As we continue our battle with high temps and low rainfall we are seeing the turf turning off color and thinning in some areas. In the past we have talked about the irrigation system is not a replacement for rainfall. It is used to supplement lack of rain for short periods of time. I have a few pictures of where the rock saw cut a trench for the irrigation lines and then back filled with soil. During drought you can definitely see the benefits of the soil replaced lines compared to the rocky soils that are on the golf course.
Here are a couple of examples of this:
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We have added wetting agents, hand watering and extra watering to these areas. I was also curious to look at some of the weather data from the course to help with some perspective on the current situation. Last March we got a new weather station that records and keeps daily weather data. I decided to look into this to compare last May through July to compare it to this year. I looked at daily temperature average ( daily highs and lows averaged together) and rainfall amounts over the 3 months. Here is what the weather station had:Rainfall….
2021. 2022
May. 7.1”. 2.66”
June. 3.89”. 1.31”
July. 4.2”. .26”
Average monthly temperatures
2021. 2022
May. 72.1. 79.7
June. 80.1. 84.7
July. 80.6. 87.3
The GCM staff continues to work hard though this unprecedented weather time. They also want to thank the members that have continued to encourage them for their work through the heat of the summer.
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