Greens aerification will start Monday morning. All of the equipment has been gone through and we did a small test on the practice green to assure all the equipment was functioning properly.
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| Right side - test area of greens aerification |
Yes I will be running this over the greens as step #1.
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| Deep tine machine to go over greens first |
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| 1" X 12" solid tines |
The equipment used, technique, and tine selection and size all depends on what your purpose is and what is your end goal. In our situation I am trying to create deep channels to increase drainage on the greens, increase the quantity of pure sand I can get down in the greens, and increase the root depth of our turf. For that reason I will first go over the greens with a solid 1" tine 8-9 inches deep.
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| Result of the solid 1" tines |
Then followed by a 1/2" tine 3 inches deep that is pulling a core because I also want to remove the organic matter on the putting green surface that has built up over this growing season. These two operations together will give us the benefit of both organic matter removal by pulling a core but also infiltration and oxygen improvement with a solid deep tine.
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| 1" holes followed by 1/2" cores being pulled on the right side |
Stay tuned for a step by step view of the 11 step process that goes into the cultural practice of aeifying a green.
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