Removing ryegrass from the rough areas

The herbicide Rescue with pinoxadin as the active ingredient, was sprayed in certain parts of the rough to get rid of the Ryegrass so that the Fescue can be the dominant species in these areas.

  The look of Fescue is perceived to be more aesthetically pleasing by the one of the senior greenkeepers.

Fusarium treatment

The following procedure was followed today to treat the Fusarium patch  (Microdochium nivale) that has appeared on the greens

1. Brush the turf in order to remove the dew and excess water from the lamina, and also to get the turf standing upright

2. Verti-cut  - to thin out the turf so that the fungicide has more chance of reaching the crown of the turf plant and also to remove any excess thatch
 

3. Blow clean - although the boxes were fitted to the machine we used to verti-cut, there is usually debris remaining once verti-cutting is complete. An easy way to remove the debris is to use a back-pack blower.

4. Cut - it is summer here and the grass is growing fairly rapidly and we will also most likely not cut the greens tomorrow in order to give the fingicide a chance to settle into the turf plant. Cutting also assists in maintaining the speed of the greens

5. Spray - The fungicide called Instrata®  was applied to all greens using a boom-sprayer . This fungicide contains three active ingredients namely: chlorothalonil, propiconazole and fludioxonil.

Clubhouse planting

Today we removed all the spent Tulips and planted up the flower bed with Lupins, Delphiniums and Geraniums.

Fertilizing the tee boxes

Details tbc.

Clubhouse planting