A few people have asked me what the square patches on #6 Green are. They are actually test plots for different methods of moss control. This green has been plagued with moss for some time now. With some different control procedures and sound agronomic programs I think that we will win the battle to rid this green of moss. In the future you may notice, from time to time some different techniques on #6, but I do think that we have found our answer. I will of course post a note when we are going to "go after" the moss agressively on #6 Green.
As our season slowly comes to a end our department has been working away at year end projects. We installed drainage in a few areas of the practice range and short game area. These areas were perpetually wet and caused turf and aesthetic issues. We have also been chipping away at the bunkers on #17, smoothing out the faces and recreating the grass edges. These bunkers suffered some severe frost heaving in the faces during the winter after they were built. Our team has removed a number of trees and brush from around our maintenance facility to allow some expansion of our operation. We are working away at clearing space to install aggregate bins and sufficient staff parking. This will also allow delivery trucks and semi's to access our facility without any issues. We are also removing the fallen trees and brush from the woodlot on the right side of #16 fairway. This is a challenging area to work as it is a peat bog and remains wet even in the hottest and driest of summers (like 2010)...
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