Winter Projects Review

Hello again and thank you for continuing to check out my blog.  Our winter projects list is getting knocked out and I believe we will be able to accomplish most of what I had envisioned before we are mowing grass once again.  I tend to try and slam a lot of work into the winter because that is when we have the time to make the biggest improvements.  This month's blog will just be a review and update on those projects.

I told you all in last month's blog that we had cut down 13 trees at that point.  Well now the total is at 40!

31 of those were dead and dangerous to all if left standing.  There are 2 more small pear trees at the main parking lot that still need to come down and then we will be finished for this off-season.  The only other tree work to do would be to prune and limb up trees throughout the round and native.  We will try, but i'm not sure if we will get that finished this season.  

Hopefully, today and tomorrow we will finish up the driving range tee irrigation project.  As I type right now, the guys are back-filling the trenches and setting the new sprinkler heads.  We are tamping the back-fill as much as possible to avoid settling, but with all the moisture in the dirt from the snow melt, I am afraid we will see some sunken trench lines.  This should be minimal and easily topdressed out with sand.  Once finished with that, we will roll the sod back in place, sand and seed any spots that got torn up, and water the heck out of it.  

Once that is finished, we will take the trencher to 7 and 8 tees to begin the drainage install.  If we have good weather we should be able to finish those 2 holes by the end of February.  If all goes to plan, we will have the month of March to make our pre-emergent herbicide application to the native and the rough and to split and replant all ornamental grasses throughout the course.  They have gotten out of control and need to be tamed down a bit.  This will take some time, but I feel that they need to be replanted with some sort of pattern or symmetry in mind.  

That is all I have at this point about the course and our work, however I do have a personal note to add.  On 2/2/2020 my wife and I were blessed with another healthy baby boy.  Can you believe that, on this kid's first day he gets a Super Bowl victory!!!  So you may see me with bags under my eyes quite often this year, but I bet with enough monster and coffee I can get through it.  

  Once again, thank you for reading whats on my mind and I hope to see you all on the course soon.