Golf green covers are a turf covers that help promote healthy greens. Available in breathable fabric and waterproof ice shields. Greens are considered the heart and soul of a golf course thus maintaining greens sometimes includes placing covers on them to protect them against harsh winter weather and speed up the greening process during early spring. Covers also stimulate grass growth on newly installed or renovated greens, especially those that are seeded late in the season. The greenhouse effect created by green covers allows the grass underneath to breathe and retain a certain amount of heat and moisture, even on cold days. The end result is faster germination of seeded areas and deeper and stronger root development. A study showed that turf covers increase soil temperature underneath the cover by about2 to 3 degrees, and that such a variance would induce spring green-up and growth when temperatures begin to increase. By the same token, a lower minimum temperature of covered greens versus those that weren’t covered could help prevent certain types of winter injuries on turfgrass, such as direct low-temperature kill. Covering greens also helps minimize the temperature fluctuations of the soil and might reduce the loss of annual grasses, as well as almost eliminate the possibility of ice damage. Another reason would be to moderate the temperatures in cold climates so you don’t get those huge swings in temperatures that can damage greens. And anything we can do up here to get the soil warm quicker in the spring is a plus. We manufacture customized turf covers for use on golf greens. Green covers are made of a wide range of permeable materials, from geo-textile fabrics to woven and solid polypropylene sheets. Most covers are treated to block ultraviolet light and designed to be rot and mildew resistant.
Product Advantages
- To get the course playable more quickly earlier in colder climates while reducing the risk of winterkill from wind and ice. In an industry where time is money, being able to open a week earlier in the spring and having greens ready to putt on can mean more business and a significant increase of cash flow during a usually slow period of the year.
- Controls tempratures to protect greens
- Faster germination of seeded areas and deeper and stronger root development