Sunday 19 October 2014

End of Oct 2014

Autumn is finally here.. Slitting of greens and hedge trimming has now begun!!


Monday 6 October 2014

Oct 7th - Astro turf added to 5th path

Drainage and Astro turf have now been added to the 5th path, please let us know your thoughts once you have seen it on the course..



Other work currently being done - new Gorse plantations being inserted on the front nine holes!

Sunday 5 October 2014

Oct 2014 - Conservation ideas

Since going on a very interesting seminar last month we've been thinking about conservation areas around the course and what we can do to help some of the key aspects without effecting any areas of play so in the future months we will be using some of these areas and will try to help and encourage conservation.. We had an expert (John Handley - Pitchcare) come and visit us and gave us lots of helpful tips and advice. If anyone wants to know more about this please ask us when you see us.
A few interesting facts which was on our seminar course last month -




Friday 3 October 2014

Rescue - As some of you might notice, the surround's around our main 18 greens have gone a light brown colour, this is because we applied the chemical 'Rescue' to them which take out all the rye and coarser grasses which are un sightly and also harder to putt off.

Overview

Rescue is a highly selective grass weed herbicide, for the removal of Ryegrass whilst leaving fine turf grasses unaffected. Rescue is approved for use across the golf course, including greens, tees, fairways, approaches, semi-rough and rough.
Ryegrass in fescue
Removal of Ryegrass infestation (above) from greens can achieve more consistent ball roll and a better quality fine turf surface. On fairways, Ryegrass control can improve both the playability and visual appearance of the course, as well and helping  to achieve a clean finish from mowing. In rough areas thinning out dense Ryegrass makes it easier to locate balls and avoid slow play. Research also shows the potential to of Rescue to enhance the environmental value of out-of-play rough areas, by removing unwanted ryegrass and creating a habitat where wildflowers and biodiversity can thrive.
The product has been extensively trialled by greenkeepers across the UK during 2008 & 2009 - successfully controlling Ryegrass on links, heathland and parkland courses. The trialists have alo noted useful control of other grass coarse grass weeds, including Yorkshire Fog and Purple Moor-grass.
Rescue is a produc t of the £600m annual Syngenta investment in global R&D and developed at the company's dedicated International Turf Research Centre, at Stein in Switzerland. Following extensive trials by STRI, UK golf course managers are the first in the world to receive approval for the use of Rescue.
 ALWAYS READ THE LABEL BEFORE USE. 

Chemical/Formulation

Rescue contains 45 g/l (4.59% w/w) pinoxaden and 11.25 g/l (1.15% w/w) cloquintocet-mexyl as an emulsifiable concentrate.
Pinoxaden is an entirely new active ingredient for the turf industry, from the new class of 'den' herbicide technology.
Rescue is rapidly taken up into the plant and quickly moves through the plant to leaf tip and roots.
Rescue activity 
Rescue targets specific enzymes responsible for cell division, stopping the growth of susceptible plants and quickly leading to leaf die back.   The growth enzyme in Ryegrass is especially susceptible to the effects of pinoxaden, whilst Poa annua, for example, is resistent to the effects. With Fescue grasses the fine leaf architecture limits the uptake of the active ingredient, so Fescues are unaffected by Rescue aplication at the recommneded rates.Browntop or Colonial Bentgrass has, occasionally, shown signs of slight discolouration following application, but quickly recovers in good growing conditions. 
Rescue grass selectivity
Rescue is formulated with a built-in wetter for optimised performance and simplified use.

Packaging

Rescue is supplied in 1-litre Syngenta S-pac packaging.
The Syngenta S-pac has key advantages for operators including:
  • No fiddly foil seal, makes opening and pouring easier and faster
  • Large, easy grip lids are safe to handle and fast to use
  • Large bottle opening is easy and safe to pour
  • Rigid bottles are robust and safe to handle
  • A slippy internal lining makes rinsing easy and ensures cleaner bottles
  • Once rinsed, the S-pac is compleytely recyclable through and approved container recycling schemes