We have been hand watering Localized Dry Spots (LDS) on greens daily to help the turf survive this drought. Despite all of the watering we have reached a point where we have to do more to relieve the stress our greens are experiencing. Today (Friday) we did not mow greens and have raised the height of cut until we receive some relief from this stress. By raising the height of cut we are leaving more leaf tissue for the plant to utilize its natural cooling defence mechanism "transpiration". When the heat stress is over we will go back to the normal height of cut and resume topdressing, verti-cutting and other cultural practices that are on hold for now. In the meantime we will continue hand watering and syringing to keep the turf cool. You may also see us out with the aerifier using small needle tines making extremely small holes so water and oxygen can penetrate the green surface and allow for toxic gasses to escape.
Thank you for your understanding during this heat stress period.
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