Bristlecone Pines, May 23, 2011

Bristlecone Pines is currently treating two problem greens, three to four times per season with DryJect.  According to one crew member, those two greens showed the best turf response coming out of winter this year.  We have always had excellent injections here, frequently blowing out the bottom of the profile sampler, in excess of six inches.  Injection rates of sand have been between 450-525 pounds of sand per thousand.  With the tweaking that has been done with the machines, we are able to put even more sand in the ground than ever.

Here are some photos:

Check out this healthy shot in 17 green.  The sand column is thick and exceeds 6 inches into the profile of the green.

Here we see on 18 green where the shot appears to stop at about 5 inches.....

In reality it comes out on the other side below 6 inches.

Here is another healthy shot in 18 green below the 6 inch mark! Awesome!

Again, all this sand is going in the ground, with little left on the surface.  While individual conditions will vary depending upon greens construction, by and large the results will be similar.

Thanks for reading!!  Next scheduled job isn't until the last week in June at University Ridge in Madison, but who knows what can happen??