We couldn't have picked a better week to start our drainage work on the 27th, dry, reasonably warm and it looks like next week is going to be similar. We have had a couple of frosty mornings but that hasn't stopped us working on the drains.
We have currently installed over 120 m, although we have been working hard, this is what we are up against and why water stands on the surface for so long.
Solid clay, around 30cm down which is impermeable creating a basin which has been holding water for some time on the 27th.
The worst area had seen grass loss as the water had been sitting there for a long time. Now a drain is run through it we should have resolved this issue. The area will need returfing when dried properly.
Filling in is fairly straight forward thanks to our high lift trailer, once the pipe is laid we are backfilling the trench with 5-10mm pea gravel and then topped off with 200mm of root zone.
Then the original turf, where salvageable, is relaid to ensure continuity and top dressed off.
We have also been working on the back of 16th green, installing the pipe work and root barrier and backfilling with pea gravel. This is ready for topsoil and returfing tomorrow and the greens drains will be dug next week.
We have also applied fertiliser to 1-9 fairways, same as mentioned in an earlier blog post. All worn areas from over winter has been treated with the same fertiliser. Also fertiliser has been applied to 1-18 tees and approaches, this is a soluable slow release product, ideal for areas where we remove clippings and scarify.
We have returned to the majority of summer tees with only the small and wetter tees still on winter positions.
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