Well the water table is rising and we have high water on various areas of the course, it must be the start of summer in Vail. Now that we’ve had about 10 days of good weather we are trying to get in to a rhythm of course maintenance.
Due to the weather we are about two weeks behind schedule on fertilizing. I began this week with a liquid application on greens. I will continue the rest of the summer every two weeks with this application. We do this “spoon feed” of liquid fertilizer to help keep the greens consistent. Each application has small amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium key nutrients for healthy turf. The tank mix also includes micronutrients and biostimulants which is also highly important in finely groomed turf. We add about five different products to each tank to help create the healthiest greens we can. The combination of these products help increase stress tolerance, build stronger deeper roots, aid in cell division, and aid with plant recovery from stress.
Justin Gompf
Assistant Superintendent
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