A short note on a few things on the course:
This spot is on one fairway towards the green. This shows the most extensive winter damage we suffered. It also shows how much more susceptible annual bluegrass is to winter damage. The dead spots are annual bluegrass, the grass that is still alive is bentgrass. We waited to see how much of this area would green back up and, as suspected, the annual bluegrass is dead. We will seed into the brown areas soon.
This picture shows the recovery of a patch of snow mold on 2 tee. Now that the soil temperatures are warming up, many of these areas will be grown in after another week. Another picture closer up:
This picture shows our latest effort to get our heron to stand in a different part of the pond. Here is the background on our problem bird: Blight On 17 Green
This effort involves a canoe tethered to a stake in the pond. Our thought is that the winds will naturally move the canoe around which we hope will deter the bird from standing in that location in the pond.
Tim/Steven
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the info you post here. Over
the winter I enjoyed finding out what was going
on at the club.
In today's post you mention seeding the brown areas soon. How close are we to the optimal
seeding window ? And how long does it usually
last ?
JimK
JimK,
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are enjoying reading the blog.
As far as the seeding window for that particular situation, the main issue we are waiting for are the soil temperatures to rise. Seed will establish quicker in higher soil temperatures. On Friday last week, most of the soil on the course read between 52-55 degrees. Soil temperatures above 60 will be more ideal.
We can be more liberal with the seeding date in that area because it is irrigated and will be getting fungicides when we start applying them. The best seeding date, in general, is late summer. The soil temperatures are higher, competition from weeds will be less and the seedlings will have less disease pressure during the fall temperatures.
For seeding in the spring, we may have missed the ideal window this year since the temperatures got so warm, so fast. Weeds are already starting to show, and that is the main concern with seeding in the spring, the competition of the weeds in a stand of new seedlings. For seeding a stand this spring, anytime over the next week or two would be best. I would expect some weeds to show, but those could be sprayed in the fall.
Sorry JimK,
ReplyDeleteSo you know who replied to you.....
Steven