tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63941815322981371332024-03-05T05:46:58.259-07:00Pinery Country Club Golf Course MaintenanceA detailed look at the day to day operations of golf course maintenancePinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-91742431834852762542019-06-04T10:46:00.000-07:002019-06-04T11:24:27.879-07:00Record Setting May Weather <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's official May went down as the 7th coldest May in 147 years and the wettest May in two years. The average temperature was 51.6 degrees. The normal average May temperature is usually around 57 degrees. With this cold weather all plant life was slow to come out of winter, from trees, turf and agricultural crops like corn. Normally corn should be ankle high by now but the corn has just germinated over the last week. We are hoping for a warmer June but that may be unlikely because of a persistent El Nino this year.<br />
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In addition our new tee and approach mowers arrived yesterday and the lake aeration equipment is on the way. With the warmer weather we have had lately the turf is taking off finally and the flower pots will be planted next week. <br />
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Over the next few weeks we will be continuing our normal maintenance programs including spray weeds and our bulk organic fertilizer app will be applied. 45 yards of mulch was ordered and arrived yesterday we will start chipping away at that project around the club beds.<br />
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The entire Agronomy team is excited that summer is finally here!Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-3996822401463822632018-06-11T06:57:00.000-07:002018-06-11T06:57:00.355-07:00Summer Heat Stress and Localized Dry Spot <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-21198859300048021312015-10-14T13:13:00.000-07:002015-10-14T13:13:14.602-07:00Audubon Recertification Exciting news we just received our Audubon recertification earlier this month. Below is a press release<br />
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<b>The Pinery Country Club Recognized for Environmental Excellence</b><br />
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PARKER, CO – The Pinery Country Club has retained its designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program.<br />
Participation is designed to help course personnel plan, organize, implement, and document a comprehensive environmental management program and receive recognition for their efforts. To reach certification, a course must demonstrate that they are maintaining a high degree of environmental quality in a number of areas including: Environmental Planning, Wildlife & Habitat Management, Outreach and Education, Chemical Use Reduction and Safety, Water Conservation, and Water Quality Management.<br />
"The Pinery Country Club has shown a strong commitment to its environmental program. They are to be commended for their efforts to provide a sanctuary for wildlife on the golf course property," said Tara Pepperman, Director of Cooperative Sanctuary Programs at Audubon International.<br />
The Pinery Country Club is one of 47 courses in Colorado and 913 courses in the world to hold the honor. Golf courses from the United States, Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia have also achieved certification in the program. The golf course was designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in 2012. After designation, courses go through a recertification process every three years.<br />
This year the recertification process, coordinated by Steve Whiting, Superintendent, required a visit by a local community representative. Dan Hamman, Water Superintendent at Pinery Water, was given a tour of the course and sent his observations to Audubon International. “It’s great to know that we have a partner in serving our community and conservation of our greatest resource and protecting our environment,” Hamman reported.<br />
“We see the site visit as an important component of a course’s recertification,” stated Pepperman. “It provides an objective verification of some of the more visible aspects of the course’s environmental management activities. In addition, it offers an opportunity for golf course representatives to share publicly some of the voluntary actions they have taken to protect and sustain the land, water, wildlife, and natural resources around them.” Of Pinery Country Club’s involvement with the program, Whiting wrote: “It has been an honor to represent the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary at the Pinery Country Club. I look forward to continuing to make a beneficial environmental impact in Colorado and around the world.<br />
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About Audubon International<br />
Audubon International is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) environmental education organization dedicated to providing people with the education and assistance they need to practice responsible management of land, water, wildlife, and other natural resources. To meet this mission, the organization provides training, services, and a set of award-winning environmental education and certification programs for individuals, organizations, properties, new developments, and entire communities.<br />
For more information, contact Audubon International at 120 Defreest Drive, Troy, NY 12180, (518) 767-9051, e-mail at acsp@auduboninternational.org, or visit the website at www.auduboninternational.org.<br />
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A great link to Swingle about to potential damage to our tree's and shrubs this mothers day.<br />
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Our Italian Honey bees and Queen arrived today for the Pinery Pollinators. </div>
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We had a successful bee release into the new hive on Saturday evening. Below are some pictures of the event. Keep checking the blog for some video. </div>
