Wondering why the tees are so far behind turning green than the rest of the course? I was too! I first thought we might be in big trouble with winter kill. If the winter just gets too cold and nasty sometimes your Bermuda Grass will just check out and not come back in the spring causing you to either re-sod, sprig, seed the area to get turf coverage. Then I started digging to see if there was ANY green down there for a little hope. I found a green and hope, but, it was under a 1 3/4 plus layer of THATCH. With that much thatch it takes a lot more time for the soil temperature to increase to warm things up to start the transition process.
Our course of action is going to be a major aerification (BIG HOLES) of all the tees followed by vertical cut (De- thatching), topdressing and fertilizing. This might be a process that we have to do two or three times this summer to get the thatch layer right!
For more info on thatch and your yard watch this quick video that I found on You Tube!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5VQD6V1-rc
Thanks for taking interest on the turf maintenance at RNK! Kevin
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