How can you ensure proper watering of greens?

It’s always good to use a moisture meter to check moisture of the greens. When checking your moisture levels keep a record of which greens dry out first and areas on greens that tend to dry faster consistently. Using consistent and proper applications of wetting agents will be help infiltration rates and keep soil profiles more consistent. Be careful to not overwater greens as well. It’s important to have a healthy environment for roots to grow and seek out water. Long healthy roots will be needed in times of stress.

I agree but it also depends upon the various climatic conditions. Also adjust the watering frequency based on the plants varieties.

Pl check out the game schedule first. If there is a tournament planned in future, use water moisture meter to calculate exact qty of irrigation requirement. For greens, there is a specific requirement for best putting surface. Periodical raking is required with plug aerator for effective drainage of excess water. Dethachers movement should be there for better penetration of less applied irrigation.

Utilizing daily ET rates and percent humidity you can monitor a water use efficiency that is specific to your site conditions. Simply watching ET gets you close to a quantity of moisture moved through the system. Site experience and program inputs dictate how that translates to Agronomic decisions you are going to make on irrigation frequency and soak depth. In any irrigation cycle utilizing “Soak” cycles is a way to increase uptake of the water provided and rootzone saturation depth. Breaking 12 minutes up into 3 - 4 minute cycles will show you the value of soak cycles.

Absolutely true. Monitoring weather also helps you in forecasting future adjustments while doing any kind of watering on the greens.

One thing I found helpful when watering ? is the use of wetting agent. I use Vivax @ 5oz./1000 sq.ft. once a month during summer months. Amazing results and happy golfers ??

The right irrigation system in my case is that type of a system that is cost effective and serves the purpose within the required time frame. As far as irrigation options might be many and which each club can choose from, using adjustable sprinklers is more effective in watering and maintaining the beauty of the greens. These machines are good since they ensure equal distribution of water on the green unlike other hand propelled machines which requires judgement from the course staff on duty.

Proper scheduling of what equipment is being used is one of the most important elements of using the right irrigation system. It doesn’t matter about all the features if it’s not being scheduled properly. Maintenance is also very key to ensure you are getting to proper application when using the irrigation system.

This is why it is very important to have the correct professionals on staff to operate the irrigation system. A golf course is a diverse climate and to follow BMP for irrigation one size doesn’t fit all.

When irrigating turf the more specific you can be to each areas needs the more successful you will be. For example hand watering certain dry areas is labor intensive but sometimes there’s no substitute to prevent overwatering other areas.

Apart checking on the progress of the greens, evaluating a green watering regime also encompasses the cost involved. The cost involved should not reach a level where the club is over drained financially. If well evaluated, a watering regime can help inform future decisions involving watering the greens such as, purchasing of the required machinery or in some cases where water is easily available, drilling a borehole to cushion a club against any financial inadequacy.

This is the final step for any professional that is responsible for maintenance of golf course greens. Again with the various conditions throughout a golf course this is a requirement for proper maintenance of the golf course. All of the tools above are useful but most importantly is the playability from hole to hole for those that are playing.

Manpower. Proper watering of greens is quite expensive and exhaustive considering that so many golf courses are quite expansive. For proper watering, its important to narrow down to the manpower aspect since it plays a critical role in the success of a watering program. The right manpower will be able to read and understand the procedures involved, seasons that need close attention as well help in advising on the correct machines that can make the work more profitable for the club.

scheduling the last irrigation technology system to be considered , lets go deep more. 1- design the rootzone and enhance drainage layer 2- type of grass 3- distribution of irrigation sprinkler system to cover all the lawn 4- schedule the irrigation system ( based on the above). 5- install soil , Turf Guard Monitoring System. 4- install weather station ( will reduce the irrigation in case of rains or humidity ) 5- keep testing the irrigation water in monthly basses.