Monday, May 19, 2014
Aerification Starts Today!
We will be closed for the next two days to finish aerification! Reminder, that Stonehouse will be closed next Monday and Tuesday. Kevin
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Aerification Questions?
Here is a great little clip on why we aerate! Kevin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va98sIUEjFw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va98sIUEjFw
Slow but Steady!
We are working hard on the tees! We are removing a 5/8th hole on a two inch spacing bringing up as much thatch as we can. We are also vertical-cutting behind that. Here a some progress pics.
Don't forget we a scheduled to aerate greens starting Sunday evening and finishing on Tuesday! Kevin
Don't forget we a scheduled to aerate greens starting Sunday evening and finishing on Tuesday! Kevin
Friday, May 9, 2014
Busy Week
Sorry for the lack of updates! It's been a busy week getting ready for the heat and dealing with it when it got here. We are looking good going into the weekend.
We mowed wall to wall for the first time this year. Things are turning more green as the hours pass. We are planning on Aerating the tees and fairways next week. Also keep in mind we are scheduled to aerate greens starting Sunday night the 18th - Tues. the 20th.
I do want to give a quick shout out to Don Prevish our golf course mechanic for RNK and BRK. As we keep using equipment for the first time we are starting break more things. He has worked hard this past week keeping two golf courses worth of equipment up and running!
Have a great weekend! Kevin
We mowed wall to wall for the first time this year. Things are turning more green as the hours pass. We are planning on Aerating the tees and fairways next week. Also keep in mind we are scheduled to aerate greens starting Sunday night the 18th - Tues. the 20th.
I do want to give a quick shout out to Don Prevish our golf course mechanic for RNK and BRK. As we keep using equipment for the first time we are starting break more things. He has worked hard this past week keeping two golf courses worth of equipment up and running!
Have a great weekend! Kevin
Friday, May 2, 2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Thatch
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
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
4.5 Inches
From last Friday to this morning we have had 4.5 inches of rain. We are cart path only for a couple days! Kevin
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