Agronomy Department and Course Weekly Update
November 13, 2013
We had our first cold snap of the year this week and the Agronomy
Department pulled the turf covers over the greens. If we had someone with a video camera we could
have been on “America’s Funniest Home Videos” because the combination of 25 mph
winds and tarps tend to drag people around. It took 8 employees 4.5 hours to do
our 1st greens covering; I believe we will become more efficient
with practice. This morning I checked the soil temps of the tee boxes vs greens,
it was 12 degrees warmer underneath the tarps and that is scientific proof of
why we need to cover the greens. We are
still finalizing our protocol on covering greens in regards to temperature and
play. Next week, I will have finalized
information, once presented to the Golf and Grounds Committee. Just for your basic information we look for 25
degrees F or colder.
Medalist has started grading in the landscape area on 7, 8,
15, 16 and sod installation will start on Thursday. Pricing is almost complete for the plant
material that will be installed after the sod is laid.
We are also working on a basin washout on the left hand side
of #3 cart path, so please be careful, as we will have it roped off.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at kmacdonald@valleycrest.com and for
more information follow us on Twitter @stivescc_vcsup and the Blog: http://vcgmstivescountryclub.blogspot.com/
See y’all on the course,
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