Crazy weather

We are now well into November and growth still continues. The mild temperatures coupled with recent heavy rainfall has created perfect growing conditions. According to mark hunts weather blog the warmest November for a number of years. 

I'm not going to repeat the same infomation in every blog, however maintenance is still made very difficult. Fortunately the course has dried out well after receiving nearly 25 mm of rain over the weekend. 

The stronger winds have also shifted a lot of the remaining leaves from the trees, now to clear up. 

This week we have cut fairways again, taking the driest days to start cutting. 

This week we have Neville Maw our regular hedge cutting contractor here to cut all hedges and ditches on the course. Following the 3 days he is here cutting we then have a number of areas that will need hand cutting. 

We have removed the bridges across ditches on 1st and 21st as they were becoming unsafe. They have been reclad and covered in matting to prevent slipping during wet conditions. Alistair and Matty gave done a fantastic job. 

Greens have been slit tined again, this helps create new stronger rooting, making healthy top growth.