In some parts of the upper Mid-West, winter will just not go away! Even in locations where it is not still snowing, the precipitation has been cold, cold rain and air temperature 12-15 degrees below normal. Those that love to fish (not ice fish), in MN and WI are headed for one of the latest ice outs on record (talk about good 'indicators' as to the timing for various turfgrass management practices being put into a cocked hat!).
In any event, the interval between various cultural practices, i.e. seedhead suppression, crabgrass control, core cultivation, topdressing, over-seeding, etc. are going to be put into a compressed mode of action. It is important that when these circumstances happen, that you are able to be nimble with you timing, prioritizing of your actions, and thinking. I cannot over emphasize the thinking part of the previous statement. Stay in a pro-active rather than re-active management approach, do not panic, nor knee-jerk what you impliment and things will work out just fine.
At this time of year, your turf will mostly react to things you cannot control (soil temperature, weather patterns, etc. Therefore, you cannot force the issue, you can only manage it. It is said that patience is a virtue and I know that being patient is difficult, particularly when there are golfers with even less patience than you beating on your door for action.
This is the time to practice and refine your communication skills, both written and oral in order to keep everyone from employees to end users on the same page.....
More later this week as conditions change, for better or worse depending on where you are!
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