The tide has turned...

When it comes to the weather, there is certainly an ebb and flow.  After a very dry September, the floodgates were opened once again in October, where we received 5.55" of rain during the month.  This is close to 60% above average.

Despite all of that rain, we almost made it through the month without any "No Cart" days.  Unfortunately, by the time Halloween arrived, we had to raise the white flag and suspend cart use on Thursday and Friday.  With grass growth slowing, there will be limited opportunity for the turf to recover from any cart damage.  That is, if we make ruts now, we may be looking at them until next May.

Another sign of saturated soil can be increased earthworm activity.  While these little creatures are often beneficial to the turf, what they deposit on the surface can turn into a muddy mess.

As we have said in the past, when we close the books on 2019, it very well may end up being just an "average year," but it's certainly been a wild weather ride of ups and downs to get there.