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#4 Rock-wall week 1:
The cliff from upper #4 to lower #4 fairway has been sloughing off and breaking away for quite some time. This is a project that should...

David Buckner
Oct 1, 20210 min read


Venting and details:
After many days of watering constantly to grow in the seedlings, the course can get over saturated. We are going through all fairways and...

David Buckner
Sep 29, 20211 min read


Overseed Turf Health:
As we end our 3rd week of overseed closure, we are sitting right where we want to be overall. From seed planting to now we are averaging...

David Buckner
Sep 27, 20211 min read


Grow-in day #19
Kubota the dog is enjoying pipe leaks more than I am. At least someone gets to enjoy the weekend golf course problems! Our pipes are very...

David Buckner
Sep 25, 20210 min read


Cart paths and bunkers:
Bermudagrass has an aggressive growth habit, with rhizomes and stolons allowing the grass to grow both laterally and vertically. We are...

David Buckner
Sep 23, 20211 min read


Grow-in day #15
This is the 3rd mow on fairways and approaches today. We’ve dropped HOC (height of cut) to 0.650” on fairways and 0.550” on approaches...

David Buckner
Sep 22, 20211 min read


Pumps and projects
All concrete work is finished, and cart paths are ready for carts! we are excited to have the paths cleaned up and no more temporary fill...

David Buckner
Sep 21, 20211 min read


Grow-in day #13
As we begin the start of our 3rd week of closure and day 13 of water, we are seeing some very positive results from seed so far. Ryegrass...

David Buckner
Sep 20, 20210 min read


Grow-in day #9
The ryegrass is getting fuller by the day. We are doing our first mow on all fairways and approaches today. The lower holes, #1-8 always...

David Buckner
Sep 16, 20211 min read


Overseed Closure: Cart path renovation work
We are taking advantage of the closure to take care of all of the broken cart path sections. Removing the old concrete, and pouring new...

David Buckner
Sep 16, 20211 min read


Overseed Closure: project #15 tees
We used an excavator to knock down the hillside behind the forward tee on #15 in an attempt to open up the view of the left side of the...

David Buckner
Sep 15, 20211 min read


Grow-in day #8
Ryegrass is still thin and there are still seedlings that have yet to pop, but what is up so far is getting tall. We did our first mow on...

David Buckner
Sep 15, 20211 min read


Grow-in day #6
We are officially able to see visible ryegrass emerging through the bermudagrass. The ryegrass is thin and sparse, but beginning to...

David Buckner
Sep 13, 20211 min read


Pressure Regulation
As we watch water and check for problems and issues, we started seeing low pressure on holes 2-5. If problems like this go unnoticed, it...

David Buckner
Sep 11, 20211 min read


Grass emergence
At 4 days into water cycles, we are starting to see the first signs of grass emergence. Hopefully in a couple more days there will be...

David Buckner
Sep 11, 20211 min read


Roots!
After 48 hrs of water, we have our first signs of seed germination. Some baby roots are popping out of a select number of seeds. I‘m...

David Buckner
Sep 10, 20211 min read


Overseed 2021 - The Process
We start by lightly vertical mowing all turf surfaces to open up the bermudagrass canopy a few weeks before closure. Once turf canopy is...

David Buckner
Sep 9, 20211 min read


Overseed
Every September, we close the golf course for 4 weeks to overseed it, starting the day after Labor Day. What is Overseed? Overseed is a...

David Buckner
Sep 8, 20212 min read
Greens Section Aerification:
Informative article put out by the USGA: https://twitter.com/usgagrnsection/status/1430500202704609284?s=21

David Buckner
Aug 26, 20211 min read


USGA Agronomist Consulting Visit Report
See below for link to full report from USGA Agronomist on site visit at Conestoga. https://14568a98-dabb-4b13-b42e-ffeb1763547e.usrfiles....

David Buckner
Aug 19, 20211 min read
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