Tonight's deluge now brings the total rainfall over the last 31 days to 14.1". It seems that just as we slowly begin drying out, another torrential rainfall hits the area. Having sand based greens gives us an advantage with good drainage but once the root-zone is saturated removing excess moisture becomes more difficult. Lower humidity throughout the course of a day plays an important role in helping to reduce wetness, but the for last week or so, over-night/ morning humidity rates have held steady at 90%+. This essentially holds all the moisture in place and doesn't allow for any significant drying.
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| Bring the squeegees, Quick! |
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| The new water hazard on 18! |
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| 30 Minutes after the rain stopped. |
You will notice small slits on the greens especially in low lying areas as we attempt to introduce vital oxygen into the root-zone and facilitate drying. As we head into the teeth of summer this process will continue often as water-logged soil temperatures can remain significantly higher than air temps and stress cool-season grasses.
Each morning we will attach the sub-air machines and attempt to remove any excess water through the drain pipes.
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