Repairs repairs repairs...

The downside of all the spring rain and subsequent hot weather was that some turf was lost, mostly in rough and areas of poor drainage.  The upside of that is we were able to determine where our drainage problems lie.  As a result, we have managed to clean or repair several areas where our drains were not working this spring.

As far as the dead grass, the scalded areas were left to recover as much as they could on their own.  Unfortunately, some did not recover, so we went ahead and slit-seeded these areas in hopes of getting a little germination.  With the high and dry skies, it has been tough keeping everything wet, but if we don't get much out of this effort, we will reseed in the fall, when growning conditions are better.

This drain tile on #14 was severed when the irrigation system was installed 15 years ago.  You can see the white pipe and hydraulic control lines running perpendicular to the tile.  It took 15 years to wash enough dirt into the break to clog the line.

We start at one end of the tile and trace it with a large 'fish'.  When we find another obstruction, we dig it up, repair, and continue to trace.

The slit seeder on #3 cutting seed into the ground.  Hopefully we have better luck than the farmers have had so far this year.