Each fall we are presented with a 1-2 week window (weather dependent) when conditions are optimal for overseeding, a common practice in climates where golf courses cultivate warm season grasses.
But the question remains…to seed or not to seed?
For 2021:
At Indian Creek Golf Club, the tee boxes plus lawn and practice areas will be overseeded, then we expect the Bermuda fairways to be weed free, plus lush and green a bit earlier for Spring 2022!
Benefits of overseeding:
⛳️ Aesthetically more attractive⛳️ Some consider it ‘better’ playing conditions compared to dormant turfgrass, therefore this practice is potentially more profitable.⛳️ More durable for winter golf car traffic
Drawbacks of overseeding:
⛳️ Expense, in 2021 prices for seed soared⛳️ Preparation requires turf to be mowed down and heavily watered to assist with germination, this causes play disruption in Oct-Nov.⛳️ Untimely bad weather could wash away $40-100K worth of seed.⛳️ No preemergent can be applied to prep for weed control in the spring.⛳️ Slower return of Bermuda grass from dormancy as it competes with the winter rye.
