“Everyone has a green that does not respond to their program, this allows superintendents to zero in on the needs of a problematic green,” said John Wynne, BioSafe’s director of sales for the turf division. “Whether its algae, anthracnose or LDS, this unit gives them the ability to provide parts of a specialized program for that one micro-environment.”
The below-ground unit is installed in an enclosed box that connects to existing irrigation piping. A control valve and Mazzei injector allows for scheduled and regulated applications that can be controlled through computerized irrigation systems.
“This is direct injection into the greenside loop and you can time the application at the front or the back end of the irrigation cycle,” Wynne said.
The first prototype went in last year at Glastonbury Country Club here and another is being installed at Doylestown Country Club in Warrington, Pa.
“We are putting in a new irrigation system right now,” said Doylestown CC superintendent Paul Bevan. “We have one green that gets anthracnose so we are going to try the injector system on that hole. We may put more out there if need be.”
Bevan said the system will not only allow him to focus on his trouble green, but it will also save labor.
“If I have to go out there and spray one green, I have to have a guy mix it up, go out and spray it and then rinse out three times,” he said. “It ends up being a two- or three-hour ordeal. Also, the injector takes it right out of the bottle, so you are not limited to using Zerotol, you could also use a wetting agent to control hot spots. It’s a neat deal.”
The Greenside Injector costs $650, takes half a day to install and is customized to each individual green.
“Once you figure out the size of the green, how long the heads are spinning and how many gallons are coming out of the head, the injector is sized for the correct ratio of gallons of concentrate to gallons of water,” said Wynne.
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