On Monday and Tuesday of next week we are scheduled to perform our annual Deep Tine Greens Aerification (VertiDrain). This is a process that we began last year to create vertical channels of sand that reach 8" into the soil profile. This not only relieves surface compaction, but it also breaks up compaction layers from regular aeration of only 3-4" deep. We will then be applying a large amount of sand via our topdresser and brushing it in to the holes. The end result is firmer greens with root depths that reach the full length of the channels throughout the following season. We will be placing the pins into the approaches during this process.
A week has passed since our annual spring greens aeration. We have had a mixed bag of weather, hot, dry, cold, wet and even frost! These conditions make it challenging to aid in healing, but with the more recent consistent warm temperatures we are seeing solid recovery. We were fortunate to have decent weather to complete the process on time, allowing us to fill all the holes created by the 1/2” hollow tines. As there are some minor depressions within some of the holes we will be beginning our bi-weekly topdressing program early next week. Our team is mowing and rolling our greens daily, while slowly lowering our height of cut to our summer norm. We all know that spring cultural practices are not popular among golfers, but these all important tasks are the building blocks for high performance greens conditions throughout the heart of the golf season. Check out this video produced by the USGA on Aerations effect on putting...
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