Aeration week started with great weather on Monday but the rest of the week was cool and wet making aeration more challenging. We have completed aeration of all the playing surfaces along with topdressing of greens, approaches, and tees. The sand is more difficult to work in and mowing has to wait as long as the sand is wet but this afternoon we are hoping to roll the greens for a third time since aeration and mow for the first time. The healing time for the greens depends on the weather more specific the temperature of the soil. The soil needs to be 50 degrees for root growth and 55 degrees for shoot growth that being said the good news is next week looks to be a more typical spring week with temperatures in the 60's.
We completed some sod work on the practice green approach replacing dead turf from ice damage with new sod from our nursery. Please keep off the sod until the signs and ropes are removed. We will be growing-in a new nursery this spring to continuing to have 3,000 sq ft of greens height sod in-case we should need it. A new irrigation head was added on the 2nd tee to help provide better covered especially along the cart path. Greenwood Tree was on property doing a safety pruning to the Silver Maple at the 1st tee. Unfortunately this maple is declining and large pieces of deadwood were removed this week. The tree was lightened up and all the sucker growth was removed.
If your around the club this weekend pay some attention to the Star Magnolia bush located in the rear of the clubhouse near the push carts as it will be in bloom. The Star Magnolia is the first spring flowering shrub we have at MGC.
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| Green Aeration |
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| Irrigation @ 2 tee |
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| Silver Maple Safety Pruning |
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