Category Archives: Agronomics

Frost and Freeze Delays

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Tyler Ingram

We are reaching that time of year when frost and freeze delays determine the first tee time on the golf course. Opening the course for play too early will negatively impact the health of the greens. When a sunny, warm … Continue reading →

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Painting Fairways

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Tyler Ingram

Over the past couple years we have been exploring different ideas of making the Vamont Bermuda fairways more playable during the winter months. One down side to Vamont is it’s inability to retain the leaf blade just before green up causing a thin … Continue reading →

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Sad Neccessary Evil

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Tyler Ingram

Recently I had a Certified Arborist come out to the club to shed some light and give some suggestions on a few trees that have been going down hill for the past two years. There were 4 trees particularly that … Continue reading →

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Fall Aerification

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Tyler Ingram

Currently our staff is 75% completed with the full aerification process. We were able to get all the greens aerified and cleaned today.  Tomorrow morning the final process will include finishing topdressing, brushing the sand, applying amendments, and a spray … Continue reading →

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Driving Range Tee Overseeding

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Tyler Ingram

We are approaching our seeding date for ryegrass on the driving range tee. Typically, around the last week of September to first week of October we look to overseed the driving range tee. This year we will overseed the range … Continue reading →

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Greens Aerification

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Tyler Ingram

The golf course will be closed Monday & Tuesday for our final aerification of the year. We will be using the same size aerification tines as we did from this past May. The expected recovery time (weather dependent) will be … Continue reading →

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Raising Mowing Heights for Winter

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Tyler Ingram

Every year we anticipate having a cold winter which could possibly devastate warm seasons grasses like bermuda grass. To protect our grasses, all bermuda grass height of cuts have been raised to allow more carbohydrates be stored for the winter. … Continue reading →

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