Spring Aeration

This week we are Verti Draining our greens with 8mm Solid Tines to a Depth of 180mm. Carrying out this operation is crucial in promoting healthy deep rooting grasses and has three main benefits 1. Aids percolation/drainage.2.Releives Compaction allowing deep rooting 3. Last and certainly not least gets oxygen down into the profile allowing gas exchange and the Soil food Web to Thrive, beneficial Fungi & Bacteria need Oxygen to work at breaking down organic matter and locked up nutrients making them available to the plant/roots.

Spring Dressings

Today we have managed to get our 5th Top Dressing of the Season on our Greens : )

Topdressing helps to promote smooth / true surfaces, it also helps dilute any thatch build up, and helps percolation/drainage its a win win win situation ! 

Soil Screening

We have just taken delivery of our new Soil Screener  :  )

This will allow us to be self sufficient in mixing our own soils ,top dressing and divot mix on site using recycled waste from refacing old bunkers,grass clippings turfing jobs ect.

Putting/Chipping Area Gets Major Refurbishment





The last big job this winter is to completley overhaul the Putting/Chipping Area between the Pavillion and the Driving Range.We are extending the putting area to create a putting course , filling in the old practice bunkers and building a new one in a safer location.The aim is to make this area a safer and more enjoyable place to practice Putting,Chipping and Bunker Play.

Old Worn Out Bunker

Filled in 2/3 of it and Shaped a Grass Hollow to mimic lots of on course situations!

                       To allow us to extend the Green this old Ridge was removed.

                                                         Turfing Away

                              New Practice Bunker Under Construction.                                                       

Turf Nursery

We have just completed the construction  of a brand new turf nursery,its a big step forward for us as we will no longer have to rely on using the turf from the practice chipping green .

February Update

The weather over the last few weeks has been great for getting work done .

The 7th Tee is now completed with just Irrigation Heads to fit.

Relevelled walkay to the 7th fairway is being Turfed .

Verti Draining Fairways has begun with 3/4 inch Tines to a depth of 9 inches.

A new work bench for setting up cutting units is being constructed ,with no black thumbs being reported yet !

Construction of a new Greens Turf Nursery is going well .Irrigation feed has been ploughed in. Most of the groundworks have been completed just final shaping left to do and were ready for the turf to arrive .

Winter Aeration

                                                              The 4th  Port Erroll

 The Storms from last week have passed so we are using the good weather to get some aeration done :  )
All Greens Will Be Verti Drained with 1/2 inch Tines to a Depth of 8 Inches.

Work Continues on the 18 th surround the Rear of the Green and LHS have been Turfed ,this leaves the RHS to be shaped prepped and turfed.

This is our 1st post of 2012 so we wish all our followers a Happy New Year !