Weekly Photos (8/30/18)

8/27/18: #7 - after aerify (1/2" hollow, 2.0" centers, depth H), and 1 verticut pass (1/4") of plugs

8/27/18: #4 - after aerify, 2nd verticut pass of plugs

8/27/18: #2 - after aerify, double verticut of plugs, pro force blow of plugs/thatch

8/27/18: #2 - closeup: after aerify, double verticut, blow

8/30/18: #16 - closeup: 3rd day after aerification

BEFORE: 5/19/18 - #16 green - mutations on green

AFTER: 8/30/18 - #16 green - reaction to aggressive verticutting on mutations

8/30/18: #16 green - closeup; mutation vs. mini verde - 3 days after aerification

8/30/18: #18 green - foliar fert application

8/28/18: #8 gold tee - aerified 1/2" hollow, 2.5" centers

8/28/18: #8 red tee - aerified 1/2" hollow, 2.5" centers

BEFORE: 8/10/18 -  #4 weeping lovegrass area after spray application, before weedeat/brush trimming

AFTER: 8/30/18 - #4 weeping lovegrass area after trimming down treated weeds 

8/30/18: #15 white tee - weeping lovegrass area trimmed down in front of tee box

#1 creek bed - from #1 green

BEFORE:  8/27/18 - #1 creek bed with cattails

AFTER:  8/29/18 - #1 creek bed after cattail cut and treated with clearcast

BEFORE: 4/11/18 - #7 weeping lovegrass area

BEFORE:  5/1/18 weeping lovegrass area (hydromulch)

AFTER: 8/29/18 weeping lovegrass area

BEFORE: 8/27/18 - #17 weeping lovegrass area from fairway - before trimming treated weeds

AFTER:  8/29/18 - #17 weeping lovegrass area from fairway - after trimming treated weeds

8/30/18 - #5 right side rough in front of tee box - tractor sprinker (supplemental irrigatoin, no heads in the area)

8/30/18 - #9 fairway - treated twice with meridian, then most recently (8/27/18) with carboryl at the 6 oz/1000 rate, still receiving armadillo damage

8/30/18 - Trimax Snake demo (#2 green surround)

8/30/18: Trimax Snake demo - slope near bunker - left side of #7 green

Weekly Photos (8/23/18)

8/16/18 - hydraulic leak sod repair PG

8/23/18 - hydraulic leak sod repair PG

8/23/18 - hydraulic leak sod repair PG

8/20/18 - #5 green; verticut 1/8" 9-3 direction

8/20/18 - topdress after verticut and mow

8/23/18 - #12 green from right side

8/23/18 - #12 green aerial shot close up

8/23/18 - entrance

8/23/18 - #17 green from back

8/20/18 - cattail outbreak in dry creek bed #1

Before: rock sign after bridge #11

After: decomposed granite half-circle - no more weedeating

8/22/18 - Pylex app #16 rough at tee box

I received a couple texts over the weekend with screenshots of an article of the owl rescue up on the Yahoo! headlines page.  I read the article, and the author basically made up her own version of the story.  It was absurd, so I e-mailed the editor and had them remove it.

Weekly Photos (8/16/18)

8/11/18:  Hydraulic leak from greens mower on putting green

8/14/18:  Hydraulic leak on PG

8/14/18:  Hydraulic leak on PG

8/14/18: Hydraulic leak on PG

8/14/18:  aerified the lower part of the leak with 1/2" hollow tine, 1.5" centers

8/14/18:  topdressed aerification holes and cut out dead turf for nursery plugs

8/14/18: topdressed aerification holes, sodded with Turf Doctor (9"x9" square plugger)

8/14/18: Turf Doctor plugs

8/16/18 PG hydraulic leak

8/2/18:  #16 cart path turn around at green

8/16/18: removed broken limestone border, removed dirt, added 1.5" limestone gravel (to avoid future washing out due to bed being on a slope)

7/27/18:  #4 tee bed

8/16/18:  #4 tee bed - planted lantana plants (assorted colors) and freshened up black dye mulch

8/9/18: Pylex trial on goosegrass #16 rough, 8 days after application

8/16/18:  Pylex trial on goosegrass #16 rough, 15 days after application

8/16/18:  #8 Weeping lovegrass riparian area - weeds from first herbicide application dead, weeds from 2nd application dying - need to reseed weak areas

8/15/18:  #17 weeping lovegrass riparian area, from tee box - herbicide application effects (after 2 weeks)

8/16/18:  #17 weeping lovegrass riparian area (taken from low water crossing)

8/16/18:  Doug's Rock (pressure washed in February)