Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Poa Reduction Program Working

Top photo shows a yellow patch of poa on our 5th fairway that is regulated with Trimmit and all the bluish green leaves you see are bentgrass plants taking over the patch.  We have been doing this for 4 years now and our bentgrass populations on fairways have increased by almost 30-40%  Our 5th fairway is probably 80% bentgrass right now with the majority of the poa right in front of the green where all the carts cut across to go to the next tee (bottom picture).  Also, the lack of drainage near the front of the green is also a good place for poa to grow and when we renovate the golf hole we will address the drainage and traffic issue and hopefully remove the rest of the poa you see.

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