Intense disease pressure hits Northeast golf course turfgrass
Hello, Hello,… all operators are busy at the moment. Once this weather breaks a service technician will get back to you as soon as possible. What’s that?
You say you have summer patch, take-all, dollar spot, anthracnose, pythium, bacterial wilt, brown patch and nematodes all on the same putting green. Welcome to a typical Northeast Summer!!
This is setting up to be one of the most difficult summers in recent memory for golf course superintendents. We have had temperatures in the 90’s consistently for the last two weeks. I usually run my air conditioner once or twice a summer… it has been running for two weeks straight, even at night.
Golf course superintendents apply protective fungicide rates to greens
Today the temps have moderated to high 80’s but… the humidity has built oppressively and the dew points have risen. The Northeast has had less than .75 inches of measurable rain since mid June. That means that not only are super’s battling heat, but wilted rough’s and localized dry spot has everyone dragging hoses.
We will have rains tonight and then the temps will build into the 90s for another extended stretch! Many supers have decreased the protective spray interval on the greens to a maximum of 7 days.
Distributor reps in the area are working hard to manage calls, deliver emergency product and counsel worried golf course superintendents. The real kicker in all this is that we have 4-6 weeks of summer left. The weather pattern does not look like it will change much in the next 10-14 days.
And last but not least, the Red Sox have positioned themselves perfectly as most of their starters are on the disabled list… yes this is planned so they will be rested for October!!!
This is setting up to be one of the most difficult summers in recent memory for golf course superintendents. We have had temperatures in the 90’s consistently for the last two weeks. I usually run my air conditioner once or twice a summer… it has been running for two weeks straight, even at night.