The Green
At the end of the 2019 season, we started work on creating our new green. It’s been a lot of hard work – but has resulted in an excellent playing surface that we are really proud of.
We have a dedicated team of volunteers who maintain the green under the leadership of James Washer. All mowing, edge trimming, spiking, scarifying, ditch maintenance and surround maintenance is carried out by our volunteers during the playing season. Spraying of wetting agents and other non-hazardous agents are also carried out by the team of volunteers. We have the use of professional services for major works at the beginning and the end of the season and for spraying specialist products. The team have worked extremely hard over the past couple of years to improve our green and I think you can all now start to see the improvements.
If you want to join the Green Keeping Team, we work Monday and Thursday mornings. Contact James Washer to find out more. We would like more volunteers as we should ideally cut the green three times a week.
The weekly maintenance starts with cutting the green diagonally both ways. Scarifying to remove thatch every 2 weeks and shallow spiking/aeration with the round tines on alternate 2 weeks. Wetting agent is applied monthly to help water penetration to avoid “dry-patch”.
Fertilizer, selective weed killer, fungicide and moss treatment is applied by a contractor if/when necessary. Bird damage and other repairs and surface improvements is one of the teams’ ongoing tasks. Green surrounds are cut regularly, flowers tended and hedges trimmed as needed.
Did you know that the green has to be swept early every morning throughout the year to disperse worm casts and remove the dew to minimise fungal disease and damage? The hardy team of volunteers operate a rota to ensure that your green is maintained in tip top condition.
Well done once again to the Green Keeping Team and thank you all.
GETTING READY FOR THE NEW SEASON
Lots to be done over the next few weeks - the Green Team is out there again (and looking for more volunteers)
This is the Verti-drain procedure being carried out. Holes 200mm deep are driven into the green at about 75mm intervals. The idea is to improve drainage that will last into the season and improve the green.