Preparing for Spring

Today we fertilized our Greens with a product called Earthworks 5-4-5. This is an organic fertilizer containing 5 % Nitrogen as well as Calcium and several micronutrients.

We apply this product once a month, all year long, at varying rates based on % of desired Nitrogen. Regular applications of Earthworks also help us build our CEC's (Cation Exchange Capacity).

These winter or dormant applications are necessary to both build our CEC's and promote microbial activity in the Spring when soil temps rise again.

Pictured above is Tyler Day, fertilizing # 16. Tyler was recently accepted into Virginia Tech's Turfgrass Management Program. So in addition to preparing the greens for Spring, we are also preparing Tyler for the Spring, improving his training and education in fertilization and calibration.