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Gary McKenna

@garymck_83

Assistant Greenkeeper at The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh ⛳️

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Moving on with work around the new putting green and 1st tee this week. Shrub beds planted, slate added and signage reset as well. On the course we mowed greens, followed by a nutritional spray application. New putting green was mown at 7mm and given a spray too πŸ‘πŸ»

Moving on with work around the new putting green and 1st tee this week. Shrub beds planted, slate added and signage reset as well. On the course we mowed greens, followed by a nutritional spray application. New putting green was mown at 7mm and given a spray too πŸ‘πŸ»
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Lots of jobs being undertaken this week. Origin Amenity Solutions Bluewater being added to the pond, new path around the 18th green/1st tee is now almost completed and PG is being mowed at 5mm. Lots of mowing going on + greens, tees & surrounds sprayed with a nutritional/wetting agent mix

Lots of jobs being undertaken this week. <a href="/OriginAmenity/">Origin Amenity Solutions</a> Bluewater being added to the pond, new path around the 18th green/1st tee is now almost completed and PG is being mowed at 5mm. Lots of mowing going on + greens, tees &amp; surrounds sprayed with a nutritional/wetting agent mix
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Lovely morning to spray our first Origin Amenity Solutions Symbio compost tea of the season today. DegrAid, Aquacept, Seaweed, Bio Tabs, Liquid Aeration & CMS Shoot added aswell. Re-brew will be sprayed on tees at the end of the week too πŸ‘πŸ»

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Greens maintenance work today, consisting of: verti-cutting, mowing, solid tining and an application of Symbio thatch eater to increase beneficial fungi & bacteria within the soil and help to degrade and convert organic matter to humus 🦠

Greens maintenance work today, consisting of: verti-cutting, mowing, solid tining and an application of <a href="/SymbioUK/">Symbio</a> thatch eater to increase beneficial fungi &amp; bacteria within the soil and help to degrade and convert organic matter to humus 🦠
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Lots of mowing this week to get on top of the surge in growth at the minute. Tees & approaches/surrounds were sprayed with a mix of PGR, chelated iron, selective herbicide & wetting agent. Bunker maintenance continues and even managed a couple of pedestrian cuts on the greens πŸ‘πŸ»

Lots of mowing this week to get on top of the surge in growth at the minute. Tees &amp; approaches/surrounds were sprayed with a mix of PGR, chelated iron, selective herbicide &amp; wetting agent. Bunker maintenance continues and even managed a couple of pedestrian cuts on the greens πŸ‘πŸ»
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Lots of overseeding this week throughout the course using our new Vredo Dodewaard B.V. overseeder & Barenbrug UK seed. Concentrating on winter traffic damage and general wear & tear areas. Will be aiming to carry this work out again in mid and late summer also πŸ‘πŸ»πŸŒ±

Lots of overseeding this week throughout the course using our new <a href="/VredoDodewaard/">Vredo Dodewaard B.V.</a> overseeder &amp; <a href="/BarenbrugUK/">Barenbrug UK</a> seed. Concentrating on winter traffic damage and general wear &amp; tear areas. Will be aiming to carry this work out again in mid and late summer also πŸ‘πŸ»πŸŒ±
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Another busy week as we prepare for Club Championships. As well as general mowing, others tasks consisted of: verti-cutting greens, top-dressing & overseeding new PG, spraying compost tea, re-surfacing selected areas on haul road and painting the fence around the half way house⛳️

Another busy week as we prepare for Club Championships. As well as general mowing, others tasks consisted of: verti-cutting greens, top-dressing &amp; overseeding new PG, spraying compost tea, re-surfacing selected areas on haul road and painting the fence around the half way house⛳️
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Congratulations to today’s winners. Society Championship John Fraser Sir Alex Fletcher Trophy Steve Stuart Junior Championship Jamie Dawes

Congratulations to today’s winners. 
Society Championship John Fraser
Sir Alex Fletcher Trophy Steve Stuart
Junior Championship Jamie Dawes
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New putting green is now in play. On the course: routine cutting, spraying fairways/semi rough and approaches with PGR, iron, urea and wetting agent, bunker maintenance and beginning the install of chipping mats. New brushes from Sports Metals ltd - Inc on tees mowers doing a great job πŸ‘ŒπŸ»

New putting green is now in play. On the course: routine cutting, spraying fairways/semi rough and approaches with PGR, iron, urea and wetting agent, bunker maintenance and beginning the install of chipping mats. New brushes from <a href="/sportsmetals/">Sports Metals ltd - Inc</a> on tees mowers doing a great job πŸ‘ŒπŸ»
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Busy week on the course as we prepare for the Gents Open this weekend. On top of general mowing, other tasks included: a spray application to tees & greens, divoting fairways, spraying shrub beds,bunker maintenance, overseeding weak/high traffic areas and fertilising said areasπŸ‘πŸ»

Busy week on the course as we prepare for the Gents Open this weekend. On top of general mowing, other tasks included: a spray application to tees &amp; greens, divoting fairways, spraying shrub beds,bunker maintenance, overseeding weak/high traffic areas and fertilising said areasπŸ‘πŸ»
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A varied week of work & weather as we head into the final third of the season. Routine mowing, spraying of a total herbicide to shrub beds, greens sprayed with a turf health package and tees given a granular fertiliser. Weak areas on putting green given a spike and seed also πŸ’ͺ🏻

A varied week of work &amp; weather as we head into the final third of the season. Routine mowing, spraying of a total herbicide to shrub beds, greens sprayed with a turf health package and tees given a granular fertiliser. Weak areas on putting green given a spike and seed also πŸ’ͺ🏻
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Lots going on again this week including bunker maintenance: flymowed, strimmed, weeded and sand levels checked. Greens maintenance: combination of Air2g2 & solid tine, fertilised and compost tea spray including our first use of a bio fungicide. Routine mowing carried out too πŸ‘πŸ»

Lots going on again this week including bunker maintenance: flymowed, strimmed, weeded and sand levels checked. Greens maintenance: combination of Air2g2 &amp; solid tine, fertilised and compost tea spray including our first use of a bio fungicide. Routine mowing carried out too πŸ‘πŸ»
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Just over 12 months since construction began on the new putting green The Royal Burgess It is now almost three times the size and gives various types of putts. There are also two chipping mats for practicing your short game before heading out on the course πŸ‘πŸ»β›³οΈGreentech Sportsturf

Just over 12 months since construction began on the new putting green <a href="/TheRoyalBurgess/">The Royal Burgess</a> It is now almost three times the size and gives various types of putts. There are also two chipping mats for practicing your short game before heading out on the course πŸ‘πŸ»β›³οΈ<a href="/Greentech_Ltd/">Greentech Sportsturf</a>
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James & Jasper got to take a trip to Royal Burgess on a beautiful autumn day. FULL VIDEO OUT NOW ON YOUTUBE.Β  This video shows that it is sometimes worth pulling yourself away from the links, and heading inland in Scotland. #Top100GolfCourses

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Enjoying this current spell of warm weather, however the irrigation system is working overtime!πŸ’¦ The bowser has also been out on areas that were recently seeded. Mowing of all areas completed and tees were sprayed with a mix of wetting agent, nutrition package, PGR & seaweed πŸ‘πŸ»