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The queen will remain in a small cage until the colony gets used to her in about 2-3 days. She will eat her way out of the small cage past a marshmallow. </div>
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Below are some digital copy's of the signs being installed around our new Honey Bee and Butterfly habitats. These areas will be environmental sensitive so please limit exposure to these areas. </div>
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<br />Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-61170219879887113752015-03-09T09:55:00.002-07:002015-03-09T09:55:57.449-07:00Honey Bee Swarm All over the news this weekend was a story about a honey bee swarm during baseball spring training.<br />
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Notice they bring in a bee keeper to save and relocate the honey bees. He is spraying the bees with a sugar water mix to keep the honey bees calm.<br />
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<br />Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-17102162962774661992015-03-05T13:42:00.002-07:002015-03-06T10:45:52.452-07:00Double Jar Feeder <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The picture above is our double jar feeder that we made. This feeder will be filled with a 50/50 mix of water and sugar for the bees to eat when they first arrive in the hive. The reason for the feeder is so the bees get acclimated to the new hive and queen. Once the bees are comfortable in the hive the jar will be removed from the top box and the bees will roam for their own for food. Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-42284849348048461932015-03-05T13:38:00.000-07:002015-03-05T13:38:02.309-07:00Warre Honey Bee Hive <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is our First Warre Honey Bee hive. The Warre hive is known as the peoples hive for its easy upkeep and happy honey bees. Happy bees make good honey!Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-53605289676840891912015-03-05T12:54:00.000-07:002015-03-06T07:52:13.149-07:00Pinery Pollinators <div style="text-align: center;">
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Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-25734015408987060592014-02-27T14:15:00.001-07:002014-02-27T14:15:37.112-07:00Painted Bunkers?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What up with the painted bunkers? Well this winter we are doing some research with turf protectants on our bunker edges/noses. Throughout the winter even with timely snows and winter watering our southern exposed bunker faces desiccate. This winter we tried something new. In late November we applied our first of a monthly application of Turf Screen tank mixed with a anti-transparent on our bunker surrounds. The Turf Screen product is basically a sun screen for turf. With our higher than normal solar radiation and our higher altitude coupled with dry winter air the Turf Screen should limit the desiccation. The Turf Screen coupled with the anti-transparents, wetting agents and hand watering should limit our damage to our southern exposed bunkers.Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-66400935332178710372013-10-04T07:20:00.000-07:002013-10-17T11:56:04.716-07:00First Snow !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today we received our first snow in Parker Colorado! The forecast calls for snow all day and clearing tonight with a hard freeze and lows in the mid 20's</div>
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<br />Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-3282189706845331622013-10-03T08:17:00.000-07:002013-10-03T08:19:52.418-07:00Sunrise Temperature Drop<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why, just before sunrise, does the temperature seem to drop?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just before sunset and continuing throughout the evening the atmosphere near the Earth's surface starts to cool this is called radiational cooling. Not until sunrise is when the sun starts heating up the atmosphere, but this is when you actually see the coldest temperatures of the night. Now since cold air is heavier than warm air this cold air settles to lower elevations. Then w</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hen you add in colder temperatures</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> we can actual have our worst frost slightly after sunrise.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can see in this mornings weather report the lowest temperature occurred just after sunrise at 7am 34.4 degrees. </span></span><br />
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Of course this was just before labor day. Fortunately we had some aquatic herbicide Cutter in the chemical storage room. Cutter went down at 1 lb/ per surface acre tank mixed with a surfacent at 100 oz/ acre. The products were sprayed with a spray gun (large droplet size to prevent drifting) covering the entire lake surface. The next day there was no change and I was a bit upset, but on the third day the duckweed was 1/2 gone and the fourth day so long duckweed!</div>
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September 2nd Labor day</div>
<br />Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-40914154982152290592013-09-17T11:02:00.001-07:002013-09-17T11:02:07.972-07:001000 Year Storm?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXphUCrdQpivnAtaScmUCKx4CaF26YyG-ms9Xw2h7CS-EMp7Ti1BLB9alABxhvjd7IyWpPQzC6TcigBAUvaOWVYRGr7iqgF_hF0CoOE_yKIShDFsWiGFuXNbUWyquQmEXRMeE3yh2Fu_I/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXphUCrdQpivnAtaScmUCKx4CaF26YyG-ms9Xw2h7CS-EMp7Ti1BLB9alABxhvjd7IyWpPQzC6TcigBAUvaOWVYRGr7iqgF_hF0CoOE_yKIShDFsWiGFuXNbUWyquQmEXRMeE3yh2Fu_I/s400/images.jpg" width="400" /></a>The latest weather that passed through Colorado over the last seven days gave way to a 1 in 1000 weather event. Which actually means that there is a .1% chance of a storm event like that happening yearly, so its very rare. This type of storm event is actually called Return Period Event. This does not mean that a 1000 year storm happens regularly every 1000 years. It means the probability of a 1000 year storm has a .1% chance of happening yearly. These storm events are calculated by NOAA with historical records and statistical models. Most weather records only go back to the 1870's. So a statistical model or unobserved event is used to predict the severity of that event so NOAA can label such large historic storms.<br />
