Sunday, November 5, 2017

Opening Up

This Tuesday we will be opening up the greens. With 3.5" of rain in the last week and cooler, shorter days it is increasingly difficult to dry out the greens. Poking a few holes will allow vital oxygen to enter deep into the profile to help with drying. While the greens are open this will give us a chance to add fertilizer amendments heading into winter.  The tining also relieves compaction as we have virtually continued our normal mowing and rolling schedule with the gorgeous fall weather.
The process is the same as the August aerification with a double roll behind.  Within a few days ball roll should be back to normal.
We are scheduled to receive our fall gypsum app on the fairways on November 21st. Before the application we will be punching the fairways with 3/4" solid tines to allow the product to get 2-3" into the soil.

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