{"id":10866,"date":"2024-01-29T06:08:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T06:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linkshopeisland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/?p=10866"},"modified":"2024-02-01T04:29:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T04:29:25","slug":"hole-14-green-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linkshopeisland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/2024\/01\/hole-14-green-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Hole 14, Green &#8211; Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Commencing tomorrow, Tuesday, 30 January 2024, hole 12A will be in play for several weeks while the Golf Course Maintenance Team perform remedial work on the 14th green.\u00a0\u00a0We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Superintendent Update 31st, January 2024<\/h4>\n<div class=\"edit\">\n<p>I have made the decision to close the 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0green for the next few weeks due to its current poor condition. This green unfortunately has dried out, which I&#8217;m sure surprises you as much as it did myself. With an irrigation bust having to be repaired on the adjacent 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0fairway this area of the course was isolated from irrigation to fix the repair. It was only 4 days that saw no irrigation or rainfall on this green which was enough to send it deep into stress mode.<\/p>\n<p>Recently we took some sample plugs from the 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0green, inspected the soil profile, looked at the roots &amp; made the following conclusions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 There is no root system from the plug taken. A normal healthy green should have a root mass to a depth of around 4 inches or 100mm. The roots on this plug were non-existent.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Thatch in the green was to a depth of around 1 inch or 25mm. Thatch is a build up of organic matter over the years that stops water percolating in the root zone, ties up nutrients &amp; harbours pests. A healthy thatch layer is between 1 &#8211; 5mm.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 There was no organic material present in the profile, only sand. A healthy profile should contain around 10% organic matter. It&#8217;s this organic material deep in the profile that keeps soil moisture even, encourages roots to go deeper &amp; stops the plant from drying out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0Procedure going forward on a monthly basis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0The 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0green has been aerated with 8mm solid tines.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0An application of gypsum to help alleviate the salinity in the soil.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0An application of Renovate which is a Bio enhanced greens grade fertiliser containing humic acid, wetting agents &amp; microbiology.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Dusted with sand to increase microbial activity &amp; encourage new shoots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10871\" src=\"https:\/\/linkshopeisland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Thatch-Layer-Profile-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linkshopeisland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Thatch-Layer-Profile-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/linkshopeisland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Thatch-Layer-Profile.jpg 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Profile shows pure sand with a 1\u2019 thatch layer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10873\" src=\"https:\/\/linkshopeisland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Washed-Plug-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linkshopeisland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Washed-Plug-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/linkshopeisland.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Washed-Plug.jpg 661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Washed plug shows thatch only &amp; 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