With these great spring temperatures and rain, we've had good success with our seeding to bridge the gap between what was done last fall and where we need to be for opening the course to play.
Unfortunately, much of the seed that was planted late in the fall and dormant seeded in the winter was either washed away by the heavy rains or frozen off shortly after germination with the incredibly low temps we got a couple months ago.
In response to this, we have seeded over 4000 lbs of tall fescue in the rough, one 4-foot pass at a time. We also have been using our hydro-mulch unit to cover seed on steep slopes and tough to establish areas. Though the weeds are also taking advantage of the rain and temperatures, we are confident we can have things cleaned up in time for golf. Spring seeding is an adventure.
I want to take a moment to shout out our small, but incredible crew here at Swope. It is clear that everyone has a clear goal in mind and is working their tails off to make it happen. I know it has been a lot to ask of these guys, but every one of them has absolutely risen to the occasion.
Antonio, Julio, Alex, Carlos, Ulises, Bill, Sam, and MJ-- Hats off to you!
