Slow Start

Cool temperatures and wet conditions have our Zoysia grass surfaces confused.  Tees and fairways are having a rough wake up call coming out of winter hibernation.  We had a warm stretch in April and the turf started growing, but multiple weeks of chilly weather has growth at a stand still.

Mowing fairways the 26th of April is pictured above.    The turf has since gone to a yellow-green shade.  Tee boxes have been seeing a lot of golf play but haven’t been growing enough to recover from divots and foot traffic.  This will start our season off with some thinning.

Wet conditions has sparked disease throughout the property too.  This is called Large Patch and only infects zoysia grass.  It has been treated, but will take time to recover.

And there’s more... multiple areas in fairways and tees are showing signs of winter kill.  The constant moisture over the last 5 months has drowned plants in low areas that don’t drain well.  We are continuing to access damage and will begin repair once the weather is more favorable for zoysia growth.  With that being said it does appear warmer weather is around the corner and hopefully we can turn over a new leaf very soon!