Well at least we can take some solace from this lockdown, it hasn’t exactly been perfect conditions for golf, with another turbulent week of weather. Steve and I have been busy in the workshop, with all the general servicing very nearly complete (plate 1). We also managed to fit our new attachments to the 360 digger, this includes a root ripper (plate 2) for more effective removal of scrub and a land rake (plate 3) to prepare large areas for seed. We will soon put these to work on 9 and 7, when the ground drys out a bit.
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| Plate 3 We did however have some breaks in the weather and besides the usual course security checks, mowing, wormcast removal, pest control and disease prevention we managed to aerate the greens. This time we used a deep solid-tine, 12mm diameter to a depth of 200mm, with a tight square spacing and 5% heave for maximum compaction relief. Plate 4, 5 & 6 include a great visual insight highlighting the benefits of deep tine aeration.
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| Plate 6 The deep tine aeration machine is mounted on our John Deere tractor, which was a new addition to the fleet in 2020. This tractor is super efficient and comfortable tackling long, normally bumpy operations such as this, smoothly. See plate 7 for a cabs eye view. |
January’s normally not a great month without the added challenges of COVID-19, but it’s done and we head into February optimistic for golfs return next month. Thank you for your support during these strange times, I better wrap some presents, it’s a very excited 6 year olds birthday tomorrow, how time flies. Until next week, stay safe everyone.
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