Yesterday, we soaked up (literally) the driving rain/snow and 30 mph winds by winterizing our irrigation system. As you may remember from previous posts, a large air compressor is hooked into the system, and the water is forced from the irrigation pipes when we turn the sprinklers on. Each sprinkler is run four times throughout the course of the day to ensure that they system is as water-free as possible. Although it wasn't exactly a terrific day to spend outside, it's nice to have the job completed.
This morning, we also took advantage of a calm Lake Mendota to take out the plastic pipes that feed our irrigation system. Next week, we hope to remove the cast-iron pipes that extend from the pumphouse to the plastic pipes, but this job requires a barge mounted with a crane (the same type of boat that moves around boat lifts and docks) because the metal pipes are extremely heavy and dangerous to manuever.
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| The plastic pipes are out of the lake and ready for winter storage. |
Still remaining on our pre-winter checklist are: remove the remaining course equipment, make the snow mold fungicide applications, sand topdress the greens, put new covers on two of the greens, and install rope and/or snow fence around certain greens and tees. Right now, we're hoping to spray the snow mold applications on Monday and Tuesday of next week, as these days look relatively dry and calm. Between the heavy rains, late-falling leaves, and seemingly-constant winds, we haven't had any ideal spray days, and knowing that Wisconsin's weather can change in an instant makes us just a little nervous that we haven't been able to spray yet. But, we'll get it done one way or another.
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