spring sod work

Spring time in Georgia can be very unpredictable. We had a fairly cold winter but overall it was not too bad. We have however had a VERY wet spring. It has rained on average 1/2" per week since the beginning of February. Rain is usually a good thing but just like anything else too much of a good thing can be bad. This has made it very hard to actually get out there and do any kind of mowing on the golf course. It has also created some issues on a few holes where the water collects, creates algae, and does not let the grass grow. If the rain would stop for a week or so the areas would dry up and the algae would crack open and the grass would grow through, but this has not happened yet. We are sodding a few of these areas and we are running a solid tine aerifyer over some of the other spots today. We laid 18 rolls of sod in different areas on #2, 6, and 7 today. These areas will take a little time to heal from the sod but it will be much faster than waiting on the algae. The solid tine aerification should help the other areas to dry out and start to grow some grass faster.