The yellow poa you see on the fairways is a thing of beauty in my eyes, even though right now the fairways look a little mottled. There is a method to our madness and it has been paying dividends for almost 2 years now as we are trying to slowly let the bentgrass out compete the poa and become the dominant grass. Poa is an annual grass plant that requires a lot of TLC during the summer months. Bentgrass is much more drought and heat tolerant and provides a nice playing surface to hit from. With our growth regulator sprays on fairways, it actually stops the poa from growing (it does not kill it) and with the proper use of fertilizers and verticutting, the bentgrass can then outcompete the poa over time. As you see in this picture from our 9th fairway, the bent is already in the middle of the poa patch and creeping in from the outside. In little time, the bent will take over this area. Since 2010, we have raised our bentgrass populations almost 25% on fairways with growth regulators, water management, topdressing, drainage, solid rollers on mowers and tree removals. (You can click on the picture to enlarge it)
No comments:
Post a Comment