We finished topdressing compost on fairways approaches and tees! It took a little while with our schedule split between our two courses, but we got it knocked out. 120 yds were spread over 26 acres for a rate of approximately 4.6 yards per acre. This is a little lighter than our rates in the past, but we are confident that we will have good green up in the spring and that our nutrient levels will stay strong without a synthetic winter fertilizer application to these areas.
We are toying with the notion of including rough in our future applications of compost and foregoing any synthetics if possible. That isn't to say that we won't use any slow release sources, but to this point, we are very pleased with the results and hope to expand our program even further. For more information about the benefits of compost check out the United States Composting Council website. On a side note, Chris Johnson has been asked to give an hour long webinar for the GCSAA in January on our compost program here at Legacy Ridge. We are all looking forward to viewing it and are proud of the notoriety Chris and Legacy Ridge are receiving in the matter.