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Below is a link from NOAA on the 7 day rain totals.<br />
<a href="http://www.crh.noaa.gov/bou/?n=preciptotals_multiday">http://www.crh.noaa.gov/bou/?n=preciptotals_multiday</a>Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-87784265490781637482013-08-19T09:48:00.001-07:002013-08-19T09:48:29.499-07:00GET-R-DONE <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0OLODEQquPqHLNXhCSRq-U_KCnQSntvdoNioh_WWlnlrNGUA84HOMlp_z-gW6hc5XdHUyv1ICygXSNMApM5nCg9Umf7XcZO-yZ2i8xRiMAdDwqo-RsVw372381xcYwwI8kO4pqqFZX0/s640/blogger-image--742498273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0OLODEQquPqHLNXhCSRq-U_KCnQSntvdoNioh_WWlnlrNGUA84HOMlp_z-gW6hc5XdHUyv1ICygXSNMApM5nCg9Umf7XcZO-yZ2i8xRiMAdDwqo-RsVw372381xcYwwI8kO4pqqFZX0/s640/blogger-image--742498273.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">- Tees, collars, approaches done</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">- Target greens done</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">- Driving range landing area done</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">- <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Driving range divots done</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- Driving range swept and mowed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- Bunkers raked </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- Greens rolled</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- Fairways done</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- Cups cut</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- Course set up done</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- Club grounds mowed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- 11:30 am 18 hole shotgun </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">GET-R-DONE with 10 Team Members! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>PRICELESS! </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-14639932293889933052013-05-29T07:31:00.000-07:002013-05-29T07:36:03.101-07:00Early DaysWe have come a long way since sheep and horses. This video has some old clips of golf maintenance, way old school.<br />
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Day 21 of aerification is a no go. Thankfully we completed all of our greens this Monday and Tuesday before this latest spring storm. This is the fourth week in a row where we have had an accumulation of snow on the ground in the middle of the week. The weather this April has been most challenging but we are pushing through, the moisture has been great! <div>
As of today most of aerification is finished we still have eleven fairways to go and some rough. It will be nice to finish everything up next week so we can move on to other projects. Thanks to my hard working crew this week on getting the greens done!!<br /><br /></div>
Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-18714327795637118462013-04-22T13:59:00.001-07:002013-04-22T13:59:50.637-07:00Aerification 2013<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmDAIXuHHP9-2XWEnrVAfPtjFwO4mDuX03hZjKn3xQtg847w1XNqGqaRIXP3sPrJgIXG5iwJdVu1QMpSV1BS8Bl-9lrZg9XJ8yuwYyf1mSFh0NQ-03pmmPF7MFTXxXhC0Adp9_N4kdbg/s1600/photo+(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmDAIXuHHP9-2XWEnrVAfPtjFwO4mDuX03hZjKn3xQtg847w1XNqGqaRIXP3sPrJgIXG5iwJdVu1QMpSV1BS8Bl-9lrZg9XJ8yuwYyf1mSFh0NQ-03pmmPF7MFTXxXhC0Adp9_N4kdbg/s320/photo+(3).JPG" width="320" /></a>Just wanted to give our members a quick recap on spring 2013 aerification. It can be summed up in one word SNOW. One upside this springs aerification is the moisture we are receiving from these snow storms. So far this month we have received a foot of the white stuff. Unfortunately is has come in smaller storms about a week apart. The cold weather in early April made us push back aerification a week to 8th. That Monday we finished all the tees and then we received 6 inches if snow, the rest of the week was lost. The next week we were going to start fairways guess what snow on that Monday after noon. Over the next 3 days we received 6 inches, that week was lost. Now here we are the 22nd of April trying fairways again? Well the day started good and we got two fairways punched, but the snow started falling around noon, with 3-7 inches in the forecast. Rest of the week lost, we will see? The future forecast looks promising for fairways and maybe greens on the 29th? That's spring in Colorado for you. Lets hope we can catch a break over the next few weeks.<br />
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Never Mess with Mother Nature, she will win every time.Pinery Country Club Golf Maintenancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167272925932358955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394181532298137133.post-39275990375939629112013-04-16T12:47:00.001-07:002013-04-17T08:45:24.410-07:00Arctic Oscillation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Numerous members and friends have asked why is it so cold this spring? The reason is a weather phenomena called Arctic Oscillation. Below is a short video from NOAA that explains this weather pattern. </div>
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Locally for the months of March and April this year we are ten degrees below the average high from a year ago. We all know it will warm up soon but when? I think all of us are ready for some warmer weather especially the turf.</div>
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