Howdy to all that have stopped by to check out the new communication tool that I have set up at Deerwood. My plan is to use this blog as an informal communication tool to keep any and all up to date on the happenings in the world of Golf Course Maintenance. This will not replace my monthly newsletter that is sent out with Ricky's weekly update, however this will be a working diary of the daily happenings at Deerwood. I want it to have some humor as well as a lot of education for the inquiring minds. Feel free at anytime to speak up and pass along ideas or questions that you might have and I will do my best to include any and all information on any subjects.
It seems as though the rain will never stop and the course will never dry up. It has been over 2 weeks now that we have been in this weather pattern and things are pretty sloppy around the course. We have been unable to mow fairways and tees since Friday, October 9 and it looks like it may be a few more days. The forecast is calling for a strong front to move through either late Thursday or early Friday which will help to move this mass of moisture we have built over us far far away.
The crew has been hard at work doing as much as they can without making too big of a mess on the golf course. Our main focus this week has been on edging cart paths and cleaning up bunker edges. The greens are holding up well considering they have not seen adequate sunlight for at least 6 days now. The turf is thinning a bit due to the cloudy conditions, however the upcoming weather should help to perk them back up a bit. We made a preventative fungicide application today to ward off any Dollar Spot or Leaf Spot that may be working on the grass due to the cloudy, humid conditions we have been stuck in.
We hope to get out and do some mowing tomorrow, with tee boxes being our first possible target. Well until next time, pray for sunshine and drying conditions.
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