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| Jim mowing 18 fairway |
The weather has been great this week, and the sun is shining again today. The high temperatures have been around 60 degrees the last couple of days. We we able to fertilize greens, approaches, fairways, and the rough (2 passes around greens and fairways) with the favorable weather. If the weather forecast holds, we hope to fertilize the tees next week.
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| Disease on 1 green |
As you can see from the picture above, the aeration holes in the greens are healing up. However, as you can also see in the picture above, the greens also have some patches of disease. The disease on the greens is known as Microdochium patch, or Fusarium patch, or Pink Snow Mold. The name of the disease has changed over the years, but all are caused by the same fungus (Microdochium nivale). It is the most common turf disease that occurs on golf courses in the northwest. The disease came on towards the end of October. A fungicide was applied the week after aeration. The disease activity was halted and recovery started at the same time the aeration holes were healing. About ten days after application, the disease was again active, and came on even stronger this time. A fungicide was again applied and the disease was halted. Earlier this week, the disease appeared to be active yet again, and the greens were treated with a fungicide for the third straight week. Typically, fungicides control this particular disease for a range between 14 and 28 days depending on the fungicide used and conditions present. The disease spots appear to be inactive and have healed some since the beginning of the week. We will continue to monitor the greens on a daily basis and strive to get them healed as quickly as possible.
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| Buck chasing a doe |
Our favorite buck came of out his hiding place this morning and was chasing a couple of does around. We were pretty happy to see that he survived hunting season. Hopefully, we will see some new fawns again next year.
