Today we overseeded greens with 'Pure Select' Creeping Bentgrass. We are/will be doing this yearly in the summer (possibly 2x/year) with a goal to incorporate more bentgrass in the putting surface and push out as much Poa as possible. Why seed in the heart of summer? This is when the Poa plant is at its weakest, so this will give the bentgrass a chance to get established. This is being done to get ahead of the game and in hopes to help reduce our winter kill issues.
We took this approach to the tees and fairways over the past three years. We committed and more importantly, STAYED committed to our overseeding program on these surfaces. We overseed them at a rate of 6lb/M (Perennial Ryegrass) yearly and have had great results in doing so. Hopefully we have the same success on the greens as we did the tees and fairways.
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