As with most things we do on the golf course, weather plays a huge factor. Often maintenance schedules and cultural programs are postponed, or delayed all together. During April and May Wanakah received several inches of rain making the golf course practically impossible to mow let alone spray for clover. Timely sprays were canceled or put on hold until conditions improved. Once the rains had stopped, the grounds staff was busy finishing work on the new improvements made last fall to holes 1, 2, 4, 5 and 9.
As Labor Day arrives, temperatures will start to cool and conditions will again favor the control of clover. Fall is the ideal time of year to control broad leaf weeds. Applications of fertilizer will be applied, helping to improve density in the turf stand and crowding out the clover.
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