Showing posts with label Frost. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frost. Show all posts

Thursday, November 12, 2009

A change in scenery






This last weekends snow storm brought us more accumulation than I can remember in the last few years, and has stuck around all week. Although we only received 4-5 inches of snow on the golf course, we had over an inch in total precipitation after checking the gauges throughout the course. With daytime highs in the 50 degree range and lows in the 20's, needless to say, the golf course is still closed to golfers. Once the golf course is clear, we will be spraying a preventative snow mold application to all 30 greens. An anti-desiccant will also be applied to tees and fairways to prevent turf loss over the winter months. Once this is done, our topdressing regiment will begin. Stay tuned for live updates and commentary on the process and be sure to left-click on the pictures to get a better detailed look.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

If you don't like the weather in Colorado.....


.......just wait five minutes, or a month. November, for the most part, has been quite different than usual by way of local weather. Last week we enjoyed temperatures 10-20 degrees higher than average for this time of year with highs in the upper 70's and lows hovering in the mid-40's. This has been quite a change from the snow and ice storms we received in October. With these warmer-than-average temperatures, the turf hasn't quite hardened off into dormancy and will require that we continue to water the golf course as needed. As we move into our winter season, our tee times have been pushed back to 9:00am. Please be sure to check in with the pro-shop staff on course availability and frost delays.