Stonebriar Agronomy

Fazio Course: April 23 - 25 Dye Course: May 7 - 9 Greens, Collars: Small side eject tine  Tees, Approaches: 1/2" hollow tine Fairways: 3/4" solid tine  Fazio Course: July 8 - 11 Dye Course: July 22 - 25 Greens, Collars:  1/2" side eject tine Tees, Approaches: 5/8" hollow tine Fairways: 3/4" hollow tine Fazio Course: August 5 - 16 Dye Course: August 19 - 30 Greens, Collars:  5/8" side eject tine Tees, Approaches: 3/4" hollow tine Fairways: 3/4" solid tine

Overseed Transition  Ten straight months of above average temperatures and consistent rain events this spring has the golf courses slightly ahead of the calendar schedule. The GCM team has already dropped mowing heights to allow more sunlight to hit the soil which will encourage bermudagrass growth. This process is extremely critical to our transition from overseeding, and shifts the competitive advantage from the cool season grass (ryegrass) to the warm season grass (bermuda). All overseeded areas are currently mowed at 0.450" and we will slowly continue to work down until the bermuda has reached full growth potential. The GCM team is confident this year's transition will be smoother than last year. There will always be areas that do not transition well and we will react quickly to resolve any issues. Small Project Update The GCM team has been repairing and staining the wood fence around the cart storage area and the GCM Facility. We are fortunate to have so many talented peo...

Dye Superintendent Craig Loving has been taking a few drone shots of the property this winter. Obviously, they are good pictures but they do serve a greater purpose. We can use these pictures to assist decision-making on the courses. A pigment was applied to the Dye fairways Monday to enhance color and draw in as much heat as possible to increase surface temperature.

  Every winter when the weather turns and the grass goes dormant, we have time to reflect on the previous year and think about how we can make improvements in our operation. This year we will be updating this blog regularly to increase our communication. At times, there may not be enough "GCM News" to warrant an email blast, but we can blog progress pictures or just a few notes about a day in the life of GCM. Our website will be   www.stonebriaragronomy.com  and will be active within the next few days. We will send a communication once the site goes live. Weather vs Bermudagrass We have experienced several beautiful days of weather over the past two weeks, but Mother Nature always has a way of reminding us it is still February. Soil temperatures reached 60 degrees for the first time this year last Thursday. That is the soil temperature at which the bermudagrass will begin to break dormancy. We have seen some bermudagrass begin to green up, but we are still several weeks a...