Cuscowilla friends
It’s time for another quick update on the progress of our new bentgrass 007 and Tyee greens here at Cuscowilla.
We have reduced the watering of our greens now to twice a day, one five minute watering, and one 12 minute. The optimum growing temperatures have not arrived yet, as we experienced 97 degree + temperatures this week already. Grass does not want to grow very well in that kind of oppressive heat!
The diurnal temperature variation (range of high and low) is starting to get closer to the optimum range, which is a great help, but the day time 90+ plus temperatures need to drop before we see the significant lateral spreading of the bentgrass we are all waiting for to full in the thin areas, although the greens are continuing to improve.
We are continuing to top-dress, spike and apply high phosphorous levels of fertilizer, which will help sustain growth.
Ask anyone that drives past, or walks up to the greens and they look ready to play, but upon closer inspection we do not have the thickness of grass we need to be thinking of that yet – we intend to get this right and wait until it is safe to play of the greens without moving backwards. We will update you on progress in the weeks ahead, which hopefully, sooner rather than later will bring some cooler days.
Thank you for your continued support and interest of our exciting new greens
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