Greenkeepers Q and A

[Neilds]

As it is a slow day at work I have been going through some (very) old posts on the forum. There was one started by a Green keeper who invited questions from the forum and it was a good read with some interesting views put forward. Are there any greens staff on the forum (real ones and not the clubhouse experts who think that just because their 2' x 2' lawn is kept pristine they are an authority) or could GM run something similar to the Ask the PGA Pro thread that is currently ongoing?

 

[nickjdavis]

I second this....what a great idea.

 

[Crazyface]

As it is a slow day at work I have been going through some (very) old posts on the forum. There was one started by a Green keeper who invited questions from the forum and it was a good read with some interesting views put forward. Are there any greens staff on the forum (real ones and not the clubhouse experts who think that just because their 2' x 2' lawn is kept pristine they are an authority) or could GM run something similar to the Ask the PGA Pro thread that is currently ongoing?

Great idea. Cor the questions that will pour in.

 

[clubchamp98]

I’m no expert but I worked for a sports turf maintenance company.
We dealt with anything grass related.

I was never involved with chemicals but know a lot of the old methods were banned under EU regs.

Each green keeper has their own methods depending on the type of soil.
So no answer fits all courses.

Great idea though.

 

[kp17]

This would be good

 

[D-S]

I would like to ask, if you wind the clock forward 10 or 15 years will most courses have the majority of their mowing work done by robot mowers?
Seems like a no brainer with some likely advances in technology.

 

[clubchamp98]

I would like to ask, if you wind the clock forward 10 or 15 years will most courses have the majority of their mowing work done by robot mowers?
Seems like a no brainer with some likely advances in technology.

We have some robots but the biggest problem with them is the battery life.
Ours only do the three holes surrounding the clubhouse.

They come in so often to recharge and use the same exact route that they are leaving big track marks around our 10th tee.
Might need to sort a variable route back to charge.

Imo there not big enough yet to cut a course when the grass is in full growing season.
But in the future who knows.

 

[Mel Smooth]

Can you level tee's in winter?

 

[clubchamp98]

Can you level tee's in winter?

Yes but there will be some subsidence this can be dealt with by top dressing and root zone before turfing.

 

[Viewer]

When is the best time for annual greens maintenance and what should (ideally) be carried out?