Monday, September 29, 2014

Pea soup?

So, just how thick is pea soup?  
Does anyone eat pea soup?
As you can see, the fog is thick this morning. Occasionally, we have a fog roll in after sunrise.
The day must go on...

The maintenance staff will begin deep tining the fairways this week. It will not affect play. There is no mess to clean up since this process uses a solid tine. Typically, the next couple of months are good for turf recovery; let's hope this holds true for this year as well.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Rain/Storm...

Rain fell overnight on the course... Almost 2 inches of sideways rain...
The wind gusts reached about forty miles per hour... Yet we are out this morning mowing greens.
Most soils would remain saturated for a few days after an event like that, forcing mowing schedules to be altered. Since the greens have been rebuilt to a sand based soil mix, they drain quickly and efficiently, allowing maintenance to resume uninterrupted.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Irrigation or irritation...

Similar words, only different by a singular letter... Irrigation in these days and times is measured by ET rates and volumetric water content percentages. Knowing what is present in the soil is one thing but applying the water is a different story. Tonight, Jason and I are running around; popping on heads because the irrigation computer crashed at about 2:30 this afternoon.
Since some fertilizer was applied today, it needs to be watered in before our scheduled mowing tomorrow. 

It sure beats the old days of 'night irrigation' guys running around kicking on water cannons in the middle of the fairways! I must admit... I have grown accustomed to clicking the mouse on the irrigation computer at the end of the day and going home.