The azaleas started two weeks ago and are almost done now. Spring is definitely in the air in coastal South Carolina. It is a welcomed change.
With spring here everything on the course is emerging out of dormancy and we are staying busy mowing rough for the first time, pruning all our love grass and adding pine straw, doing a little aerifying in weak areas in fairways and applying fertilizer to high traffic areas to give them a jump start.
Mowing rough the first time 2 weeks ago.
Looking across the seventh fairway you can see the love grass has received its annual pruning and we are adding straw between the plants to increase the aesthetic value of the hole and also aid in weed control.
Aerifying weak areas in fairways. These areas tend to become extremely hydrophobic during late winter and early spring. We aerify in order to remove thatch and also create a channel for water to penetrate into the soil. We follow this process by watering these areas with a hose and applying a product that aids in water infiltration and retention.
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