Week 35 2012

A new arrival this week the wide area mower or WAM just in to replace the old stealth that hasn't been going for quiet a while
Fairways 4,5,9,11,17, fertilized this week
Drainage fixed on the 18 th and irrigation repairs done on 4,5 as well
Sand man crew attacked the 14 th this week and bridges have received some attention.
Well it's starting to warm up and we are feeding up the greens ready for their October renovations so everything on track so far ... Till next time ... Keep swinging ... Pete

18th fairway leak

Putting in new drain line from the green

Midweek 34

Will with the warmer days these little fellows are getting more active and hungry as David and I found out whilst checking out the weir wall on the 15th

Week 34 2012

Well with the start of week 34 the days are getting longer as we can actually see when we arrive,

last week we got all the greens wetta soiled to help combat the dry patch in them, we also stepped up our microbe brewing to help out with thatch breakdown. and with the warmer nights we will soon be able to verti-cut the greens.

the poa in the greens has been sprayed and you will see it start to turn white and bleached out, this happens slowly so the turf underneath can come up through the area thus retaining the playing surface

the 5th green has had the algae sprayed and this will start to curl in the next few days, as always with this green during winter with the shade it has this problem 

the pennisetums in the garden beds (see photo) have all been trimmed back ready for the new growth

this week we are picking up the piles of sticks around the place and well do some more trimming on the tidy up holes 10,11,12 this week

next week we plan to dig and find the drainage leak on the left hand side of the 18th fairway

and the 7th weir continues to get some much needed attention... till next time,,keep swinging..pete

Week 33

Well some good news today with the arrival of our new greensmower and just in time as the old Jacobsen sprung a leak (on the 17th green) and thanks to Ben at Toro in geting the mower delivered on the eve of the club championships as it would have been impossible to get the greens mowed before the feild with only one mower

well its show week and as always come the winds, which dry things out, 

this week the tidy holes are 789 

the Sand men worked on the 7th fairway this week these guys are doing a great job, if you have an hour spare on mondays at 1.oopm come along and help as many hands make light work

The fairways will be started to be feed up in preparation for our weed control program so youll see me out towing the red spreader fairly regularly between now and October

We also are stepping up our microbe program on the greens as the thatch levels are alot higher than we would like.

the pathways on the 5th and 11th are holding up well and the nest area we will attack is the gully end of the5th path and the 7th tee path where it washes out regularly ... till next time keep swinging...pete 

Pro-am ready to go

Just finishing off last two greens for second cut this morning ... All ready to go for pro- am

Week 31 2012 update

Well a good frost this morning, I have not seen one this good for a few years

We finished of the turfing on the 11 th pathway and 5th pathway turf area also behind the 4th tee
We have had a crack at fixing the practice nets hope this lasts if not we will have to try something different in there
In the rough on the left hand side of the 14 th we are putting in some more mounds for rows of trees to protect the houses
The greens have been paced up ready for the pro am on Monday

No sand man working bee this Monday because of the two shotgun starts .. Till next time keep swinging .. Pete