Welcome to our February update.

The weather pattern continued for most of the month giving us periods of wet weather and periods of frost, however we had a spell of dry conditions at the end of the month that allowed us to cut the fairways.

The firmer ground conditions allowed us to start topping up bunkers and adding shale to the paths around the course.

We sprayed the greens and practice area with Soluble Iron to harden the plant and to control moss.

 It was quite noticeable how the course firmed up in such a short period of time, it got us thinking spring had arrived!!!!!!!!!!!!

Frost on the greens

The picture above shows the surface of the 18th green covered in frost. The link below explains why we keep off the greens until the frost as thawed.

Drainage on the 15th tee

The area at the back of the 15th tee as struggled to drain as effectively as we would like. To achieve a better draining surface we used the hole cutter to take out a full core.

We then shattered the lower profile to break up any compaction and then back filled with 2-8mm grit. We will fill the holes with rootzone, turf and top dress ready for the start of the season.


March Work Programme. 

Lets hope for a good dry period in March, we aim to finish topping up the bunkers and finish shaling the paths.
We will feed and vertidrain the greens and tees,and hope to start top dressing the greens. Weather permitting!!!!!!!!

                                                                      Terry Wharton   Head Greenkeeper