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Transition

Terravita Agronomy
May 6, 20241 min read

As we head towards summer, I thought we could start off our tradition communications with this note by the USGA. We have three main processes to help with this process at Terravita. One, bringing down heights of cut significantly as soon as night time temperatures are consistently in the mid 50s. This allows sunlight more access to the bermudagrass below. Once overnight temps are consistently in the high 50s, low 60s, we begin vertical mowing. This process physically removes a percentage of rye grass with each pass. Lastly, towards the end of May, we apply an herbicide formulated to eradicate ryegrass, while not effecting the Bermudagrass. This gives us the best chance for a successful spring to summer transition.





 
 
 

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2 Comments

s_fekety
May 07, 2024

I am curious to know if there was a reason why we postponed the transition and spray out to the end of May. The USGA report we received from Brian Whitlark suggested we start the process the 3rd week of March. Will this delay hinder the growth and health of the Bermuda?

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Terravita Agronomy
Jun 04, 2024
Replying to

Steve,


My apologies for missing this question. We did a hybrid of the recommendations made by the USGA and what we have done historically. We took this conservative approach, due to the fact that the approach recommended by the USGA is relatively new, and while it has shown to be successful in promoting excellent Bermudagrass transition, it can negatively impact spring conditions. Possibly negatively impacting the conditions going into the late season tournaments, the invitationals in particular, was not something we felt comfortable going all in on. We did though, beginning in late March, began aggressively verticutting the ryegrass in fairways and rough, and began lowering heights of cut in both areas as well. We just slightly delayed the herbicide…


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