It is that time of year again, when the temperature starts rising, greens are getting drier, firmer, faster, and we are putting more stress on our turf. Like the last couple years, I will be spiking the greens June 1, July 1, and Aug 1. These are very small needle tines, 1/4" diameter by 4" in length. We put these small holes in the greens to allow oxygen to get down into the root system, allow water to infiltrate through the surface and turf canopy, allow carbon dioxide and other toxic gases to escape from our root system, and in general just open up the green surface to create a healthier plant.
After the spiking, we roll the entire the green and even though the holes are visible they do not effect the ball roll. After the holes are not open and visible at the surface, there still will be small channels down through the matt layer and into the rootzone.
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