Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Bermuda fairways, spring transition
You may have noticed that a couple of the fairways don’t look quite as green as the others. Numbers 10 (above) and 17 both have been converted to common bermuda and were sprayed with a selective herbicide six weeks ago to remove the annual grasses that came in this winter. The weather has hampered recovery and growth of the bermuda which would much rather have 100 degree temperatures compared to the unseasonably cool weather we’re dealing with.The 11th fairway is also common bermuda and was treated with a pre-emergent product to keep the poa annua from invading the fairway. This fairway went dormant and turned brown for a very short period this winter, but provided a good playing surface the whole time. We have the same goal for both the 10th and 17th fairways once they get thick enough to handle winter play.
For now, they will be a little spotty, but quick to fill in when summer shows up. We are going to have a summer this year, aren’t we?
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