Getting caught up (Finally!)

Well, two great things happened today.  1 - it didn't rain and 2- there was no Monday outing.  That's a combintation to get some things done.  Along with our usual chemical and pesticide applications to greens and fairways, we were able to get to some tasks that the bad spring weather had put off.  On mondays when the course can rest, we do not mow the greens to give them a day of rest and also free up some man hours to get some other tasks completed.

Fertilization of the rough was finished.  This will really help continue the recovery from all the spring damage.  Things are already looking a little greener in the areas completed last week. 

Also, things finally dried up enough to topdress our greens lightly with sand.  This will help us control organic matter and keep the greens healthy and firm.

With no play on the course, Savory Tree service came out to clean up our arbovitae along 18 tee/erie street fence.  Several large limbs had lodged (fallen over) and will be banded together, trimmed, and made to look like a proper screen bed again.  It drives me nuts to see those ugly things all bent over and untidy.

We did some of our own tree trimming through the course and most noticably along #2 fairway.  The maples on the right side had limbs that we couldn't mow under, and the shade was making the grass very thin in an area frequented by slices.

Now that we have started our topdressing program, we will continue every 1-2 weeks through the rest of the season.

The arbovitae were getting too heavy to keep themselves up.  They will be banded to stand back up and continue to be a great and attractive barrier for #18 tee.

There are lots of 'danglers' hanging out over Erie St. as well that will be banded back up.



After a little trim, the top line will be uniform and the entire hedge will look much better.  See the difference in the first few that he completed versus where he is working in the picture.





Lifting the drip line on #2 right side maple trees.