July

The long rough around some of our fairway bunkers has been cut down to help speed up play although it removes the definition and shaping that the longer grass gives to these areas.



9th hawk before

9th hawk after

We have been hand spiking the dry areas on the greens before hand watering with a wetting agent pellet to help the grass recover from the hydrophobic soil

 

 

All the greens were sarel rolled in 2 directions to open up the surface before we sprayed them with a Dawson's special cocktail mix of soluble fertilisers,seaweed products,growth inhibitors and wetting agents.These products improve the grass growth and root development

 

 

One of the unseen maintenance tasks that we have to carry out is regular servicing of our machinery,to keep them in worrking order.The greens units have been taken to Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club to use there Grinding equipment to sharpen the cylinders and give a clean cut.One of the benefits of being part of a group organisation is to be able to share selected equipment as well as information and ideas.Paul Selbie Course Manager at Stapleford and I regularly meet to talk shop on golf course matters

 

 

The wildflower and clubhouse beds areas are looking good and the bees are taking advantage of there rich nectar source
 

 

 

We have recently had volunteers working near the course for Essex County Council on public footpath maintenance.Volunteers are essential in so many clubs and organisations,doing a great job often with out much praise or thanks for what they do.