Yet, by the weekend, temperatures are forecast to be in the mid to high 40’s with plenty of sunshine. I am looking forward to that! And to be honest, I am going to think that Punxsutwaney Phil was right about an early spring when his shadow escaped him last week. Besides that, I have a gut feeling that the remainder of the winter will be mild, for whatever that is worth. Nonetheless, I am going to stay optimistic!
The course is weathering the weather well – I haven’t seen any major problems. There is a bit of snow mold disease on a few of the tees, but with warmer weather in the spring, I expect it all to grow out.
The geese took up residence throughout the course while we were on winter break. Now that we are back, we have been chasing them off with Apollo, and doing our best to clean up after them. We are getting that back under control.
In the shop, Don is going over all the pieces of equipment, repairing any problems left over from last season, and doing preventative maintenance that keeps our equipment running as if it were new.
Chris and I are finishing up our strategy plan for maintaining the course this coming season. We build upon strategies that were successful, such as syringing and preventative sprays. We develop programs to prevent new problems, like last years first ever invasion of the “annual bluegrass weevil”. A lot of planning happens long before any of the turf begins to turn green.Hopefully you will get to come out for a round this weekend when the weather warms a bit. We do miss seeing everyone!
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