Week 35 Accomplishments:
- Greens:
- Regrading and checking the rootzone depth:
- Hole #3 - Complete
- Hole #4 - 80% complete
- Irrigation
- Hole #18 - the mainline pipe has been fused and is currently being installed.
- Cartpath Installation
- #16 - 100% complete
- #17 - 95 % complete
- Geotube Installation
- Hole #1
- Right side of the fairway to the green - 100% complete
- Bunker Construction
- Finish shaping:
- Hole #7 - All Fairway Bunkers are complete
- Better Billy Bunker Liner Installation
- Hole #4 - complete
- Hole #5 - complete
- Hole #6 - Fairway bunker complete
- Better Billy Bunker Liner Information:
- Website: www.billybunker.com
- Sand Installation (G-Angle)
- Holes #3 & #4
- Grassing
- Hole #3
- Sod is has been laid around all the bunker complexes and lake bank with the Geotube.
- The entire hole is currently being finished shaped in preparation for sprigging which is schedule to start next Wednesday (April 22nd).
- Hole #4
- Sod is being laid along the lake banks and bunker edges and the around entire right front green-side bunker complex.
- Landscape
- Hole #4
- Purple Bougainvillea have been plant around the Bismarck Palms.
- Hole #8
- Landscape Irrigation has been installed in the bed behind the green
- Hole #9
- Calypso Oleanders have been planted under and around the Sabal palms behind the green-side bunkers.
- Fumigation of Tees:
- Product Applied on holes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17
- The plastic tarps will be perforated on holes 2 - 9 on Sunday for a Monday removal of the tarps. The tarps on holes 11, 12, 13, 16, & 17 will be perforated on Monday with a Tuesday removal.
Upcoming Week Goals:
- Sprig Celebration on Hole #3
- Complete the Cartpath Installation on hole #17
- Install the Irrigation piping and sprinklers on hole #18
- Complete the Better Billy Bunker liner installation on hole #6
- Complete the modification of the weir structure on the lake of #7 and regrade the drainage swale to the correct elevations.
- Fumigation of Tees
- Purpose: Eradicate any Nematode population that may still be viable.
- Product used: Basamid
- Licensed Applicators: TriEst Ag Group Inc.
- Timeframe of Application:
- 2nd Application:
- Date: Monday, May 4th
- Holes: 1, 10, 14, 15, 18
- Application information:
- Once the product is applied to the ground it's then watered in until the soil reaches a specific moisture level.
- Following the watering process a plastic tarp is then laid over top of the application area for a 5 day period. Once the tarps of have been on the ground for a total of a 120 hours the applicators then perforate the tarps and leave them sit for an additional 24 hours.
- Buffer Zones and Re-entry Period:
- There are strict rules regarding buffer zones with is a 30 foot distance from structures and bodies of water.
- Outside the drip line of trees.
- Once the product is applied there is a re-entry interval of 48 hours. Anyone who is to enter any of the treated areas during this period is required to have the correct personal protective equipment.
- Posting Signage in treated areas
- Each area will have specific signage signifying that the area has been treated.
Golf Course Architect, Jason Straka's next scheduled site visits are:
1) April 22nd - 24th
Did you know:
Grassing Information:
Following the application / installation of sprigs, it is extremely important to keep the sprigs moist. The irrigation system will run on a continuous basis through-out the day to ensure the sprigs do not dry out.
Member Course Tours:
Dates & Time:
Wednesday, April 22nd @ 2:30
Wednesday, April 22nd @ 2:30
Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to send them to heron@theoaksclub.com or call the Heron Hotline at 966-6940.
Progress Video:
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The Heron Implementation Team
