Welcome to our October blog, the month has flew by and autumn has crept up on us, the mild temperatures have enabled growth to continue on most areas of the course.
The recent wet and mild conditions make it favourable for disease to take hold on the greens ,we make every effort to avoid it through correct cultural practices and chemical control.
However when the disease pressure is high it is difficult to contain. The main turf disease is Fusarium which is a fungus that can kill and damage the leaf blade and crown of the grass plant.
Winter Programme.
We have started to position winter tee mats on various holes on the course the photographs will show the work involved in constructing them. The pictures below show the new mat on the 18th tee
The timbers are positioned and levelled to create the frame.
Batons are nailed around the timbers to secure the mat and stone is firmed and topped off with sand.
The mat is nailed in to the batons
The area around the mat is raked and seeded.
We cut out a new path to create various routes from the mat to try to reduce wear.
In the November blog we will look at the tees that are being levelled and re-turfed.
Terry Wharton Head Greenkeeper
