Category Archives: Agronomics

Injury prevention on Collars

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Tyler Ingram

The GCM staff has been using “turning boards” or lattice to help relieve our collars during winter dormancy of the Zoysia and Bermuda grass. This will help alleviate some stress on the edges while we are still mowing greens during the … Continue reading →

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Winter is coming!

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Tyler Ingram

    With a cold front moving in this weekend and temperatures dipping into the 30’s, I would like to take the time to remind and educate everyone of frost and freeze delays on greens, as well as fairways. This year having overseeded fairways we will have … Continue reading →

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Fescue Renovation

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Tyler Ingram

The GCM staff has been working on areas in rough that were either winter kill areas or areas in fescue that were common bermuda. Our plan is to convert these areas to Fescue and make a monostand and more consistent rough. Until these areas are … Continue reading →

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Spring Aerification 2014

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Tyler Ingram

The first aerification of the year was completed yesterday successfully to only be followed by snow today, crazy! This aerification was a two-part process of a verti-drain aerification and our normal aerification. Typically this process would all be performed in one day, but due to … Continue reading →

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Summer Annual Herbicide

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Tyler Ingram

This coming Monday (3/10) officially begins our, the GCM staff, season. Every year just as soil temperatures begin to approach 50 degrees we begin our summer annual preemerge herbicide applications.  If you are out on the course Monday walking keep a heads up … Continue reading →

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March 24th Aerification

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Tyler Ingram

The golfing season is just around the corner and the time for spring fertilizers, herbicides, and aerifications are on the horzion. Our first aerification is schduled for March 24th, a one day aerification with a smaller tine. When temperatures warm we … Continue reading →

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Winter Weeds Cleanup

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Tyler Ingram

Every year it has been a constant battle trying to eradicate the left over Poa annua and ryegrass on the course from overseeding for 35 years. This year we are close to achieving that goal of 100% clean of winter weeds. So far this … Continue reading →

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