Short week, still wet and humid!

 

What a miserable year for cool season turf. The Sabot greens continue to heal from aeration (and the summer in general) and the Manakin greens are just waiting on some lower humidity to start shining. We put some gypsum as well as some humic acid on the greens this week in order to help with microbial activity and make all possible nutrients available for our bentgrass.

Our bluegrass seed for the year is on site. That is 20 bags or $5,000 worth of seed. We still have some hope that our bluegrass from last year is going to fill back in, but this seed will speed up the process. In the past we were spending over $20k a year in ryegrass overseeding. Seeding date is TBD but it will be sometime in October/early November. If the bluegrass really does fill back in quickly by Christmas, maybe they will put Joe's face on the bag for next year.

We also got another load of stone pavers in this week. This will keep us busy in the colder months, finishing up some curbing and getting the area outside of the restroom on 4 Sabot looking better. In two weeks, on September 21st, an outside company will be here to start crack filling and then sealing the cartpaths. This will be a delicate procedure, keeping golfers out of the way of the process. Watch for more info as we get closer next week.

Let's hope the rain keeps missing through the weekend, the temperatures next week look glorious!