Winter Injury

U of M Golf Course Winter Injury Update (May 10th, 2013)

By Sam Bauer

2012-13 has been a year for the record books with extreme heat and droughts across the state in the summer and a winter that never seemed to end. Consider: 


Regional Golf Course Report (Authored 4.24.13)

By Sam Bauer

What a difference a year can make.  We certainly didn’t expect to be writing this report in the end of April while looking at snow on the ground across the state.  Now compare this to last spring, with golf courses opening in mid-March, and it gives us a little perspective on the influences that Mother Nature can dish out from season to season.  This winter has certainly gone on long enough, but the end is near (let’s hope).  We rewrote the record books last summer and fall with heat and drought extremes across the state, and this winter broke some records of its own.  How about these new Twin Cities records:  


Keep watering? Good question……….

By Sam Bauer

If you’re lawn is brown or dormant due to the current drought, you might still have time to get some life back before winter.  My recommendation is to keep (or start) watering your lawn to avoid significant winter injury.  Jason DeRusha addressed this issue last night on his “Good Question” segment.  Follow the link below:

WCCO’s Good Question with Jason DeRusha