The cooler weather has come upon us earlier this year than in past years, and even today we had a slight frost in the low lying areas. So what does this mean ... well currently the ryegrass is still germinating and what has germinated is only at the first and second tiller so far. Early cold weather along with the the flush of bermudagrass that we experienced in October after the rains will lead to off-coloring and thinning of the turf especially in the fairways and tees.
The good news is that we have so far put down 1,200 lbs per acre in the fairways and are fertilizing heavy to combat this thinning effect. In addition, we will be performing foliar fertilizer applications starting next week. The best news is that here in the Valley these effects historically go away during the first part of January as the ryegrass begins to tiller.
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