Recovery Update
ROUGH
Sunday morning there was fresh new grass popping out of the ground just 5 days after planting. We still have a little more to plant, but it's very encouraging to see results so quickly. Lots of TLC will be required for the next 2-3 weeks in order to get this new grass to survive and mature. We'll need to water lightly and regularly over the next few days (if the hurricane doesn't hit us) and will gradually back off as the grass grows. Carts will need to stay on the path until the new grass has been mowed a couple of times.
GREENS
Monday and Tuesday we completed verticutting, aerating with 3/8" solid tines, and lightly topdressing greens. They will putt a little slower for a day or two since brushing and verticutting pull up some of the excess leaf tissue. We are still working to recover from the summer as we were washed out of core aerating in September and the weather has been so unpleasant for bentgrass. Typically at this time of year the greens have been aerated and experienced a few weeks of fall weather. This year they were saturated for most of the past month, did not get aerated, and have endured the highest nighttime temperatures in September history. They are not ready for winter and we are pushing them to get healthier before winter kicks in.
Sunday morning there was fresh new grass popping out of the ground just 5 days after planting. We still have a little more to plant, but it's very encouraging to see results so quickly. Lots of TLC will be required for the next 2-3 weeks in order to get this new grass to survive and mature. We'll need to water lightly and regularly over the next few days (if the hurricane doesn't hit us) and will gradually back off as the grass grows. Carts will need to stay on the path until the new grass has been mowed a couple of times.
GREENS
Monday and Tuesday we completed verticutting, aerating with 3/8" solid tines, and lightly topdressing greens. They will putt a little slower for a day or two since brushing and verticutting pull up some of the excess leaf tissue. We are still working to recover from the summer as we were washed out of core aerating in September and the weather has been so unpleasant for bentgrass. Typically at this time of year the greens have been aerated and experienced a few weeks of fall weather. This year they were saturated for most of the past month, did not get aerated, and have endured the highest nighttime temperatures in September history. They are not ready for winter and we are pushing them to get healthier before winter kicks in.
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| New fescue popping up in just 5 days |
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| Foggy start on Monday |
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| Verticutting is lightly mowing with vertical blades. It helps to promote new growth. We hope to see some lateral growth in the weaker areas |
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| The aerator with small solid tines followed the verticutter |
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| We lightly topdressed and brushed greens following the verticutting and aerating. |
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