Jody Reece said: Looking to build a nursery green. What size nurseries do you guys have? We have about 140,000ft2 of greens.
Thanks,
Jody
Hi Jody,
A quick Google search shows you at Chatmoss CC in VA. Is that you? If so, you have bentgrass greens and bermudagrass everywhere else. Again....correct?
I agree with Scott, the bigger the better, but 10,000 sq. ft. should be a
minimum. "If" you have bermuda from the collars out, then you will need to do some math, and build a much larger nursery, along the lines that Scott mentioned. Assuming every few years you may want to re-sod your collars along with another 2 foot buffer of bent, then you'll need enough to do that on your regulation greens. I have no idea how large your greens are, or how large your practice green is. But you'll be surprised, after doing the calculations, how much sod is required. Figure your regulation greens apart from your practice green, as the first is something you'll need to schedule, whereas the latter can be done most anytime.
If you don't have any encroachment problems (good for you!), and are only using it for repairing and as a test area for different applications, then you can get away with something smaller, but still "try" for at least 10,000 sq. ft. For whatever reason, you may face the possibility of needing to re-sod an entire green. Yes, boys will be boys, and drunks will be drunks.