Around the course there are little patches of yellow turf everywhere. It is not a disease or anything to worry about! It is the result of my staff going hard after all the weeds caused by the rains.
All of the persistent rain makes if very difficult to get out and do our normal weed control measures. One of the biggest reasons is that if I know it is going to rain, I don't let the guys go out and spray any chemicals to control the weed population. Also, everything we do to the course over the summer opens up the bare soil which invites even more weeds to invade. For example, in the picture below you can see where the weeds are popping up in the Curfew injection lines from the nematode control procedure done 2 weeks ago. Like most things in life I guess, one issue's treatment results in another issue.
In order to get the course cleaned up now that I am done poking holes, ripping the grass to shreds and slicing lines all over the place the staff is aggressively attacking the weeds. The little bit of yellowing is a temporary side affect of a strong herbicide treatment. I purposely told the staff to take advantage of the last bit of growing weather we have left and go hard after the weeds, the Celebration will bounce right back in a week. So don't worry about the yellow spots, they will disappear along with the weeds.
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