The "Spray Team" getting ready to start putting down our Post/Pre Emergent herbicide application. This is a 2 step process: the first step is to spray hawk (walk spray) the Greens Surrounds, the second step is to use the large spray booms to treat the bulk of the golf course.
Why do we apply a Post and Pre Emergent herbicide at the same time?
The Post Emergent herbicide kills the Poa (annual bluegrass) you currently see on the golf course; while the Pre Emergent herbicide creates a barrier to block Goosegrass, Crabgrass, Nutsedge and broadleaf weed seeds from germinating this spring and summer.
To have a clean (weed free) golf course, it is necessary to treat just off the edge of your greens. However, Post Emergent Herbicdes can damage the bent grass greens, so we use a shield to protect the green from any mist/drift of the spray. This allows us to get the herbicides right next to the greens which in turn will kill the existing Poa and prevent weed germination in the spring and summer.
The "Spray Team" is a 3 man job (Scott Stiener, Fernando Plata and Juan Rameriez) and is labor intensive, but you cant deny the results! Here's to a clean (read weed free) spring and summer!
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