Top Diseases on Annual Bluegrass in California

Anthracnose

The greens have been battling a fungus, Anthracnose, for several weeks. We applied four fungicides to the greens and  feel we have finally stopped it. The greens seem to be healing quickly and should be good as new very soon.
 
Happy Healthy Green

 

Green After Getting Hit With Anthracnose

Grub Some Pine Meat!

 

This is what happens when animals such as racoons dig up the turfgrass as they look for grubs to eat. Although we apply an insecticide to the entire course in June, we occasionally have areas like this where we still get some grub activity. As the weather cools down the grub activity will stop. We will be repairing these areas in the next couple of weeks.

2012 Fairway Aerification Schedule

Jorge Aerifying the First  Fairway

 

 

2012 Fairway Aerification Schedule

Tuesday, October 9th,  Holes: 2 and 3

Wednesday, October 10th, Holes: 16 and 17

Friday, October 12th, Holes: 5 and 8

Tuesday, October 16th, Holes: 13 and 14

Wednesday, October 17th, Holes: 9 and 10

Friday, October 19th, Holes: 12 and 15

Tuesday, October 23rd, Holes: 4,6,7 and 11

Wednesday, October 24th, Holes: 1 and 18

Monday, October 29th, Par-3 Course. (Closed all day)

 

Science Experiment Gone Wrong

       A new algea recently appeared in the large lake between the 6th and 7th fairways. When we sent this picture of it to an aquatic specialist for identification, we received this response:" Looks like a Scum forming cyano bloom (likely anabaena). When it gets so thick on the surface the sun cooks it. The phycocyanin cooked pigment has that blue color. I would assume it smells bad."
          We removed virtually all of it last Friday with rakes. Today we are adding a chemical to the lake to kill whatever remains
     

USGA Visit

  USGA Agronamist Pat Gross will be visiting The Villages this Monday at 10:00 AM. Everyone is invited to come down to the putting green where Pat will be available for questions.

  

Pat Gross on The Villages Putting Green

Oil Leak

This is what it looks like when the rough mower springs a leak in one of its hydraulic hoses. We will reseed the area in October.