Some summer preparations this week
Our week got started quickly with 5 of our aerators punching solid tine holes in the Manakin's 55 acres of short grass. Given the lack of rain it is easy to tell how firm the surfaces are. These holes will help water infiltrate faster and more evenly through the soil. The small voids also allow for more root growth as the Latitude enters its third growing season. With these holes punched we can put down our summer pre-emerge weed control and remain protected for the growing season.
The vertical mower also made few passes around the greens run off areas in order to continue tightening up that turf.
120 yards of compost was spread throughout the rough on the Manakin. Ideally this will be the only fertilizer that the rough will receive this season. With the rains coming this weekend we should really start to see the bermuda growth take off.
On the Sabot the new Latitude bermuda collars have greened up nicely. More sand was added to keep help smoothing these collars out.
The tees were also topdressed on the Sabot to help the bermuda fill in evenly.
The Sabot crew also worked this week on filling in the edges more on 18 cartpath and filling in with more sod. Any remaining voids will be seeded with fine fescue to match up with the native area.
Finally this week we were able to put all the wire in the ground for 4 new fans and recirculation pump. The new fans will eventually be mounted in 2 Manakin, 6, 7 and 14 Sabot. A pump will be placed in the stream on 14 Manakin in order to feed water back up to the top and keep that waterway flowing even when it is dry. Being able to run this wire in house reduces the install cost greatly, and allows us to put up more fans each year. With the wire in the ground we are just waiting for Dominion to hook up our new electric panels to the transformers. Look for the fans to start appearing mid June.
Finally this week we were able to put all the wire in the ground for 4 new fans and recirculation pump. The new fans will eventually be mounted in 2 Manakin, 6, 7 and 14 Sabot. A pump will be placed in the stream on 14 Manakin in order to feed water back up to the top and keep that waterway flowing even when it is dry. Being able to run this wire in house reduces the install cost greatly, and allows us to put up more fans each year. With the wire in the ground we are just waiting for Dominion to hook up our new electric panels to the transformers. Look for the fans to start appearing mid June.
Enjoy the long weekend and hopefully some rain!