Even more leaves

We had leaf issues last time I updated this blog however since then they have intensified. Stronger winds and trees that have turned autumnal are shedding leaves faster than ever. Every day we continue to battle against them. 

The problem being the winds are moving them constantly so greens and tees are being covered throughout the day. Firstly this causes issues with playability but secondly we struggle to cut grass when there is so much debris around. We have to have blowers directly infrint of any cutting machine. With milder temperatures continuing growth is still continuous. 

All areas could do with a trim to tidy them up. We have sprayed winter tees with worm suppressant and the greens have been sprayed with a preventative fungicide and a bio stimulant. All trees and rough areas have been strimmed and tidied. We have the hedge cutting contractor coming in a weeks time to trim all hedge rows and trim ditch sides. 

The rest of the worn areas have been solid tined to relieve compaction. We will be starting on the worst fairways in the next couple of weeks before starting tree pruning.