5/31/26 to 6/7/26: Conditions are mildly dry. Turf is hard underfoot. No surface puddles remain in low areas. Drain tiles 12 to 18 inches deep are not flowing. Man made and sinkhole ponds are at approximately 95% capacity and steady. ETo for turf over the reporting period was 0.87 inches and total precipitation was 0.88 inches resulting in a net gain of 0.01 inches. Tensiometer at 18 inches deep in clay soil increased in pressure over the period from 42 cb to 51 cb on a 0-100 cb scale. It is recommended that irrigation be initiated in clay soils if pressure is 60 cb or higher.
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