This page contains the past nine blog entries. For a complete archive of all Turf Care articles, visit the archive page.

Current Local Radar

(Published April 9, 2020 to the "Blog" category)

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For more detailed weather information please visit WSEE's Weather Page.

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Root Pruning

(Published July 27, 2008 to the "Blog" category)

Earlier this year we had pruned the tree roots along the fairways as well as many other areas surrounding the greens and tees. This photo (taken after a series of sunny dry days) clearly shows the fruits of our labor. On the tree side of the pruning line the grass is suffering from drought stress induced by the numerous tree roots competing for water. On the fairway side of the pruning line the grass is doing just fine.

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"Through rain, sleet or dead of night...

(Published July 27, 2008 to the "Blog" category)

The show must go on. The irrigation system can sometimes be considered the heart of the golf course operations and even during inclement weather "surgery" has to be performed when the system fails. To help buffer the poor conditions, this employee was resourceful and used some umbrellas to try to improve his working environment.

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Lake View Sunset

(Published July 27, 2008 to the "Blog" category)

In an earlier blog I talked about a beautiful sunrise. How's this for a beautiful Lake View sunset.

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New Water Features Added to Lake View

(Published July 22, 2008 to the "Blog" category)

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Earlier in the year, someone had mentioned that we could use some more water features on the golf course. So not to disrupt play, last night we brought in the bulldozers and made #18 an island green. We also added some other water hazards throughout the golf course as well.

All kidding aside, without notice, this morning a cold front moved through dumping 2 inches of rain in less than an hour. This is by far the most rain we've received in one shot in almost a decade. As most of it "ran off", believe it or not, we were able to allow play with carts by four in the afternoon.

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General Update

(Published June 19, 2008 to the "Blog" category)

At dawn about a week ago, I captured this interesting sunrise. The colors are pretty close to what it actually looked like.

In an earlier e-mail, I had mentioned the "Lemon Drops" that I had transfered from my garden at home. I thought I would show you what they should look like once they become established.

I spotted this "snapper" in the bunker on #6. It appeared to be trying to lay eggs.

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Another Hydraulic Leak

(Published June 6, 2008 to the "Blog" category)

Over the past several years things have been tight and we haven't been able to keep up with our equipment replacement program. Some of the equipment is getting pretty worn and is exibiting signs of fatigue. During the winter months we inspect and service the equipment but it's difficult to catch every flaw, especially something like a partially faulty hydraulic line. This is our fourth hydraulic leak so far this season and I'm hoping it is also our last. We were lucky this time because the leak occurred on a cart path and the grass was spared this time around.

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Night Watering

(Published June 6, 2008 to the "Blog" category)

Occasionally, when running a nightime irrigation cycle, a sprinkler head will stick on. Depending on the start time, a "stuck head" could run all night long (12 hours). Our water source has a lot of minerals in it and a scale forms inside of the piping in the irrigation system. Sometimes a piece of scale will break off and clog the mechanism that operates the sprinkler head, causing it to stay on. In this case, it was a head on the lower part of #13 fairway. I think this fairway has enough water for a while.

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High in the Trees

(Published June 6, 2008 to the "Blog" category)

This photo was taken behind #15 green. Almost un-noticed, this Poplar tree is in full bloom right now. Here's what Wikipedia has to say:

When passing by the landscape bed at #9, take notice of the wonderful fragrance from the Dwarf Korean Lilacs. Providing the white backdrop is an Old-Fashion Snowball Bush (Viburnum).

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This page contains the past nine blog entries. For a complete archive of all Turf Care articles, visit the archive page.