So far, so good.

It is hard to believe that Fall is here and the MiniVerde greens have already been open for a month. Overall, I have been pleased with the establishment and putting quality of the new greens, despite less than ideal weather. A cloudy, wet summer until August 23rd and then a month long drought. Now we have bounced right into Fall, which is a tricky time for UltraDwarf Bermudagrass, we will try and maintain speeds but also need to make sure that we have enough turf density on the greens to protect from us from winter kill. Another side effect of mowing to low this time of year is green speeds late winter. If we don't raise the canopy height the greens could be borderline unplayable in January, February and March. There will be fluctuations in green speeds over the next few weeks until we find our ideal height of cut. There is still plugging around some edges along with weekly fertilizer and topdressing applications. I hope everyone has enjoyed the new greens thus far and I ensure you that they will play great by next summer.