Greens Management In July

This coming Monday July 15th will be three weeks since the greens were last aerified. The putting surfaces have smoothed out nicely and are now beginning to gain speed. Management to this turf still continues.
On Monday we will be double vertical cutting the greens, to help keep the grain and thatch under control.  From there, the greens will be double cut, top dressed-lightly, double rolled, sprayed with fertilizer and a growth regulator. These are a few of the ultimate steps in getting the putting surfaces to rolling smoothly and rolling out.
These steps will be repeated on weekly or bi-weekly pending on the putting speeds and performances  plus monitoring the root system for new growth. My goal is to provide nice greens for all of the members here at Willow Fork Country Club and to provide a nice golf course overall as well.

THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING A MEMBER OF WILLOW FORK COUNTRY CLUB!

Willy Plowman
Golf Course Superintendent

Roller Machine

THE ROLLER IS BACK INTO OPERATION!!!

Finally after eight weeks of waiting for the hydraulic pump to be shipped out, it has arrived and has been installed. (In case your wondering, the pump came from Australia, no air shipments). So know there's two brand new Toro mowers and the practically brand new roller in operation mowing and rolling the greens. 

AERIFICATION UPDATE

 After 10 days the greens have healed well. We did begin mowing them three days after aerification and after ten days I have lowered the height of cut from .128 to .117. One more week and I'll restart the Primo (growth regulator) applications and as stated the roller is back into action on daily basis.

DISEASE UPDATE

 The circles on the greens are from a disease called Fairy Ring. There will be three application of a fungicide put out. The first was applied four days after aerification and ten to fourteen days later a second application will be applied. Then ten to fourteen days later a third application will be applied.

BLUE COLOR ALONG FENCE-LINES

Some of you may have a noticed a blue color along the homeowners fence lines. I have began to spray this area with RoundUp and a Pre-emerge mainly to cut back in our labor output. It's a win win deal for the homeowner plus the golf course maintenance. Overall it will stop invasion of grass from the golf course into your planter beds plus your fence line will not be overpowered with weeds or high grass.