The Season is Officially Here

We charged the irrigation system yesterday and, as far as I am concerned, thus marks the true beginning of the 2009 season.

For the past four seasons, we have brought the irrigation system online during the first week of March. It is at this point, everything else seems to start as well.

The bentgrass is coming out of dormancy and we are now beginning to mow greens more frequently. The transitional ryegrass is also beginning to grow and soon we will be mowing tees on a more regular basis.

There is just something about seeing a sprinker running for the first time since November that lets you know the days of working on indoor projects are on the way out. In only 2 weeks, we will be performing our Spring Aeration. This year, we have chosen to spike the greens rather than perform the usual Spring Deep-Tine, more to come on this later.

Now having the system up and running, we will be spending the next few days inspecting all the sprinklers throughout the course, marking any that need repairs.

For it won't be long before we are irrigating daily. Ah, summer. *sigh*