MID YORKSHIRE GOLF CLUB

Green Keepers Monthly News Letter

June 2013

May Review

May was a very frustrating month again, with regular frosts which has affected growth of the grass all over the course.  The grass only started growing in the last week of the month.  We managed to lower the height of cut down to 4mm and also managed to get the greens top dressed and verti cut/brushed.  All greens were aerated.  But, due to bad weather we were unable to put our plant growth regulators on and liquid feed.  We were also unable to apply our selective herbicide to regulate the clover.

June

Greens:

The plan for this month is to regularly verti cut/brush to increase the speed on the greens.  Also, regular rolling will assist this.  We plan to aerate again, followed by a light top dressing.  Earlier in the month, we intend to apply light foliar feed with a tank mix of plant growth regulator (PGR).  An application of wetting agent will be applied this will help in retention of moisture. 

Tees:

They will be tined and top dressed with sand.  Also, we have applied a foliar feed and plant growth regulator (PGR).  The tees are now being regularly divoted and cut twice per week.

Surrounds:

We are using traffic management on some surrounds.  We will be applying a foliar feed to the surrounds and they will be cut twice per week.

Fairways:

We intend to apply a selective herbicide this month, weather permitting.  The fairways are being divoted regularly and are being cut twice per week, to help improve definition.

Other:

Rough will also have a selective herbicide applied, weather permitting. 

Bunkers, ditches etc will be regularly fly-mowed and strimmed. 

For Information:  Course maintenance week had been scheduled for October 2013.  We have decided to bring this forward to week commencing Monday 19 August 2013.  The reason being, this is the right time when soil temperatures are high, surfaces are drier, the recovery period is at its best and we can get a good germination on the seeds we intend to sow.  In the future we plan to do only one course maintenance week each year.

Chris Webb

Course Manager