The golf course is looking great and just about ready for you!
You can see above, we are installing all new out-of-bounds stakes on the golf course. I want to be sure all areas are properly marked and can be seen, stake to stake.
You can see the work left on #10. The gravel cart path is prepped, rolled and ready for asphalt. I'm hoping we're able to get this knocked out by Thursday despite the cooler temperatures this week.
We also started treating all of our Hemlocks on the campus and golf course for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. This insect is extremely destructive and has been killing Hemlocks in the area since 2002. This year. we are using the insecticide, Imidacloprid. To treat most of the trees, we mix the insecticide with a wetting agent that is designed to move the product through the soil. This ensures there is no runoff while we do a soil drench around the base of the tree. For trees growing close to surface water, like streams or ponds, we'll use the Mauget Capsules and inject the insecticide into the tree. Both are effective ways to treat a Hemlock, but soil drenches are far more economical.