Early this morning it was not looking promising for our F-Troop work today. Luckily the rain was only light and stopped in time for us to complete a lot of our projects for the day.
Rain did not stop our regular F-Troopers and today I saw Martin Gallagher, Garry Trigg, Geoff Bridge, Peter Martin, Duncan Dyer, Rosalie Dyer, Di Beechey and they all worked very hard all morning as there was plenty of work on hand. Morning tea this morning was delicious - Apple & Apricot pastries still warm from the oven. Lovely - thanks John!
Garry Trigg spent the morning on the rough cutter, Martin Gallagher, Peter Martin, Geoff Bridge & Duncan Dyer repaired the fence near the Greenkeepers shed. The boys attempted to move some of the timber at the storage area but needed heavier equipment than what they had available.
Sam Knox ( a long term Club Member) did some timber cutting/splitting for us which was most appreciated. Sam worked all morning to enable us to have firewood which, as most of you know, is our only source of income to finance our F-Troop Projects. Thanks Sam! Your support to F-Troop was a top effort.
We received some bad news about the tree near the 17th green that was hit by lightning last week. The tree has been split and because it is in danger of falling & is near power lines it is deemed a dangerous tree and has to be removed. It is a shame because it was a beautiful tree. Another tragedy is the Iceberg Rose at the putting green. It was snapped in the bad weather & will not survive unfortunately.
Di Beechey did some hard yards in the BBQ area this morning and has it in pristine condition.
Thanks Di - a job well done.
Rosalie Dyer planted a new succulant plant in the garden at the back of the Men's 10th tee that she & Duncan have donated to us.
I cleaned up the native garden at the 6th as the wandering jew has really been enjoying the hot steamy conditions & was starting to sprout through the garden again. We have some lovely flowers coming on the new grevilleas that we planted last year. (a couple of photos attached)
After morning tea Rosalie & I raked up at the 17th fairway where the pines cones have been chewed up and scattered by the cockatoos & the branches have come down in the bad weather. This area was very untidy & had started to spread out over the fairway. The rest of the F-Troopers came to our rescue & carted the rubbish away & the area looked much improved.
Whoever planted the pines on the course in the first place did not put much forward thinking with regard to the mess they create and the danger of the falling pines. The cockatoos think they are great!
Peter & I filled up a pothole & cleaned the top of the concrete path at the 18th where the recent wet weather washed the soil & gravel over the concrete path.
Martin Gallagher gave the Mandavillas some TLC. They are responding well & are growing up the new trellis.
We did manage to get a bit of timber pick up done around the course but ran out of time to do a complete circuit of the course as we were down a few helpers today. Luckily there is always next week.
With more rain forcast it could make it very difficult to keep up with the rough mowing. The grass is growing faster than we can cut it. Hopefully we will get a break in the weather so that the course can recover a little. February is always a difficult month with the humidity making everything sprout including the unwanted weeds.
We can do with some extra help if anyone has the time to contribute. The projects are starting to build up. We meet at the Greenkeepers shed every Monday about 7.00 - 7.15 am weather permitting. Contact myself or Martin Gallagher for more details.
YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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