Tree work

Lovely dry weather has given us a little bit of time to catch up on a few of those jobs that we have been in able to complete due to time restrictions. Grass growth has slowed so we have spent a little time on the low limbs on trees in the semi and deck rough areas. As the limbs grow and get fruit and increase their weight they drop too low and can cause possible damage to machines and staff. We select branches and limbs that need to be removed before pruning and shaping the trees. 

It is important to monitor tree growth in the growing season as well as in the winter as a trees canopy can look very different without the weight of leaves on them.

Copses have been cut and strimmed and areas across the course have been strimmed and tidied. 

All areas of decked rough has been cut and the greens have had an application of granular fertiliser applied. This is a base feed that will last around 2 months. We regularly top nitrogen levels up with routine spray applications containing nitrogen and growth regulator. 

Following application the irrigation was run to help integrate the fertiliser into the sward.

Overall the course remains in great condition and the team are still working hard to maintain playing standards to the highest quality with the 6 staff we have and for the size of course.

Well done to all the greens staff