Using Aeration Plugs To Fill In Thin Areas In The Rough.

Nothing goes to waste on this property...Many have probably noticed we have started using the aeration plugs from the greens to fill in thin areas in the rough.  Most of the areas have been void of grass for decades probably so we decided to start using the cores we harvest from the green to fill the spots in and then we seed them with some shade tolerant fescue grass to get them to fill in and provide cover in these areas.  Many of the areas have big roots exposed so the plugs actually cover them up nicely and gives us a medium to seed into.  Many will notice a lot of these spots have already started to grow.  Just another example of putting all bi-products from the course maintenance to good use!

Mike O'Neill, GCS

Irrigation Control Wires In Greens!

When the irrigation system was rewired, maybe 16 years ago, for some reason they decided to trench in the wires right into the collars and greens.  This is easier soil to trench into but when we implement the deep tine aeration once a year it seems we hit the wires in a few locations which causes us to lose control of those irrigation heads.  This poses a big problem because we then have to hand water those areas where we could have automatically turned the water on with the computer.  When we can we use a wire tracer to try and find where the breaks are and sometimes there are many breaks.  So if you see some areas where the green has been dug up and re-sodded, it is us trying to reconnect the broken wires.
Mike O'Neill, GCS