Verti-cutting

Mechanical Brush

 

 



Greens Aerification

 




Our first round of greens aerification was completed on Monday.  The process starts with verti-cutting the greens in two directions to remove thatch and open the canopy.  This is followed by our mechanical brush that sweeps off the debris.  Next comes the sand, we topdress before aerifying to prevent ruts on a green full of holes.  Our aerifier is equipped with a core collector that pulls the cores off the green as it aerifies.  At this stage the rain becomes a nuisance.  When the layer of topdressing gets wet it moves into the canopy and is very tough to redistribute throughout the green to fill the aerification holes.  A few "tricks of the trade" helped us fill some holes and we will continue to work on the greens for optimum playability.  The picture at the bottom of the page shows the Putting Green with a minimal amount of open holes and an application of fertilizer.  The forecast looks bleak but we are prepared to adapt and overcome.   

Topdressing

Aerifying

Finished product w/fertilizer