Friday, February 22, 2013

Spring Pre-Emerge Application

This week, we made our first pre-emergent application to the Tees, Fairways, and around the Greens.  Oxadiazon 2G was blown into the turf canopy using a "Dry Sprayer".  Oxadiazon 2G is the smallest granule available, provides the most uniform spread pattern, and improves coverage for a more consistent weed barrier.  Another important note, Oxadiazon does not affect root growth.  Weather patterns last fall did not provide the best growing conditions following the last aerification.   We have taken advantage of the unusually warm Winter to begin turf grass recovery throughout the Golf Course.  It is important that we can pre-emerge Tees, Fairways, and around greens without adding additional stress to the Bermuda grass Turf.


Southeastern Turf grass Supply applied the Oxadiazon 2G through specialized equipment.  The Applicator used a Pink Foam to mark where he applied on the course.


Above you can see the particle size and the coverage following the application.  The Oxadiazon 2G are the "Salt Like" speckles on the Irrigation head.