Well during a training session that was put on by my employer a week ago, we had to say who we were, what department we worked for, what our job title was, and then comment on a question. After I gave my answers, and being the only golf course superintendent in the room, (and one of the few who regularly work outdoors) I heard the question from the instructor, "So what do you do in the winter"? I certainly didn't answer keeping up with my blog, which of course I haven't. So after that training, I thought, what a great way to get myself back on track, and talk about some of the things we are doing this winter.
What follows is what we have been doing this winter. While we have had our share of mild days all the way through most of December, we really didn't do much in the way of projects, since we were continuing with setting up the course for play, and still doing some watering due to the dry November and December weather. We didn't drain our irrigation system until right before Christmas, when the weather took a downward spiral into some brutally cold days and nights.
We did get all of our landscape beds cleaned out and mulched. But when that cold weather hit, most of our projects moved inside.
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The first project we tackled was repairing our small equipment trailer. Repair might not be accurate, more like rebuild. The wood on it had rotted out and was just falling apart. The old wood was removed, the frame was sanded and then repainted. New wood decking was added, along with new sides were installed. The wood was all stained to provide protection from the elements.
Our next project consisted of repairing and repainting our ballwashers and garbage cans. Certainly a project I have shown before. This would be this year's version.
The ballwashers were cleaned out, sanded down, and then repainted. The parts were checked and worn or defective parts replaced. Then the ballwashers were reassembled, checked to make sure they worked properly, then stored to await the spring.
Garbage cans were cleaned, repaired as needed, painted, then put back out for golfers to use.
Another project we worked on was fixing and making a more user friendly bed on our old golf carts we use to get around the golf course, mainly for small jobs and transportation.
These are some of the projects we have completed. We are still working on some more and hoping for some warmer weather, as our to do list includes many items out on the course as well.
As the winter continues and we finish up some more of our projects, I will share those too.
Many thanks for reading!
Mel
