Greens over both courses being turf ironed after cutting to help maintain surface speed and smoothness
Fairways on the Balcomie course being cut and grass clippings boxed off to keep a clean surface and less weeds seeds going back onto the surface
A couple of weeks ago we lightly scarified the fairways to help cut out long ends and lateral growth then the clippings were collected, then we have applied a low rate of liquid fert etc to aid in plant strength to these areas, which should allow these areas to bounce back better after prolonged dry spells
The Craighead course greens and PG's have had an application of granular fertiliser to help strengthen the plant then the fertiliser was washed in, this helps the fertiliser to start breaking down and being available to the plant
The day after fertilising, the greens were only slow turf ironed so not to take any fertiliser off the surfaces, then the next day we cut with grass boxes off again for the same reason to get the maximum affect from the fertiliser
Courses have greened up nicely since the rain, but are getting dry again as we are back in a dry period
We have been out hand watering bunker tops and high spots on greens etc to keep these areas hydrated, this also allows us to use less water as only targeting the drier areas
Using the moisture meter over areas to check where needs watered and areas that we can leave to help give us better consistence across our greens and again helps reduce water usage
Moisture readings to help us gather the information of what moisture % we are at across our greens
Greens being cut daily over both courses
The Craighead course tees and walkways have had an application of slow release granular fertiliser to aid in plant strength, this product should last up to 3 months as it slowly breaks down over a longer period without flushes of growth
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