Weekly Photos (2/21/19)

2/20/19 - #5 green 

2/21/19 - putting green - still has the layer on the surface - sprayed with divanem (6.25 oz/A), and heritage on 2/18/19

landscape beds right side #4 before removing plant material and seeding with weeping lovegrass and annual ryegrass

#4 landscape bed cleanup

#4 landscape beds after cleanup and seeding

reshaping #4 lovegrass area to create a more rounded look

alternate view of original corner of lovegrass area on #4

#4 lovegrass corner after sodding (dormant sod) with grass taken from #7 renovation project

#7 white tee box complex after cutting sod, before sod removal

#7 tee complex during sod removal

#7 lovegrass area - sod removal and native slope prep for seed

2/21/19 - stripped, spiked with handheld seeder, seeded with annual ryegrass and high rate of weeping lovegrass

added a thin layer of sand to cover up seed before adding Curlex erosion control matting

Curlex erosion control mat - tucked into a trench up on the high side of the slope and sod stapled down

right side of tee complex after installation

back left side of complex as we finished up the project

cleared brush further back on #7 blue tee to prep for weeping lovegrass and to tie into existing lovegrass area

weeping lovegrass area #7 looking back towards where we tied in new area for this year

#1 blue and white tee complex after removing most of the broken up cart path concrete along slope

Weekly Photos (2/14/19) - Two weeks worth

BEFORE:  #11 Blue Tee walking path from tee box down to cart path

AFTER:  #11 Blue Tee walking path - decomposed granite with StaLok, rock border

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BEFORE:  #11 walking path from cart path looking up to blue tee box

AFTER:  #11 walking path from cart path looking up to blue tee box.  The dg was Salsco rolled all the way up the center, and the edges were tamped (the look is more blended now)

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Riparian Renovation Project, 2019

This year, we will be tying in some additional areas that we worked on last year, and prepping and adding more seed to some of the areas last year that were unsuccessful.  Last week we began prepping the area around the pond on #7 and #8

BEFORE:  pond edge at #8 green looking towards #7 red and gold tee box before trimming

AFTER:  pond edge at #8 green looking towards #7 red and gold tee box after trimming

BEFORE: looking from left side of #7 red and gold tee

AFTER:  looking from left side of #7 red and gold tee

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AFTER:  this photo is a little dark, but there is a nice rock outcropping along the edge of the pond in between #7 and 8

#1 Irrigation extension area by creek at green - we removed the large stumps and limbs and added chocolate loam, then fescue seed

(view from cart path looking towards the green)

2/11/19: #11 - 1/4" pencil tine aerification, depth H, 2.5" spacing

2/11/19 - closeup of pencil tine aerification before rolling

MSU Nematode Assay: Putting Green - two samples were taken.  The first was taken on the outskirts of the damaged areas, and the second was taken in the middle of the weak areas.  Root Knot Nematodes over threshold

2/11/19 - worst part of putting green, worst green on golf course.  We pencil tine aerified and blew air into the greens with a backpack blower (and 4-way and knife valve) on Monday, hand spiked and sprayed Secure on Wednesday, fertilized on Thursday, and are spraying mancozeb (on all greens) on Friday

2/11/19 - aerial view of sealed off/algae-surfaced spots on putting green

2/14/19 - soil profile in weak area on putting green

2/14/19 - soil profile taken from #18 green (healthier turf)

2/14/19 - aerial of #18 green closeup

2/13/19 - #10 green during frost delay (32 degree low)

2/14/19 - #4 from tee box

2/9/19 - Too bad there was no videographer for this one.