Saturday, February 6, 2010
Aerating a few greens this week....
We will be selectively aerating the greens that are still out of play this week. Some will only have portions done in spots where the turf is still thin and weak while a few of them will have the entire green done again. This will be the 3rd time these greens have been aerated since January 1st and is a big reason for their fast recovery. The worst greens, #10, 15 and 16 will have the plugs verticut back into the turf in the hopes that the organic matter and potential seed bank in the soil will help aid the Poa annua to germintae in the thin areas. We will be topdressing all of the greens with a light application on Thursday. Light verticutting and topdressing promotes new growth and offsets the "scum layer" that develops from the dead grass blades after winterkill.
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