Two weeks ago, we began renovating our paspalum collars. Yesterday, the new stand of rye grass was cut for the first time. We used a walking mower set at a half inch to do the job and the results were decent. As expected, some of the grass was missed as the front roller pressed it down, but for the most part, the cut was good for the first time.
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| A little thin on closer inspection |
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| Looks good from a distance |
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| Jose Luis mowing #3 |
Immediately after we mowed the collars, we sprayed the surface with a growth regulator. This product will stop the seedlings from reaching for the sky and redirect that energy to the roots and tillers to thicken and strengthen the stand of grass. The same product was sprayed on the greens this morning to improve density and reduce growth, which both will help to improve speed.
The greens have been mowed multiple times in the last two weeks, with the first cut coming just four days after aerification. The mowers were sharpened after this morning's tour, the second sharpening since we aerified. The next step is dropping the height for the last time and drying out the greens now that they have healed and all bentgrass seed has germinated.
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