When we aerified the greens just prior to Thanksgiving, we weren't expecting several days of frigid temperatures to alter our plans. As mentioned last week, there was still work to be done on the greens, prior to covering them. Specifically, we needed to:
- Apply additional topdressing sand
- Broom the greens
- Roll the greens several times
- Apply fertilizer
- Apply fungicides and a plant growth regulator
With lots of fresh holes in the sand-based greens, temperatures can fluctuate much more quickly in the upper part of the rootzone than in the topsoil fairways. The nighttime lows lead to frozen greens--not a good time to be putting heavy equipment on them. Thus patience has been required.
Although the wind was quite oppressive on Thursday, the greens were thawed and we were able to complete the application of topdressing sand. While we may be dodging rain drops this week, the temperatures should be good to complete the needed processes, and put the greens to bed for the winter.
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