Finally a positive change in the weather!  What a productive week we have had so far.  We have completed deep tine aeration of the greens and it couldn't have gone any better.  We applied a fungicide to all the fairways and have seeded weak areas of the rough.  Growth is still way behind which is allowing us a little room to catch up before the turf really gets growing.  Soil temperatures on Monday were only 41 degrees so only a couple of degrees difference in a week.  We had hoped to have tulips blooming by spring break but we are settling for daffodils!  What a winter!

 

Yep the soil is still cold.

 

 

It has been a great week to play catch up.  All the greens received deep tine aeration.

 

 

Aerating followed by intense rolling to smooth the putting surface.

 

 

All the fairways and greens received fungicide applications.  On Thursday we applied a growth regulator to suppress annual bluegrass seed head production.

 

 

Seeding rough with tall fescue. 

 

 

Winter work is not yet complete.  The ditch on #7 is almost ready for prime time.

 

 

Bentgrass is just beginning to grow.

 

 

Purple martin houses are out just in the nick of time.  Our martins are back!