Saturday, June 14, 2014

Common Bermuda and Roots

The golf course has been holding up well against the storms that we recently have, with close to three inches we have been busy cleaning up cart paths, mulch beds and small wash outs on select bunkers that sit on hill sides. The common bermuda has been actively growing and we have started to actively spray and control this weed on the golf course and this is the whiteness that you see. From a play ability stand point this will not affect the way the golf course plays but only how it looks.

We are behind on mowing rough because of all of this rain. We do plan to catch back up next week and we have a demo mower coming into look at and help us in the process. On Monday we will finish the Practice facility target greens to complete the look we are going for. The Practice Tee that was recently re-grassed is rooting very well into the sand profile.

With the addition of adding water bottles on the golf course this year we received another cooler that was placed near the Tee box on #5. At this point there are water bottles stations at the front of the club house, the Practice facility gazebo,  #5 Tee and #14 Tee. On the side of the water bottle coolers in the small compartment we have converted this for ice only to add to your cup, along with the ice station on #8 bathroom. Speaking of #8 bathroom we are experience a gremlin that likes to trip the breaker for the ice machine usually around rain events, long story short is there is a nick in the wire near the pump house that supplies power to the bathroom. Do not worry, we have electricians working diligently to find the nick, imagine trying to find a needle in a hay stack is where we stand with this issue. So please bare with us if you happen to come across the machine not working.

Common Bermuda turning white 

Can't complain much when you pop out a 8 inch
 root this time of year and for it to stay intact
is something I have never seen.