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keeps the greens aerated each month, with not following with topdressing, as it leaves available, I made the decision to hire an Air2G2 last autumn to help achieve some soil for the winter months. This was an in early September, was far more tolerated by the members. Now that we are reaching our goal of
start overseeding with spring and will take place monthly. Tees and Approaches are cut using a John
and 14mm for the winter. They are cut as levels, but they are hollow cored each spring and autumn. They are fed around the middle of March
and late September with a granular feed of 46-0-0, Clipless and Elevate are applied for colour and to lower clipping yield. As Topdressing is to be applied for this year at 100 tonnes per hectare, which again is the Fairways.
using a John Deere 7700a fairway mower. furrow, which makes maintenance on these seasons have received three treatments of I try to schedule this work around the main
The industry has been split over different management techniques; most notably the 2mm debate. I think debates are fantastic for the industry as, if we all followed the same ideas and beliefs, we would learn nothing new
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events of the season to help give some is applied, if required, to target weeds on the fairways which are usually white clover and plantains. I am really keen to develop these areas with the purchase of a fairway possible during the winter months, through around three weeks. Semi-Rough & Rough. As a both a golfer and a turf manager, I was really keen to have a semi-rough cut at 20mm around the green complex’s, which incorporates the mounds and hollows around the green. The machinery the ideal machine for the job. The moving units allow the team to get closer to the bunkers, removing the wear and tear as well maintain grass sward density in the winter months, we do not cut the semi-rough, but allow it to grow back to rough height.
Groundmaster which is a brilliant piece of band around the fairway and then the rest helps to keep the players focus on the fairway. This season, the semi and roughs are
herbicide which will target mainly clover, dandelions and plantains which are lowering
As a manager, I try to spread the jobs around each week so that no-one is just working one rough which is rotated on a weekly basis. I have implemented this for two reasons; as week all summer which, although I enjoyed, reason is that I want the team to have a high skill level across all of the machines. I will they master it. I also feel this is key for them to move on up in their careers having a wide as we need machines back up and running as soon as possible. Other areas, such as are doing and I am happy with the results. make to help maintain the course to a high are completed with no complaining (at least I don’t hear any) and I couldn’t have achieved everything without them.
the course is playing well and not just looking with this work completed away from the
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