Over the last few weeks we have
been busy scarifying, hollow coring, over-seeding and top- dressing the teeing grounds.
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| Hollow coring the 14th tees |
August/September is an excellent
time to implement this type of renovation program, as the soil and air
temperatures are excellent for seed germination.
Although the results have been
impressive, we still have a few weak areas requiring additional re-seeding.
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| Weak area on 9th tee |
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| Re-seeded and top dressed |
Because soil and air temperatures
are starting to fall we have decided to use germination sheets to promote and
improve the germination process in these areas.
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| Germination sheet |
In the autumn germination sheets help retain soil
temperatures, which means that the re-seeding period can be extended.
We would expect germination within a 14/21day period,
after which the sheets will then be removed.
