On Monday of this week I had my staff apply some soluble fertilizer to the greens. The positive of the soluble fertilizer is that it is fast acting and gives immediate nutrition to the plant. The negative is that there is a serious chance of burning the plant from the material. This application was done an attempt to take advantage of the last course closure of the year, as well as to take advantage of having no golfers on the course to be able to apply the required water immediately after the application to avoid potential tip burn...obviously my team failed to accomplish the "avoid tip burn" part.
The resulting speckled appearance is a superficial injury and will go away quickly. As the grass grows and extends vertically, the damages leaf tissue will be mowed off daily. Now that the course is open everyday the soluble fertilizers will be stored away and no longer used until next summer to avoid any potential mishaps during the winter golfing season.
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