A new back tee was added to hole #2 in the winter of 2009/2010. It was then seeded and covered, and was ultimately lost to pink snow mold. This past Spring we sodded it with bentgrass and basically the seed never established itself and we lost the turf. We decided to redo it again and seed it this time, with a bentgrass mix consisting of A-1,A-4, and velvet bentgrass. Here is what it looked like 2 weeks after I seeded it:
When the new Superintendent took over he decided to give it a Lime and Gypsum application. The Lime we applied at 40 lbs./1000 ft.2, which helped get the pH to the level we wanted. The Gypsum we applied at 10 lbs./1000 ft.2. Gypsum is an excellent source of Calcium which is one of the major element's needed by bentgrass. Three months later it looks like this:
Once we put the Lime and Gypsum on it, the grass really filled in and it will definitely be ready for play in the Spring!
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