Our resident kangaroo on the 15th hole
The much cooler temperatures and the 50mm of rain of the past few days is hopefully the start of our normal winter weather pattern. We are currently sitting at @100mm of rain less than our average for this time of year, this obviously means that we need above average winter rains to recharge the bore aquifers and refill our dams in preparation for next summer.
The rain we have recieved has thouroughly washed the recent fairway gypsum application into the profile. Greens have received an application of fungicide to target an outbreak of Dollar spot and Anthracnose that has flared up due to the high disease pressure caused by the warm temperatures and high humidity during the last month.
All greens, tees and surrounds will receive applications of liquid fertilizer and iron in the coming weeks. These scheduled monthly applications are to help to maintain acceptable nutrient levels, colour and aid with disease suppression throughout the winter months.
A second application of pre-emergent product will be applied to fairways to give us further Poa annua control over the next 12-14 weeks. Poa annua that is present will also be targeted with a post-emergent product.
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