NEW PATH Extensions

Our autumn /winter work programme continues with the greens having been sprayed with a fungicide,and a wormicide. Aeration work with regular slit tining and rolling continues as well.The tees have been solid tined and sprayed with the wormicide. The dry autumn had restricted the amount of slit tining accomplished on the Fairways but recently we have been able to carry this out as well.

We have completed 2 new path extensions on the Heron course on holes 6 and 9 from the tees to the greens A video of the work done is on youtube to watch.




During the frosty weather we have been clearing some overgrown areas, below is a photo of ditch clearing behind the 8th green Vixen

 Here we have opened the view into the Pond behind the 4th green Vixen

As last winter was so wet we identified certain areas that would benefit from using the free Astroturf that we had and a number of areas around the course were completed. That left 3 walkout areas to do  and this also has been  completed  on 2nd green Heron,4th Green Vixen and 6th Green Hawk 

Working on Ditch clearing 9th Vixen left of the green

 Some of the green staff have attended a one day first aid course as well as attending for the first time the  BIGGA South East Regional Seminar which covered topics such as Soil Biology,Use of seaweed product on turf,Golf course ecology as well as other topics held at Surrey Downs Golf Club.

Below is the Bigga Learning Programme booklet for Harrogate 2017 with a photo of the South Essex Course Manager (fortunately) looking interested at a workshop in 2016

 I took this photo just as I was leaving work  late afternoon by the 4th Vixen