Annual comparisons are always interesting on critical agronomic occurrences. So far this spring has been cooler but drier than last year.
Last night I ran complete irrigation on all areas of the golf course for the first time, last year that occurred on April 19, a month earlier this year. Last year at this time we had gotten 3.6 inches of rain the month of March, so far this year we are at .35 for March. Also, the numerous windy days has not helped us retain moisture. The irrigation will start to soften up greens allowing them to hold more shots.
So far the golf course has started to green-up but the turf is not actively growing. With our soil conditions we see green-up around 43-45 degrees F on soil temperatures, but don't see growth until about 48 degrees. This year we have had many days with our high soil temp being 44-48, but very few days around the 50 degree mark.
It looks like next week will be warmer and hopefully we will start to get some more growth.
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