Sabot is open!

 

We are up to just our second cut on the tall fescue at home. The cool season grass is starting to grow but the bermuda has a few more weeks before blast off. The dry and cool weather is not helping bring on summer any faster but that is ok. In labor news this cut only cost $.25 so I would check with your landscape company and make sure you are not getting ripped off.

We had a few cold nights in a row this week, topped off by Tuesday night dropping to 31 degrees. A light frost formed on the bermuda Wednesday morning. Close to every irrigation head on the property ran for 2-3 minutes to splash some 50 degree water on the 30 degree leaf blades.

All 18 holes are now open on the Sabot. Olvin cut the first cup on #1 early Tuesday morning. It is wild how a green looks totally different with a cup and a flagstick in it. 

The new bentgrass looks phenomenal and the putting quality right from the start is very good.

The finer texture of the Pure Eclipse is allowing for around twice the amount of plants per square inch as opposed to the older bentgrasses. This means a firmer surface and reduced ballmarks.

The root growth so far has been incredible. We are finding smaller roots coming all the way out of the bottom of the cup cutter. Up higher the density, strength and thickness of the roots is very promising. These greens are still new so we will be easing in to how far we can push them while maintaining the upmost health and quality. Please come out and enjoy!

Big things are happening back at the shop area as well this week. The first of 3 metal buildings is going up just beyond our existing pesticide storage building. This new building will house our new sprayers once completed. We will be insulating and heating this building ourselves over the next few weeks. Having a dedicated temperature controlled building for the sprayers will keep them out of the way as well as protected from winter temperatures. This will be a huge improvement rather than having them mixed in with the other equipment and having to store them in the mechanics shop during the winter months.

Enjoy the higher temperatures this weekend!