Well this week feels a little weird. With the last course closure behind us, our brain tells us that fall is coming but with temperatures in the 90s, it sure doesn’t feel like it.
We are still working on getting the course healed up from the work we did last week. As you will see in the pictures below, there is still a lot of evidence (sand/beat up areas) of the work we did. Overall the course is in good shape and these areas will heal over the next couple of weeks. We begin will focus on getting detail work done as the end of summer gets closer.
I want to mention a new process we are adding to the maintenance program this year called DryJect.
In its simplest form, DryJect is a machine that blasts a column in the soil profile and uses a vortex to draw or inject sand into the column. This process will inject 11 tons of sand into the greens per acre. The sand will firm up the greens, dilute organic matter, and allow water/gas exchange. The best thing is it will happen with very little surface disruption. This will allow us to have the greens ready for play the day after the injection. I am looking forward to this process and believe it will be another tool in our toolbox to sustain the best greens conditions possible for years to come.
Here are a couple pictures and videos of the DryJect process and results.
More videos and pictures of how the process worked in next week’s post.
I look forward to seeing everyone on the course, and as always, if you have any questions, flag me down or shoot me an email. I always enjoy talking turf!
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