Take #2




#8 Green

  As any superintendent can tell you, gowing in a putting green while going into summer is not a easy proposition. Although we hope for the best or even average weather, many times we are left to deal with whatever cards we are dealt.
The grow in of greens #7 & #8 (flood), have been meet with extremes in weather. The first was extremely hard rains that washed portions of the newly seeded green. This was followed by twelve days in the high 90's. If you think your feet get hot at the beach, think about a four day old grass seedling.
As you can see in the above picture, much of the centers of the green had pretty good germination and growth but the slopes did not. Last week we reseeded these areas and covered the areas with a straw blanket from ASP. This allows the plant to stay moist and not be subjected to intense sun as well as avoiding  mechanical injury from working on the rest of the green. After 6 days we peeled the blankets off and saw a great catch of new seedlings.



Fresh germination on #8

   Once again it will be a race against mother nature to get the plant up and strong enough to survive the summer heat and at some point, golfers.