Albeit cold out, this clear sunny weather has been great for the golf course. The snow is melting slowly, we should have a lot less standing water around this spring, and to boot, the greens came out of winter looking absolutely fantastic. We have take the last of the snow off of the few greens that did have lingering snow amounts, and we are now just waiting for all the snow to be gone so we are able to work on the course and prep it for our members and golfing public.
We are just starting to bet busy in the shop, reconstructing mower heads, and sharpening our blades in anticipation of grass in need of cutting. Now is the key time for spring green up, and we are hoping that the temperatures stay around the 0 degree to 10 degree mark with ample sunlight. We are in need of a couple of spring showers as well to help thaw out the soil, as it is still quite chilly down there in the root zone. This way the grass can start to uptake any nutrient locked up in the soil from last fall's fertilizer applications.
We will be hoping, as many of you are, that Mother Nature will give us exactly what we need in a timely fashion, so we may get the course operating at full potential much earlier than last season.
