Finally a month with plenty of dry days in which to make some progress. There was still plenty of rain but all in only a few days, giving us at
Greg’s Greenkeeping Blog September 2024
In my 27 years of working in Golf Course Management, every year has always seen at least 3 dry months. August was our first dry month in 2024 with 23.5
Greg’s Greenkeeping Blog August 2024
August has been the first dry month of 2024 and there’s no surprise this has resulted in great conditions for golf. It certainly makes things more straightforward for the Greenkeeping
Greg’s Greenkeeping Blog July 2024
Having had a bit of respite in June the wet weather came back with a vengeance to start July. Even before the month was half way through, it became the
Greg’s Greenkeeping Blog June 2024
June saw a significant improvement in conditions, with 45 mm of rainfall being the lowest monthly total for 12 months. Temperatures have still been on the low side but we
Greg’s Greenkeeping Blog May 2024
It’s hard to believe that we’ve reached the end of May. As a Greenkeeper we all enjoy most when you get to the main season, the grind of winter is
Greg’s Greenkeeping Blog April 2024
After six months of extremely wet conditions, we were hoping finally for a change in April. Unfortunately we ended up having a month with more rainfall than any of the
Greg’s Greenkeeping Blog March 2024
Although we still haven’t broken free from the continued wet theme, March has at least been less severe and a big positive has been able to avoid any course closures.
Greg’s Greenkeeping Blog February 2024
February has again seen persistent rainfall and despite overall quantities of rainfall down on the previous four months, we still only had nine dry days. Quantities over the first weekend
Greg’s Greenkeeping Blog January 2024
January has again been a difficult month in which to make progress. We did have a dry few days but this coincided with a cold snap meaning frozen ground actually