Saturday, October 8, 2011

Overseeding

This past week the driving range tee,short game area and the front of the clubhouse were overseeded with ryegrass. The process typically takes 7-10 days for the seed to germinate. During this time it is extremely important to keep the seed moist. Irrigation cycles are run at 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. for 10 minutes each. As seed begins to grow we will begin to back off on the amount of water applied. I have included several pictures of the process.



Scalping range tee at .350 of an inch to provide seed to soil contact




Spreading seed at 20 lbs per 1000 ft2




Clubhouse lawn preparation




 Assistant superintendent Michael Sanford dropping seed at the clubhouse