Friday, April 8, 2011

Winter Recovery Program Continued

Verticutting the green surface

Aerified and Verticut

Organic matter cleanup

Surface is seeded with A4 bent grass

Finished surface

Nutrient package to aid germination and establishment application
The damaged areas will be covered to warm the soil temps to speed the germination and establishment process.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Winter Injury Recovery Program


First Cut on 7 green @ 5/32 " to clean up surface
 
Aerification with small tines to produce 100 hole per square foot

Surface after aerification

Ready to be verticut

Friday, April 1, 2011

Winter Injury 7th Green


These pictures show the winter damage on our 7th green. The damage is in the lower areas of the green where ice formed and several freeze thaw cycles took place. The constant freezing and thawing causes the cells of the grass plant to rupture, killing the plant.
An aggressive aerification and slit seeding will take place next week along with a nutrient application program designed to nurse the new seedlings to germinate and develop. The  affected areas will be covered until the turf can withstand foot traffic.