The Grass

After researching grass varieties, I decided on Penncross Creeping Bentgrass. Most courses in the area seemed to be some form of bentgrass and this variety was available in small quantities at the local seed store, Halifax Seed. I see that its now available on Amazon too.This variety is touted as quick recovering with aggresive lateral growth and suitable for overwintering in colder growing zones.

I learned that for my growing zone, there are two optimal seasons to start grass seed: early spring and fall. In the spring one would ideally seed as soon as the risk of overnight frost is gone. In the fall, seeding is done after the dry summer has safely past.

My plan is to build one small experimental green, and if that decides to grow, I'll build a second bentgrass green in the fall.

Prologue

In rural New Brunswick I maintain a very small 9-hole golf course in my back field. Up until now its had three putting greens, and  even calling them putting greens would be a stretch. They've been nothing more than circles of lawn that had been cut short with a regular lawn tractor.

One of my so-called putting greens is located on a fairly annoying slope. In April of 2014 I excavated and leveled this area for a very small bentgrass green. I went small because a) its a long way to carry water (with buckets and a watering can) and b) the project was very experimental. I didn't want to invest huge money and time if it failed.

My credentials in the greenskeeping world are zero. But, being an avid golfer for 30 years...I know what the end product should resemble.