A Day in the life of a Greenkeeper
A Day in the Life …. Course director Simon Green “enjoying” a day in the life of a greenkeeper. Surely Chris Weir will go easy on him ?
Hedge Cutting this Week
Hedge Cutting this Week
Over Seeding all Greens with Bent Grass
Over seeding of all greens with a Bent grass mixture. Increasing the percentage of bent grass in the sward will make the greens more heat tolerant and drought resistant and require less chemical input.
Top Dressing & Watering in on Tees & Greens
Green’s Week Underway
Greens’ week is underway with solid tinning to a depth of between 4 and 7 inches on most greens and all green surrounds. The 7th, 15th and 17th greens will be hollow cored because of the instances of anaerobic black layer present in these greens.
Tree Clearing Complete
Following recommendations from STRI, we are thinning some of the upper branches and removing some dead trees from the back of the 7th green. This will allow more light and airflow to a green which is almost always in the shade. In other tree work, dead trees have been removed from the right of the […]
STRI Visit – Full Report in August
Spiking 7th, 15th and 17th greens
We have spiked greens 15 and 17 this morning. We noticed a build up in black layer on those greens which is caused by anaerobic (lack of oxygen in the soil atmosphere) conditions. Basically not much airflow due to the amount of trees. The 7th also has a little which will be spiked tomorrow. Also […]
Wetting Agent and Clover Treatment Spraying
After a very busy June, the green staff are still hard at it. Fairways and rough are being sprayed with a clover treatment. Greens, tees and aprons have been sprayed with a wetting agent to improve rain and water uptake on the course. It helps water to penetrate and spread improving availability to the grass […]
Birdlife at RPGC
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