20090829 -- How Golf Greens Work (2)

How Golf Greens Work

Location, location
Where you put the green is also important. It needs plenty of sunlight and good airflow over the green On many golf courses, you will find electric fans blowing over the green to make sure the airflow is perfect.

Then you choose perfect grass. There are different varieties for nearly every climae and situation.

Keeping it up
Sand, perfect drainage and a good location eliminate a huge number of variables and problems. But now the grass is totally dependent on its keepers There are no nutrients in the sand itself, so all the nutrients come from the people taking care of the green.

Once the green is established, you start in on maintenance. This includes daily mowing with a precision greens mower, watering, fertilizing, applying chemicals, aerating and general coddling.

As you can see, it takes a lot of work to create grass this perfect! But, if you follow these steps, you too could create a living carpet. In fact, you can have a real golf green in you yard. These are companies that will help you do this.


eliminate v. 消除
eg: This product is guaranteed to eliminate cockroaches in our house.

maintenance n. 保養/維修
eg: Ben does all his own home maintenance, like painting and fixing the water pipes.

mow v. (用鐮刀等)刈(草等)
eg: Beth is responsible for mowing the grass once a week.

variety n. 種類/多樣化
eg: Helen grows two different varieties of tomatoes in her garden.