I have started a trial area located on the hill behind the 5th tee in the "native area". My goal for a long time has been to develop a plan for the out of the way "native areas" to have a fine fescue stand that a wayward golf ball could still be found and played. A colleague of mine in Colorado tried a method using a post hole digger to plant fescue on 1 foot centers allowing for a great look and have playability. The method is labor intensive but inexpensive. The area is totally killed of all vegetation with just small holes dug on 1 foot centers for the fescue. I have tried a small area to monitor this season with the goal of expanding this fall. The fescue for this area is a mix of sheep, hard, and red fescue while our fescue for our normal rough areas is tall fescue.
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| Existing Turf Killed, Seed planted |
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| Seed Germinated |
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Finished product - Country Club of the Rockies
Photo courtesy of Kevin Ross |
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