LCC Grounds Maintenance: October 2011

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LCC Grounds blog began in 2008. Entries have educated membership and the public on the crew, agronomic techniques, horticulture and clay court maintenance.

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Employee of the week!

Vic wins a piece of the old hard court and a $10 gas card for earning 'Employee of the Week'.

Ice water

Nathan and Charlie hinding behind the windscreen.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Best Fall Ever!

Yesterday was the first frost of the season. This has been one of the nicest Octobers that we can remember. After another beautiful sunrise the crew cleaned up cores and thatch off of the porch row...

Kids parade by the hard working employees.

One of Jeff's many protests.

Neil's stories are so funny Nathan and Jeff don't realize he isn't shoveling.

Nathan works while Neil enjoys Jeff's tangent about spear fishing and trapeze artists. (I'm not making this up. It was really discussed.)

Another great sunrise!

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Nate had some company while he was aerating the Clubhouse Court.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

10/18/2011

Trenching for a new irrigation system on the Middlesex Road embankment. Lots of verticutting and topdressing.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Pomfret

Tim and I attended a sports turf workshop at the Pomfret School in Pomfret, CT. Despite the rain we had a wonderful day. Speakers from the UConn turf program, a tour of the facility and Tim's favorite - lunch in the cafeteria.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

10/12/2011 Video

Altough it is October 12th, there are still a lot of plants to be enjoyed around the club. All the pictures in the video are from this morning. Also, the grass is still green and the courts are playing well (rain expected tonight).

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

sunrise, 10/11/2011

Friday, October 7, 2011

One of the top reasons working at Longwood is fun is the people we get to meet and talk to.
Chef - Tony Bush
LCC Member - Luis Leguia
Director of Tennis - Larry wolf
Assistant Grounds Superintendent - Tim Burns

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Pics

Pictures from 10/4 and 10/5. Getting ready for badminton tonight and the flooded courts.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Aeration Tines

Recent blog entries on aeration of the grass courts have shown the equipment we use. The machinery enables us to choose different tines for different situations. Coring or solid, length, diameter, steel hardness - all are factors in choosing the right tine.

Lovey and Sharyif in laundry room. Tim and Brian Juneau (liquid fertilizer supplier). Kevin and Larry. John G. - I am sure you will have some good comments on these photos.

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