hope to see all of you soon.
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| New Tee Line |
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| Spiking Greens |
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| Spike Holes on Greens |
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Topdressing Greens
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