Calabasas Country Club Maintenance Department Memorial Day is just around the corner and with it brings the beautiful weather that most Southern Californians are acclimated to. The grounds crew will be switching gears as temperatures climb: There will be an increase in hand watering, hydrojecting, fungicide & wetting agent applications. The frequency of mowing will also increase as we approach these warmer months. There are a few projects to button-up this week and several planned for the upcoming months. The maintenance department’s primary objective is staying on target with maintenance standards and the long range health of the course. Second, is to reveal and polish some the grounds natural beauty. Here are a few activities planed for the remainder of April & May: |
Greens
- Needle tine aeration
- Verticutting
- Light Top-dressing
- Hydrojecting
- Fertilizer
- Fungicide
- Insecticide
- Growth regulator
- Poa Annua seed head suppression
Tees
- Spiking
- Fertilizing
- Soil Surfactant
- Reshaping tees
- Resurfacing #10 Blue Tee
Fairways
- Solid tine in traffic areas
- Soil Surfactant/Wetting Agent
- Sodding thin areas
Collars/Approaches
- Verticutting
- Top-dressing
- Fertilizing
Roughs
- Spiking traffic areas
- Fertilizing
- Herbicide
Regards,
Eric Wenzinger
Golf Course Superintendent
