Germination

We are starting to see a good amount of germination on the high areas that didn't wash out during last weekend rain storms. The low areas that were re-floated to fix the washouts are a little behind the rest of the green - they are close to greening up though.

Bentgrass normally has a germination time of 7-10 days. We are seeing germination in about 4-5 days. It just looks a little thin to start out because of the lighter seeding rate. It's important to keep the seeding amounts at the proper rate so the seedlings don't choke each other out. A heavy seeding rate will establish faster but will result in a much less healthy stand of grass.

We are going to seed another round of greens this weekend and the remainder will be finished the middle to end of next week.