Rough Grass

 Slit seeding process

Seed filled slits

Our greatest struggle in recent days has been the keeping up with the mowing of the rough.  This recent wet spell from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac has directly coincided with the peak temperatures in vegetative grass growth, as any homeowner with a lawn can attest to.   It was the perfect storm, coming off a wet holiday weekend followed by our fall greens aerification and a tournament on Monday we have been forced to give our best effort to mow rough and attempt to stay ahead of golf play during the morning hours.  This hasn’t exactly been successful as the wet, sticky grass simply lays over from the weight of our equipment, and whatever grass clippings that are cut end up sticking together in large clumps.  We resorted to having 2 power blowers chasing the rough mower around, doing their best to break up the clumps immediately after mowing.  By the end of the week we should be able to catch up and resume normal rough mowing the following week.  Although the long thick rough has been an inconvenience for golf play and maintenance, we were fortunate enough that most of the rough made it out of dormancy just fine.  Any thin or weak area will be seeded this week and with any luck we will get a little rain to help expedite the germination process.