Today the recovery of the greens is in full force so much so that now it is time to slow the growth back down. Mark and myself went to evaluate the quality of cut on the greens this morning and as suspected with the increased temperatures and humidity, plus the extra fertilizer inputs the growth is through the roof. We even went as far as to double cut 13's green only to discover the baskets were almost just as full on the second pass as they were on the first ... almost.
Tomorrow, we are addressing the green speed by in the morning double cutting the greens, then following that up with a light topdressing. Additionally, we are addressing the thatch of the new sod laid in June by double verticutting just those areas. These processes will start the process of smoothing out and speeding up the greens. But remember this will not happen overnight ... but the day after I will be spraying a growth regulator to future speed them up.
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