CAPEL GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE

During the past week we finished preps for the 5th tee ready for turf. Rotary tilled the good stuff in ( organics )  Connor loves the stuff, he says it's good for the immune system ! Jack not so much wearing his charcoal disposposble mask and arm length hi vis. After final levels were set, we also applied carbon products along with molasses, kelp and various elements to "charge" the soil profile, ready to sustain turf growth. All under the ever present watchful eye of our supervisors  he wasn't happy with that particular level  She just wants the turf down  We will turf the area early next week and plan to have it ready for play by the end of December, in time for the 2023 Capel Open.  1 Green RHS improvements. Though this work was not scheduled to commence for a few weeks, with Ron Grant and the loan excator both available and on site with no guarantee when both would be free in future we had to make the most of the opp

Greens are now at 3mm, normal heights in great condition, though will remain a little slower and soft for a few weeks as the nutrients levels balance and we transition from promoting growth for recovery to maintenance mode. They are knitting up nicely and will only benefit from more cuts and a balanced nutrient input. 5th tee works finally moved forward this week. We are not exclusively working on this project, only as time permits between other maintenance tasks. With a small staff and a huge work demand, we are forced to take a longer approach to some projects. With no impact to play,  there is no ETA on completion, but once stage 1 is completed will give us an extra 120m2 of tee space to handle an extra 2000 rounds a year.  More information on stage 2 ( black championship tee area) to come, watch this space....... Volunteers are making progress on the shed with thumbs up 👍  Graham Colton leading the troops. Lastly,  the fairways are responding we