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The Mower Shed

Notes from the shed where the mowers come back at first light

Water and soil

Irrigation, nozzles and pressure, drainage, sand, organic matter, soil tests and the creeks and wetlands that cross a course.

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A greenkeeper's clipboard resting on a fairway mower seat at first light, soil test report clipped to the board, dew still on the grass in the foreground.

WS-001Water and soil

Reading a Fairway Soil Test Before Fertiliser

A fairway soil test reports pH, organic matter, phosphorus and potassium. A greenkeeper reads those numbers, then builds the season plan around them.

A golf course storage pond at first light, viewed from the dam crest, with a vegetated wetland cell and a creek intake visible upstream, calm water reflecting the tree line.

WS-002Water and soil

Water on a Golf Course: Creek to Storage

How water moves across a golf course from creek to wetland to storage pond, what permits apply, what gets monitored, and how pumped water gets reused.