Court 18 has some long roots going in to the winter.  The second picture not only shows the roots, but the root hairs - macro picture by Nate.  These root hairs are especially large as they are not usually easy to see with the naked eye.  

The cold weather is here and LCC members are done playing tennis for the season - getting ready for winter.  Nate upgrading some grass court irrigation.

Tour

We had a visit last week from the Essex Agriculture and Technical High School.  Sophomores interested in landscape and turf management.  Lots of fun showing them our facility

??????? Courts - Clubhouse through 12

Trial Update

An update on previous blog entries.  Click here for original blog entry

The top picture is on 9/23/13, bottom on 10/14/13.  It has grown in well!

Fall Color

The link takes you to pictures of some of the Fall color around LCC.  Once you get to the Flickr site you may click towards the upper right for a slide show.

Flickr Fall Color Link

Cold

First frost of the season this morning.  Irrigating the grass to melt the frost so we can mow.

Andrew and Nate topdressing Clubhouse Court through Court 12

 Roof replacement moving along!

Fog

The last two mornings have had some heavy fog, but no rain.  Dry soil and wet leaves mean fungus on the Poa annua.  Dollar spot fungus - bottom picture -  is visible on all the courts (except ct. 18).

Planter

This pot of plants is my choice for Best Planting at LCC, 2013.  Nate wins this prestigious choice award as he picked the plants and positioned them to perfection.

Progress

Clubhouse renovations and grass trial are progressing nicely.  Very good germination and coverage at the trial area - picture is 6 days after planting.

9/20/13, University Of Connecticut Vs. Boston University

Clubhouse Renovation Has Begun

Trial

What is all that dead grass by the bangboard?  Jeff and Steve aerated and verticut an area in preparation for seeding.  4 different varieties are being planted and we will track their progress throughout the fall and next season.

Club Championship Weekend

Matt Porter in LCC Semi Finals

Misc. 9/4/2013

Steve and Jeff removing plants to get ready for the building renovation that is starting next week.

With the humid weather, Dollar Spot fungus is everywhere on the grass courts.

A test area by the bangboard for different grasses is being prepared.

Courts 13-18 aerated yesterday.

Grounds Crew Classic

The Grounds Crew and special guests played their annual tennis tournament.  Larry's team defeated the Magnus team pretty easily this year.  Videos of the hard fought matches to come.

Mother/Daughter National Grass Court Final

Crew Views US Amateur at The Country Club

Magnus and I got to view a bunch of US Open trophies that LCC has just gotten back from the Tennis Hall of Fame.  The one pictured is the singles champions trophy from the second US Open which was won by LCC's Richard Sears.

Andrew and Nate went out to UMass Amherst/South Deerfield to set up a tennis court for grass court research.  On Aug 1, turf managers from throughout New England visited UMass for their Field Day - where   all current turf research was showcased including the new grass tennis research.  Click on the first link below for a description of the research and on the second for some Field Day pictures.  The gentleman in the pictures with the white T shirt is Dr. Scott Ebdon - the leader of the grass court research project.

http://lccgrounds.blogspot.com/2012/10/grass-tennis-research.html

Photos from UMass Field Day

Action from the 2013 National Father/Son Grass Court Championship

Staff Pics by Andrew Walsh

Link to staff pictures - 2013 Father/Son

Longwood Grounds gear has been spotted all around the world - including 2 weeks ago at Wimbledon. 

Photo from Andy Newell

F/S Quarterfinal Pics

2013 Father/Son Quarterfinal - Clubhouse Court

USGA Northeast Update

USGA Update

Steve and Jeff Preparing for Tournament