Moisture Meter

The piece of equipment pictured above is one of the helpful tools you may see us sticking into the greens from time to time.  It is called a Moisture Meter.  This device reads the moisture content of the greens and gives us a standard which to try and keep the moisture levels of the greens though out the year.  In the summer, we want to keep the percent moisture around 20%.  In the fall and winter months the percent can fall down to the 14 or 15 percent levels before we worry about the greens getting to dry.  A high moisture content would be in the 30 percent range, and we generally want to see those readings after a rainfall.  Day to day moisture readings of between 20 to 25 percent is our target moisture range for optimal playability and plant health.