The clay courts have been busy. League matches and team practices along with general member play each morning. Jeff, Vic and Wilson getting things ready. The last picture is of Andrew spraying growth regulator on the grass courts. A combination of two products to inhibit seed formation on the annual bluegrass plants.
Following are some excerpts from an earlier blog entry regarding annual bluegrass flowering.
The majority of the turf on the the grass courts at LCC is a species called Poa annua or annual bluegrass. One of the distinguishing features of Poa annua is that in our region it flowers every May. It is so adaptable that no matter how low the grass is cut, it still produces a flower. Producing seed (by flowering)is the single greatest user of energy in the plant. Using this energy (carbohydrates) reduces stored amounts that could be used in the stressful summer. So if we can inhibit flowering in May, the plant will be healthier in the summer and be able to wear and recuperate better and withstand pest pressure with more vigor.
1 comment:
Interesting as usual - thanks Mike
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