We have seen almost 2 inches of rain this month of May. Only an inch or two of snow, but a total of 1.9 inches of moisture to date. For about half of the month we had a stretch of extremely dry conditions and it looked as if we were headed for another dry spring. Moisture is great for growing grass and sending employees home early, however not so much for golf course construction. Irrigation was supposed to continue on Memorial Day, but with the rain it limited them to clean up. Wet conditions also put a halt to any development on #3. Today's goal is to begin pouring a concrete curb for the new cart path. We hope that we can stick with that schedule.
Yesterday was productive though. Justin was able to begin the first fertilizer application to the course and take advantage of Mother Nature's irrigation. A bulk spread of 19-3-5 was done on holes 2 through 8 except for the third hole. This quick release fertilizer will help with getting some of the slower grass into gear and on to the road for summer stress. There is also 3.4% of Iron with this product which helps produce a deeper green color in the turfgrass. We will continue to spread the rest of the course throughout the week.
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