Fertilizer and Its Importance

A friend sent me this picture from a golf course in the Valley that show just how important fertilize is to having a high end golf course.  The entire area was seeded and the green spot is where the dog did its business.  Due to budget reductions he was able to seed the area but not fertilize therefore the ryegrass will not grow except where the dogs do the thing.

To a much lesser extent this is what you see in our roughs ... plenty of seed yet slightly yellowing since with the rising costs of fuel and fertilizer (both almost 100%+ in the past two years) has forced us to mainly concentrate in the greens, fairways and tees.  Mind you this is not a bad thing just explains the "thinking outside the box" that superintendents have to do to produce the best product we can with the resources we have currently.

Thankfully, Avondale is looking great and getting better each day.