Glen Eagle Maintenance (12/1/23)

 Golf Course

We had a very nice cold front come thru this week. It ended up getting down near 50 degrees a couple mornings and didn’t make it out of the 60’s for a few days. During cold weather, grass slows down growth and has a tendency to turn off color, especially the greens. The benefit is that ball roll speed up which generally make the greens more playable.

We performed a pencil tine aerification this week to help water movement thru the root zone. Greens can get what we call sealed off where water doesn’t want to penetrate into the soil and instead rolls off the surface. This allows areas to dry out and can compromise turf health. By creating 8” vertical channels with solid aerification tines we can restore the movement of water into the soil.

Here are a couple pictures of the course this week. Looking pretty good despite the cold weather.

Last year a pine tree on #17 died due to Pine Beetles. I decided to make a snag out of the tree instead of cutting it down. A snag is a tree that had the outer portions of the limbs removed to create perches for birds. Trees used as snags have not significantly decayed and are strong enough to stand for many years after they are no longer living.

Just this past weekend I was able to catch two Bald Eagles using the tree to rest and look for prey. My phone doesn’t do them justice but they were beautiful and seemed very happy up there in our dead tree.

Common Grounds

Sidewalks and curbs were pressure washed in the last week…

Hector painted the bocce ball holders…

This week areas of the sidewalk along Glen Eagle Blvd that are heaving due to tree roots are being replaced. This will take several weeks and include the sidewalks on Weston Way.

Facilities

Glass for one of the tables on the lanai had cracked and was replaced…

Hector put together the new Divot lanai furniture…

I look forward to seeing everyone on the course or in the facilities, and as always, if you have any questions, flag me down or shoot me an email. I always enjoy talking turf and facilities too!