Hey man, last video I saw from you the green was really in bad shape. Looks amazing now, great work man. Fall weather definitely helped mine. Had to increase fence height to keep the deer out. But now I have a mole or something digging these circular holes like 4-5” deep. Every. Day. Haven’t figured that one out yet. All the best man, enjoy your content and it’s helped me a great deal. Thanks again!
Excellent and thank you. Yea, little rain, watering, fert, and disease under control and she comes back. I have cranes digging little holes right now. And maybe squirrels. But, just part of the process.
Hello, has your irrigation season ended? If possible, I would like to communicate with you about the cooperation of a smart irrigation controller next spring. Are you interested?
How large a green is it? I think you and I are essentially in the same part of the world; I also struggle with worm casts. I am unclear what kind of grass you're using on the putting green. Does it just die every year? Do you have to worry about it spreading into your lawn?
There is a lot to unpack here, but I'll try to be as succinct as I can. I'm in the Milwaukee area. It is predominantly bentgrass. It doesn't die inherently, but being cut very short makes the margin for error much smaller combined with bentgrasses susceptibility to diseases like pythium and dollar spot. Dollar spot is what I lost a lot of the green and fairway to this year. I also struggle to water effectively as I don't have irrigation and have a ton of evening activities that don't allow me to water. I don't worry about it spreading as there are some selective herbicides to remove it.
@@JasonSeiberlich Thanks; yep, same part of the world. You didn't mention how large the green is; I'm sitting on 1/3 of an acre, wondering what area I would need to make for a good project. I recommend checking out 50lb. kiln dried bags of mason sand from Menards. The sand is bone dry, and extremely uniform. The bags are super convenient and can be stored outside. I know USGA sand is special, but I can't imagine anyone could ever tell the difference.
@hatpeach1 sand selection is mostly for particle size to ensure appropriate drainage and resisting compaction. But, yes, mason sand is usually fine. Often just too high percent of smaller particles that can pack together. My green is just under 1000 square feet and the whole area is around 7000 square feet.
I use same mix I used for the root zone mix to top dress with. It’s 90/10 Dakota peat mix from my local sod farm that supplies all the local golf courses. I had read somewhere (I think perhaps in a USGA article on the topic) that if you can, best bet is to use same rootzone mix to topdress with. I built to USGA specs so I have 12” of rootzone. Green is approx 1650 sf or so. Maybe tad larger.
Jason, glad that your knee is strong enough for this.
Thank you. Has been for a while now. Fully recovered and full strength.
Hey man, last video I saw from you the green was really in bad shape. Looks amazing now, great work man.
Fall weather definitely helped mine. Had to increase fence height to keep the deer out. But now I have a mole or something digging these circular holes like 4-5” deep. Every. Day. Haven’t figured that one out yet.
All the best man, enjoy your content and it’s helped me a great deal. Thanks again!
Excellent and thank you. Yea, little rain, watering, fert, and disease under control and she comes back.
I have cranes digging little holes right now. And maybe squirrels. But, just part of the process.
@@JasonSeiberlichwhat type of grass is on the fringe and beneath your trees in the shade.
Cool season salad. Mostly bent, ff and some kbg i believe. I do have sections of the fairway I've renovated to 100% bent, but not all of it.
Hello, has your irrigation season ended? If possible, I would like to communicate with you about the cooperation of a smart irrigation controller next spring. Are you interested?
How large a green is it? I think you and I are essentially in the same part of the world; I also struggle with worm casts. I am unclear what kind of grass you're using on the putting green. Does it just die every year? Do you have to worry about it spreading into your lawn?
There is a lot to unpack here, but I'll try to be as succinct as I can. I'm in the Milwaukee area. It is predominantly bentgrass. It doesn't die inherently, but being cut very short makes the margin for error much smaller combined with bentgrasses susceptibility to diseases like pythium and dollar spot. Dollar spot is what I lost a lot of the green and fairway to this year. I also struggle to water effectively as I don't have irrigation and have a ton of evening activities that don't allow me to water. I don't worry about it spreading as there are some selective herbicides to remove it.
@@JasonSeiberlich Thanks; yep, same part of the world. You didn't mention how large the green is; I'm sitting on 1/3 of an acre, wondering what area I would need to make for a good project. I recommend checking out 50lb. kiln dried bags of mason sand from Menards. The sand is bone dry, and extremely uniform. The bags are super convenient and can be stored outside. I know USGA sand is special, but I can't imagine anyone could ever tell the difference.
@hatpeach1 sand selection is mostly for particle size to ensure appropriate drainage and resisting compaction. But, yes, mason sand is usually fine. Often just too high percent of smaller particles that can pack together.
My green is just under 1000 square feet and the whole area is around 7000 square feet.
I use same mix I used for the root zone mix to top dress with. It’s 90/10 Dakota peat mix from my local sod farm that supplies all the local golf courses. I had read somewhere (I think perhaps in a USGA article on the topic) that if you can, best bet is to use same rootzone mix to topdress with. I built to USGA specs so I have 12” of rootzone. Green is approx 1650 sf or so. Maybe tad larger.
@KA-dm9lm that is correct. I just have a sand cap on native soil, so that's why I'm all sand.