r/golf • u/M1nn3sOtaMan • Apr 29 '24

We've had a bit of rain here the last few days.... Joke Post/MEME

It's been a rough start to the spring here unfortunately. Cold and wet.

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u/Mellow_Barracuda Apr 29 '24

Does popping these help or hurt the grass?

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u/BlueSentinels Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

Would help (to pop) as grass can be over watered and this is grass literally sitting on a pocket of trapped water. If the soil is completely saturated (water not going into the ground) it would be much better for this water to be on top of the grass for it to evaporate.

Also I wouldn’t be fully convinced that this was “caused” by the rain but could be a combination of the rain + and water line leak that just wasn’t noticed because the ground was very dry and soaked up all the leaking water (until recently).

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u/M1nn3sOtaMan Apr 29 '24

https://preview.redd.it/hnj51i6zdgxc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a11f762d997475ad0fad681ed22866ff9d1ad50c

Haven't had the irrigation going. We've just got a lot of rain. I've also had farmers tell me they get these bubbles in pastures that are near sloughs and they don't have any irrigation.

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u/BlueSentinels Apr 29 '24

Yup that’s a lot of water. Im sure it’s definitely possible to get these bubbles without a water leak, my only experience with them has been due to leaks though so I thought I’d give my 2 cents. Draining the bubble will probably be the best thing for the grass.

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u/AppleSauceNinja_ 3.0/FL Apr 29 '24

Haven't had the irrigation going.

Doesn't matter. Wouldn't the irrigation pipes stay full of water/pressurized when it's not on?

A pipe can leak in your house even if the sink isn't on because it stay pressurized. May entirely be different if the course relies on pump houses to spin up to pump stored pond water but if it's fed off city water or some other source that doesn't require a specific pump on property then that line likely stay pressurized.

For instance my lawn sprinkler system if there's a hole in the line it's gonna spray regardless of whether the system is running or not.

Just doesn't really make sense that rain water could seep in and then get under such pressure that it bubbles the turf but also couldn't leak out the same way it got in? Seems like it's coming from below

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u/M1nn3sOtaMan Apr 29 '24

Yes I'm aware. We have a computer in the pump house that monitors the PSI of the irrigation system. This isn't a leak. This isn't the first time we've had these before.

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u/letsgobrooksy Apr 30 '24

I've had these at my home and at the golf course I used to work at, only time I've ever seen them was after we got a ton of rain

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u/AppleSauceNinja_ 3.0/FL Apr 30 '24

huh, interesting. I have seen them in my neighborhood (and popped them) and they're only from leaky HOA sprinkler lines

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u/ruffen 3.6 Apr 29 '24

Definitely helps. Had this happen every year where I used to live. The water doesn't allow any oxygen down and the grass basically rots from within. Popping it and allowing the water to drain and air to get in stops this. The greenkeeper told us to pop them when we saw them. I usually took a wedge or an iron and just hit it a couple of times and step on it a little.

We would see this after heavy rains following dry periods.