While we have made great strides with the Mini Verde greens throughout the unusual cool temps and heavy rain, nothing compares to what a 90 degree day with full sun can do.
The greens have responded amazingly well through the past week of high 80's-low 90's temperatures. Based off of this summers weather pattern, I couldn't have asked for a better scenario going into the reopening. Higher air temps do so much for turf grass types like Bermuda. Higher air temperatures are directly related to higher soil temperatures and this is why the grass thrives. When the canopy of the plant and the subsurface reach higher temps, this creates a perfect platform for all areas of plant growth. Roots begin to search deeper for water and the stolon of the plant starts to aggressively grow laterally.
Temperature and sunlight are critical in growing and maintaining a healthy and vibrant sports turf. As the temperatures increased over the past week, this allowed the plant to photosynthesize more, thus creating a need for more food to grow. We have been fertilizing the greens with a formulated plan that gave the grass an opportunity to explode once the higher temps set in.
As you can see from the pics below, taken this morning, we have made tremendous strides over the past week. I think I speak for all the GCM staff when I say, we are very excited to be on the verge of opening the course greens for member play.
Wesley Michielsen
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