Talk of The Villages Florida

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Originally Posted by Thnonne (Post 1061758)

If the grass is brown and there are bare spots, why are they still mowing? I always thought that plants needed their leaves to do photosynthesis to survive. If you keep cutting off their leaves or mowing too short how can the grass survive?

Cutting bermuda grass low promotes spreading, resulting in better coverage. It also encourages the roots to go deeper.

One of the problems here is the habit of driving carts down the fairways despite the recommendation to use the 90 degree rule. That compacts the turf resulting in the thin lies people complain about. All one has to do is compare the fairway turf with the turf within the area carts are prohibited. Consider that all the courses have carts on the fairways dawn to dusk, essentially seven days a week. That is why I'm not a fan of the summer program of cheap fees after 5PM from a course condition aspect. I understand it gives more residents an opportunity to play the "big" courses, but at a cost to conditions. Personally, I would like to see the courses closed one day a week and occasionally for an entire week on a rotating schedule over the summer to recover and maintain.