Agronomy Department and Course Weekly Update
February 24, 2016
Medalist delivered equipment,
we walked through the planning/concepts with Billy Fuller (Architect) and then
Mother Nature red lighted our project by dropping over 3” of rain this week.
The saturated turf conditions have shut down the project for the remainder of
the week. However, work is scheduled to start February 29 (Monday) on the 17th
hole, move to 16th, the 8th and finish on the 6th. See the attached PDF design for the new look
to the 17th.
The Horticulture team had to
remove the winter annual flowers from a few of the flower beds this week. The
deer on property have feasted on the blooms/bulbs which have devastated the
plants. Typically, the deer repellent we use keeps the blooms safe; however,
with the excessive amount of rain this winter it had washed the repellent off
the flowers and therefore not successful in repelling the deer. Summer annual
planting is right around the corner, so the plan is to leave the beds bare
until the new plant material arrives in April. Definitely a bummer! Considering
we typically produce a fantastic tulip display around Easter.
We will keep it conservative in
regards to the greens this upcoming weekend/week. This mild/wet/overcast
weather is perfect for disease development and turf damage. We have already
applied a wetting agent/fungicide and we will be out needle tining the greens
this week. This culturally practice opens channels for air/gas exchange and
water infiltration. It feels like it is shaping up for an early spring and
hopefully that will bring on warmer temperatures and lots of sunshine!
If you have any questions,
please feel free to email me at kmacdonald@valleycrest.com
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See you on the course,
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