If the question last week was to irrigate or not to irrigate following fairway aerification, this week's question has been, "Should we mow or not mow?" Rainfall feels as if it has been all or nothing for much of the summer. From August 7-19, we received only 0.30" of rain, but from August 20-26, we got hammered with 2.90" of rain. The fairways are growing like crazy, and with potential rain for most of the next seven days, we have had little choice but to mow under some less than ideal conditions.
Meanwhile, construction at the short game area continues, with bunker liner being installed on Wednesday. Given the heat, the material remained workable.
Continuing with daily maintenance is challenging during the construction process. If you look in the background of the photo below, you can see Luke making a fungicide application to #10, as the new field bunker receives its Matrix liner.
Lastly, if some white grass jumps out at you as you ride around the course, that is the result of a selective herbicide application we made, targeting Crabgrass, Goosegrass, and Common Bermudagrass in the rough. The herbicide causes chlorophyll loss in the plant, thus leading to the weeds having a bleached appearance.
This was another challenging week with heat wave number six for the summer. The hot days are trying enough, but nighttime low temperatures have not been very low at all, remaining in the mid-70s most nights--the turf needs a break!
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