Greens Covering Refresher (November 2015)

 Our guideline on pulling covers over the greens, I will monitor the forecast and communicate with the membership when the time arises. So, please follow the Blog and Twitter!

25 degrees or cooler for two consecutive nights

Soil temps less than 40 degrees

Highs less than 40 degrees. 

As always when dealing with Mother Nature there will need to be some flexibility.

September's Data

AVERAGE HIGH	AVERAGE LOW	TOTAL PRECIPITATION		AVERAGE AM SOIL TEMP	AVERAGE PM SOIL TEMP	AVERAGE GREEN SPEED
83	66	5.925		66	90	12.4

October 2014 Update

It has been a busy summer, which is a good thing, unfortunately I fell behind on keeping the Blog up to date with Course Happenings! The temperatures are beginning to fall and the grass is to slowing down, so I can use some of my time updating the Blog and keeping membership informed on any Golf Course news.

Kevin Dunn, Assistant Superintendent, was promoted to Golf Course Superintendent in Boca Raton. This was a great advancement and well deserved. His replacement is Tyler Trzaska from Rivermont Golf and Country Club. Tyler has been on property for two months and is exceeding expectations. We are working on a Blog entry introducing Tyler to the St Ives and ValleyCrest Family (coming soon).

Eddie Melendez, Landscape Superintendent, was promoted to Branch Operations Manager for Brickman Landscape. Eddie had been on property 5 years and did tremendous work for St Ives and ValleyCrest. We are excited for his big promotion and wish him the best of luck. We are currently looking for someone to step in and fill the void he left.

You might have noticed that the annual flower installation is under way. It is that time of year to plant your Pansies, Violas, Cabbage and Kale. Once the temperatures fall a little more, we will install the tulip bulbs for the March Flower show!  The trick now is to deter the deer and rabbits from eating the flowers for dinner.

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