Our new equipment purchases began arriving a little over a week ago. I will highlight each one as we receive them. The first piece of equipment is a seeder that is replacing an older seeder in our fleet. The new seeder is much easier to operate, quicker that the older machine and causes less disturbance to the surface while it is being used.
The machine seeds by cutting grooves into the turf surface while simultaneously dropping seed into the grooves. After the seed drops into the grooves, a set of wheels runs over the grooves to close them up, and provide better seed contact with the soil.
We have had this machine on the course several times this week to overseed the driving range tee, chipping fairway, the par 3 tees, and thin areas in the fairways caused by winter damage.
Here, Conny is using the seeder for the first time in the chipping fairway.
A look at the turf after the machine has made a pass.
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