Cart Path Only...But It's Not Wet...Are You Crazy?

This past week a situation arose, where we were cartpath only, but it was not wet.  Why?  In this instance we were spraying the herbicide REVOLVER on Newport fairways.  Revolver is applied at a rate of 8 oz per acre.  Revolver is selective in that it KILLS ALL COOL SEASON GRASSES.  So if a golf cart were to track it into the rough, it could be unsightly.  I started spraying at 6 am, so foot traffic was not an issue.  There are other instances where we make applications for example Seaside fairways, we apply a penetrating surfactant to move water before or after rain events.  We have to water the product in to activate it, so the course may be wet, but you see sprinklers running.

More about the second year of  Revolver.  When we made the commitment to have bermudagrass be our primary grass on Newport fairways, the poa annua and ryegrass had to be cleaned up.  Revolver tragets the cool season turf, but is safe on the bermudagrass.  The result is less competition for the bermuda and allowing it to spread and become a great playing surface.  We have slowly been creeping the edges out on Newport.  The goal is to eventually have total bermudagrass fairways and a nice clean line along the rough edge.  The picture above clearly shows how far we have come on #5 Newport.  We will be slit seeding bermudagrass into these areas in early June.  Hopefully the increased sunlight from the selective tree removal will pay off. 

There always is a legitimate explaination for our crazy world of turf management.