As the 2013 summer is coming to an end, we have now begun
preparing for fall seeding and aerification. Fall greens
and tees aerification will be September 24-27 and fairway
aerification will be October 1-11. We will be pulling cores
in all areas this year and incorporating sand in the greens and tees.
Some holes will be closed during aerification for worker safety and
to speed up this process. Check in with the golf shop for daily updates .
This year I will also be posting hole closures and the aerification process
on TWITTER @michaeloxmoor for your convenience.
You will begin seeing a lot of areas turning white throughout the
course. A new chemical has been introduced to the golf industry
that eradicates bermuda, Dallis grass, and goose grass in fescue, rye,
and bentgrass with little to no damage. These areas turn white because
the chemical is inhibiting the plant from producing chlorophyll.
This is a pretty exciting product that many superintendents having been
dreaming of for a very long time. Something that can control Bermuda
in bentgrass is a miracle and will prevent us from doing total grass kills
to eradicate. The two pictures below, #3 rough, are our test areas to
see how effective this product will be and to test our rates out before
applying to the fairways. You will continue to see this for the remainder
of the season.
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| Pictured above is a healthy Ash tree and below is a soon to be dead Ash. Many of you have probably heard of the Emerald Ash Borer on the news. It's now at Oxmoor and has started slowly killing these trees. At this time we have approximately 12 Ash trees infected with the borer. We have close to 70 Ash trees on the property. We will soon be removing the infected trees and treating the remainder. All trees that are cut down will be burned at the debris pile to help eradicate this pest. I will keep you posted! |
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The Superintendent's Revenge is returning to Oxmoor on
Sunday, October 13, 2013. All proceeds will go to the purchase
of Knockout Roses to be installed along #9 lake bridge side.
I have posted photoshopped pictures in the clubhouse for
what this space will look like. I hope everyone can attend
this now annual event for a great time with friends and to
win prizes. |
