Over the course of last week all the fairways on the course were verti-drained.
In some instances they were also top dressed with a fine sand however this was only done on the ones that have the worst drainage.
Friday, 7 November 2014
Wednesday, 5 November 2014
Tree maintenance
Some more before and after pictures showing the tree maintenance that we are carrying out.
I have also included a photo of the chipper that we use to reduce the branches to wood chips. This is most useful for the removal of branches that would otherwise need to be further reduced in size with a chainsaw.
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Tree maintenance
Yesterday and today we continued with tree maintenance on the course.
The head greenkeeper informed me that this has not been done on the course in many years (approximately 10) and we will be carrying on with this throughout winter.
Monday, 3 November 2014
Slitting the greens
Today the first assistant greenkeeper was tasked with slitting the greens. The pictures show how flat-triangular spikes make slits in the turfgrass followed by a roller which pushes down any areas that may have been lifted.
Our deputy-head greenkeeper informed me that this practice is normally carried out fortnightly from autumn through to winter and is intended to aerate the greens. This practice is not followed by top-dressing.
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