They say that the glaciers are receding but the glacier on 15/ 17 green just wasn't receding fast enough. So John and I spent most of the day doing more snow removal. The two main reasons that I like to remove the snow at this time is to expose the ice that has been on the surface of the green for 45 days now. The second reason is so that the greens will dry off and this will reduce the chance of more winterkill through crown hydration. Popular Posts
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Glacier removal
They say that the glaciers are receding but the glacier on 15/ 17 green just wasn't receding fast enough. So John and I spent most of the day doing more snow removal. The two main reasons that I like to remove the snow at this time is to expose the ice that has been on the surface of the green for 45 days now. The second reason is so that the greens will dry off and this will reduce the chance of more winterkill through crown hydration. 
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