Seeding time

Dear Members,

As we prepare our busy late summer and fall schedules, here is a quick snapshot of plans for the next few weeks. As always, please ask any questions of me at patrickgertner@potowomut.com, and thanks to everyone for your support.

Greens

Thin areas on greens are now hand spiked and seeded and machine seeded. (Look for the extremely small pink colored creeping bentgrass seed)
Larger areas (15 Green) will be sodded and plugged during fall.
13, 15 and 16 greens are on a program of heavy fertilization to get plants to spread laterally. Recent improvement is noticeable. However, it is a slow process.
Greens aeration week is September 10-13, weather permitting.
Bentgrass nursery will be repaired this fall so it is ready for use next year.
Soil samples from ten greens were sent to the University of Florida Nematode Laboratory this week to assess nematode counts.
Collars

Poor areas of collars will be seeded Wednesday and Thursday this week. Areas will be double aerated and seeded with a mixture of seed types. Expect improvement during September. ****After the seeding process, we will place colored flags on repaired collars to remind you to try your best to stay off seeded areas. Seeded collars will remain in play. Thank you!!!****
After collars have been re-established, they will be put on a program of heavy aerification and soil amendments will be added to change sandy soils. These procedures will begin in late October or November. Program will be ongoing into the future.
Different procedures, processes and agronomic products are being explored and discussed; ideas will be implemented that will result in a better golf course.
Fairways

Thin areas of fairways will be overseeded during late August and September.
To speed healing, nitrogen fertilizer will be applied during September.
After analyzing soil tests from June, fairways have been fertilized with two of the three needed materials to correct nutrient deficiencies. This program will continue until soils "report card" improves. Healthy soils will support more reliable fairway turfgrass.
Potowomut crew will aerate fairways during September and October.
Roughs

Areas of failed rough will be seeded during September and October.
Tees

Tees will be aerated during October.


Patrick M Gertner CGCS