Wow, it has been a year since I last posted! Finding out my wife and I were having our first child last February really changed a lot of my time, and especially now that she is 4 months old! It is exciting and at times exhausting! But enough of the excuses for why I haven't posted. Be on the look out as I will be regularly posting now! I'm excited to be blogging once again. I will be updating you on all that has happened this past year in a 2-3 part series, 2014 in review. There will be photos, updates, and insights from what we have done and what I have learned this past year! Check back within the next few days for the first part of "2014 year in review." But for today, who is excited to be getting a glimpse of spring? I know for one I am! It is great to see the greens begin to green up, but it is also a stressful time for me as I monitor them closely coming out of dormancy. This year we are later than I ever anticipated putting out our pre-emergent herbicide. The weather was a major hurdle, as we had to deal with snow, ice, rain, and just terrible cold weather that wasn't conducive to go and get the spray out. Because of this cold though, it has delayed the soil temperatures from warming, and it has widened the window in order to put out the pre-emergent/round-up combination. It should be finally finished tomorrow as we will be spraying the tees...weather permitting! This is all the "blue" you are seeing all over the course since last Friday. We have been able to get out and limb trees, so hopefully you will have better shots, as well as we will get more sunlight on some greens, and the rough so hopefully the bermuda will start creeping up closer to the base of the tree. I hope that you will come out and join us as the weather is warming up and soon the grass will be greening up! Check back often, because I will be updating often to keep you, the golfer and homeowners informed. You may even learn some new turf information as I will be giving tips, and explaining certain reasons why we do the things we do! On a final note, it was great hosting the Byrnes Invitational again this year as we had approximately 70 high school golfers here yesterday and was great seeing such talented young golfers. The winning score was a 67 by a golfer from Byrnes. That is an impressive effort. I look forward to sharing more days of the Golf Course Superintendent at River Falls Plantation and my great staff.
Daniel
