Irrigation Update

So far everything is going very smoothly on the irrigation additions and improvements on holes 6 and 7. We divided the two holes into two sections, attacking all the sod removal, trenching, pipe and wire installation, and back filling and sodding in the first section as a whole and then we will move onto the the section phase. Lastly will be the satellite installations and pulling of new wires to the old heads that will be staying in the ground.
I was hoping trenching would be nice black dirt, but it turned out to be a rocky battle.

Trenching - tree roots and rocks

Some areas were nice soil and we moved right along

Just a few rocks

Numerous tree roots were another thing we ran into.  This is a great example on how the tree roots on a golf course usually take on a shallow habit because of our high maintenance of irrigation and fertilizing.  These shallow roots then pull nutrients and water from the turfgrass causing stress on the plants.

Look at all the shallow tree roots

A large tree roots growing along the old pipe, bowing up the pipe

Tree roots removed with a chainsaw

Roots encompassing the pipe

Trenches are prepped and pipe installation is ready to begin

Trenches are all prepped, pipe going in

More pipe installation

Now we are in the process of running wires.  Back filling and sodding will start today.

Preparation work for the new satellites

Keeping paths open for golfers to cross trenches