Monday, April 15, 2013
April 15
Today I took my commerial pesticide applicators license for the state of Wyoming. And I passed!!
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Pink Snow Mold and Fairy Ring
While I was on a walk about I ran into our good friend Microdochium nivale!
Luckily with the warm weather coming soon we anticipate our turf making a full recovery.
I also ran into a little type 2 fairy ring.
Also seen in these two pictures are brown spots as a result of Elk traffic
I also ran into a little type 2 fairy ring.
Previous Day's Work
Since I began work on March 25th, that means there has been a two week delay on my blog! Sorry, so here is a quick update on my duties during the first two weeks of work.
During the first two weeks I began my day by checking on the clubhouse. I would pick up trash, shovel snow, and any other odds and ends that would make the clubhouse look cleaner. I also was responsible for taking the recycling from the clubhouse to the recycling center down in Hoback Junction, WY.
During the first week, I had the chance to ride along and help groom the Nordic course with the SnowCat.
Once the weather started to cooperate we began to clear off our Nordic "cross country" ski course. We used a Zaugg attatched to a skid steer to blow the snow
During the first two weeks I began my day by checking on the clubhouse. I would pick up trash, shovel snow, and any other odds and ends that would make the clubhouse look cleaner. I also was responsible for taking the recycling from the clubhouse to the recycling center down in Hoback Junction, WY.
During the first week, I had the chance to ride along and help groom the Nordic course with the SnowCat.
Once the weather started to cooperate we began to clear off our Nordic "cross country" ski course. We used a Zaugg attatched to a skid steer to blow the snow
During this process it was my duty to jam a piece of re-bar into the ground and mark out a path for the Zaugg
April 12, 2012
Hello Earthlings,
Welcome to my Turfgrass blog! Actually this isn't just a turf management blog, its more of a journal of my activities in my new home of Teton Village, Wyoming. For starters, I'm 21 years old, Rutgers Turf Student, Intern at Shooting Star Golf Club, golfer, snowboarder, foodie, and much much more.
Now lets move on to the golf course. Today I began my day my repairing and testing our fertigation system. At Shooting Star, fertigation is our main source of food for out plants. The system works by utilizing six tanks that are connected to our irrigation system. When we decide that the grass needs to be feed we turn on the agitation pumps and begin pumping the "juice" into the irrigation lines. Using proper fertigation systems leads to less time and labor spent on manually applying fertilizer.
Welcome to my Turfgrass blog! Actually this isn't just a turf management blog, its more of a journal of my activities in my new home of Teton Village, Wyoming. For starters, I'm 21 years old, Rutgers Turf Student, Intern at Shooting Star Golf Club, golfer, snowboarder, foodie, and much much more.
Now lets move on to the golf course. Today I began my day my repairing and testing our fertigation system. At Shooting Star, fertigation is our main source of food for out plants. The system works by utilizing six tanks that are connected to our irrigation system. When we decide that the grass needs to be feed we turn on the agitation pumps and begin pumping the "juice" into the irrigation lines. Using proper fertigation systems leads to less time and labor spent on manually applying fertilizer.
While in the process, I managed to record my first injury of the year! Remember always use a clean box cutter when slicing hoses!
Later in the day I checked greens 3, 6-10 for elk traffic marks and other divots. THe proecess for fixing the divots included:
1. Identification
2. Fix with divot tool
3.Add black sand to warm soil up
4. Hope it works!
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