Tinning and dressing greens

[Tashyboy]

Just reading another blog where someone has mentioned about the greens being tinned and dressed. Don't know owt about green keeping but it seems an odd time of the year to be doing that and thought that would be six weeks off towards the end of the season.

 

[fundy]

ours were done yesterday/today, always done about this time, after club champs but whilst still growing season

 

[DCB]

Greens have a far better chance of recovering at the moment and if properly dressed will be back to pristine condition in 7-10 days. Leave it until later and you may not be in the best condition for a lot longer as the soil temp drops and growing is affected.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Just reading another blog where someone has mentioned about the greens being tinned and dressed. Don't know owt about green keeping but it seems an odd time of the year to be doing that and thought that would be six weeks off towards the end of the season.

It's done when you still have prime growing conditions - if you do it in 6 weeks then your greens won't recover for a good couple of months and then people spent all winter complaining

Ours where done a week ago and just about recovered now so the members only complain for about 2 weeks

 

[Norrin Radd]

at my club they are done the last week of sept the week after club champs.

 

[Sheffieldhacker]

Opening post is a common theme. And also why so many courses struggle to do there maintainance

 

[kerber0s1983]

Ours are being done next week, just in time for the monthly medal the week after

 

[ManinBlack]

Ours done yesterday & today. Tined, areiated & dressed. They will run the turf iron over them tomorrow & will be fine again by the weekend.

 

[Deleted member 15717]

Just reading another blog where someone has mentioned about the greens being tinned and dressed. Don't know owt about green keeping but it seems an odd time of the year to be doing that and thought that would be six weeks off towards the end of the season.

Unfortunately, this seems to be a common theme when people complain about greens. The green staff are trained in what they do, and often know what is best for the course they maintain for us to play on....leave them to it!

 

[backwoodsman]

Wasn't this topic a very recent thread? As folk have said, this is best time of year - good growing & recovery conditions.

Ours were done Monday to Wednesday 2 weeks ago - the following conversation took place on the Saturday immediately

PP "When they going to do the greens? I thought they were going to do them this past week?"
Me "They did."
PP "You sure?"
Me "Yep. That's why they're just a bit slow"
PP "You really sure?"
Me "Yep" (says me pointing at faint traces of aeration" holes)
PP "Well blow me.." (or words to that effect which I can't print)

Absolute perfect time to have done it.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Three weeks since ours were done and all good within two.

As said tining needs to be undertaken when growing conditions are good, not left until mid to late October.

 

[Spuddy]

Ours were done last Monday and the holes were hardly noticeable on Saturday when I played.

 

[Norrin Radd]

i would assume the further north the sooner they get done.

 

[delc]

Ours were done about three weeks ago and sanded. They were horrid for the first three or four days after that, but they are now really good again. :thup:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Ours were done a few weeks back. They are as good as they've ever been. Very happy with them (and the overall condition of the course to be honest)

 

[Dellboy]

Ours were done a month ago and have only just settled down again, always a pain when they do them but needs must !

 

[Tashyboy]

Unfortunately, this seems to be a common theme when people complain about greens. The green staff are trained in what they do, and often know what is best for the course they maintain for us to play on....leave them to it!

Thing is, I asked because I did not know and the response that the greens recover better when there is still prime growing conditions contributes towards ones/ my education 👍

 

[Deleted member 15717]

Thing is, I asked because I did not know and the response that the greens recover better when there is still prime growing conditions contributes towards ones/ my education 👍

I agree, it is good to know. Would have thought head greenkeeper would have some communication with members about it though! It's just a usual case that everyone moans thinking they know better, when really, they have no idea.

Wasn't having a pop at you...just sometimes, greenstaff need a break!

 

[Farmergeddon]

We are in North Yorks and are having ours done next week. Thing is experience tells all the members that the greens never recover to what they were before hand, I know they have to be done especially in a clay area like ours but it seems a shame most members reckon that we should leave them another month or so and enjoy them as they are and just put up with crap greens through the rest of the winter because doing them now they wont be much better anyway.

 

[upsidedown]

Ours done first week in August and perfect now :thup: They are always done then so everyone knows and books Opens etc if they so desire as were shut for 3 days.