Yet Another West Texas Wind Storm

This years first sign of moisture came with high winds.  Some minor tree damage, but nothing too severe.  With higher overnight lows the golf course is finally starting to wake up, mowing is becoming more frequent and thin spots are filling in!



Cottonwood Between #4 and #5

Elm #15





Cottonwood #9



 We are continuing to aerify weak areas in the fairways and rough and are nearing completion.  Once we are are done working through these areas we will begin slicing fairways.  Slicers work by using a thin triangle shaped blade to cut a deep vertical slice in the turf and soil, this creates a place for gas exchange and water infiltration to occur which will promote overall turf health, the best thing about this process is its less disruptive and will not interfere with play, you won't even notice the slices!

Along with higher temperatures and humidity comes disease pressure.  One pathogen that we see the most at EPCC is Dollar Spot (Sclerotinia homeocarpa) which infects our creeping bentgrass greens.  We are currently combating this pathogen both chemically and culturally.  For more information regarding dollar spot disease visit http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/turf/publications/Dollarspot.html



Spraying Collars For Crabgrass



Fertilizing #15 Fairway After Aerification