Hopefully now we have had some rain the greens will be less sandy and will be able to be cut on a regular basis. Following there second cut the recently tined greens were sprayed with a fungicide.
On the course we have started to cut down all the long rough, this is an annual job which we like to do before the leaves start falling. Firstly the rough is best cut when it is dry, and when the leaves start to fall we need to be able to collect them with out the long grass hindering the process. The cutting of the rough doesn't take too much time, however collecting all the in play areas needs to be done to help thin growth for the following years. This needs to be picked by hand as we have no other means of collecting it.
On the course we have started to cut down all the long rough, this is an annual job which we like to do before the leaves start falling. Firstly the rough is best cut when it is dry, and when the leaves start to fall we need to be able to collect them with out the long grass hindering the process. The cutting of the rough doesn't take too much time, however collecting all the in play areas needs to be done to help thin growth for the following years. This needs to be picked by hand as we have no other means of collecting it.
Cutting the rough also allows us to spray those areas for weeds if needed. Some of the tees, fairways and rough need to be treated for weeds, worms and fertiliser at some point in September, these weren't done in the spring due to the poor weather and growth conditions at the time.
We are about to start on a couple of small projects before the 16th ditch gets underway towards the end of September. Firstly the matting at the bottom of the 25th tee needs removing as it is very uneven and is getting dangerous, this will be replaced with stone. Also the front section of the 22nd tee was damaged severely after the flooding last winter, moles working on it and a very uneven surface has made it virtually unusable. We aim to remove the top 600mm of the tee to lower the whole playing area, this will make the tee bigger and more usable. We struggle to work in these two areas during winter as it floods very easily from the River Derwent. If we can get the soil taken away and the rootzone in place the rest of the tee can be finished during winter where we could access it on foot.
Growth on the course is slowing due to shortening day length and cooler overnight temperatures, This is also causing heavier dews which makes morning cutting messy, most areas are brushed to remove the dew first, this gives a much cleaner cut, but does take more time
Over the next week we also hope to get on top of a few breakdowns, the hand mower, deck rough mower and the semi rough mower all needing repairs
We are about to start on a couple of small projects before the 16th ditch gets underway towards the end of September. Firstly the matting at the bottom of the 25th tee needs removing as it is very uneven and is getting dangerous, this will be replaced with stone. Also the front section of the 22nd tee was damaged severely after the flooding last winter, moles working on it and a very uneven surface has made it virtually unusable. We aim to remove the top 600mm of the tee to lower the whole playing area, this will make the tee bigger and more usable. We struggle to work in these two areas during winter as it floods very easily from the River Derwent. If we can get the soil taken away and the rootzone in place the rest of the tee can be finished during winter where we could access it on foot.
Growth on the course is slowing due to shortening day length and cooler overnight temperatures, This is also causing heavier dews which makes morning cutting messy, most areas are brushed to remove the dew first, this gives a much cleaner cut, but does take more time
Over the next week we also hope to get on top of a few breakdowns, the hand mower, deck rough mower and the semi rough mower all needing repairs
