Reel to Reel

The unseasonably warm weather this week felt pretty nice.  It is pretty rare that we see consecutive days in February reach the mid 60's. Turf conditions still look really good.  Ground conditions remain soft but are firming up.  It is still too soft to have the tree company finish the annual pruning.  However, my staff and I were able to get out this week and prune some of the low-lying branches that we could reach. pruned locust tree on #10  pruned Norway spruce on #9 picking up some limbs in the rough on #7

With one month behind us in the new year, we are off to a good start.  Everything on the golf course looks really good despite some bizarre weather. The month of January consisted of: several snow storms, 11 days that reached temperatures in the 40's, 2 days that climbed into the 50's, and 3.5"of rain for the month. Currently, we have a couple of inches of snow on the ground.  I'm not sure how long it will last as weather forecasts are predicting warmer temperatures and rain for a couple days this week. #5 fairway On the course, we have not done much tree pruning as ground conditions have been too soft. Hopefully, we will get some consistent cold weather in the next couple of weeks to firm things up. In the shop, we have been busy working on equipment in preparation for next season. With over 100 pieces in the fleet including carts, mowers, trimmers, blowers, etc. there is still a ton to do to get everything ready.