Water Injection on Newly Sodded Areas

Here we are using the hydroject to help level the sod in the new swale and green expansion on our first hole and  to also help with rooting.  We will be using this machine throughout the summer on our greens for venting and stress reduction.

Over Seeding Fairway Expansion on 12th Hole

Now that the 12th hole is renovated, we expanded the fairway to the left up near the green and we are now incorporating bentgrass seed to the turf that was scalped down last fall.  Many of our roughs already have significant amounts of bent and poa in them so this expansion will match the existing fairway in a short period of time.

Addressing Drain Lines on Fairways

Over the past 4 years we have put in a lot of drainage on fairways.  The good news is the fairways are drier than ever but the bad news is with all the sand we used as the back fill, they dry up during warmer weather, which then leads to a lot of  hand watering.  Today we are aerifying the trench lines and adding Profile, which will help hold a little more water in the sand so they do not dry up so quickly.  We will do this a few times this year and we should see positive results.

Fertilizing Greens Today

The greens are getting a much needed fertilizer application today.  The greens have been very much on the lean side this entire spring and now that our first Member Guest is over we are going to give them a little feeding to get them growing.  Today we did not mow the greens so we can allow the fertilizer to be applied properly.

2nd Green Progress

While it is not 100% healed, the 2nd green has come a long way in the past 9 days.  I figure in another few weeks it should be back to normal.  Lucky for us this is our only really bad spot on the course and to think how long it took for it to recover would have been a tough pill to swallow if we had it on a lot of greens.

Welcome to Arcola Kramer

Kramer, pictured right is our new 11 week old Border Collie.  His big sister Newman will show him the ropes of chasing geese.  Newman will turn 1 in June and has done an admirable job keeping the geese away.