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| Lots of material harvested during the 1st round in June |
We are getting ready to punch holes today but rest assured the coure will be open and the greens will be playable tomorrow the 18th of July. We are utilizing 3/8" hollow tines that will leave only a 1/4" hole. Couple the small tines with the topdressing and we will hardly even notice the holes when we finish. I can't express enough how beneficial it is to include aerification in our cutural practices but the positives GREATLY outweigh the negatives when we perform this.
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| Large 5/8" Holes from June aeration |
We plan to having the greens back to 100% by this weekend and if the weather cooperates we should have some firm, smooth and very playable greens. We will also aerify the front nine tees and approaches this week and we'll finish the back nine next Monday. Stay tuned this week as I will be posting a more detailed account of this months aeration process. As always if you have any questions or comments don't be afraid to fire away!
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| Hardly any material to clean up after today's punch |
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| 1/4" holes punched today |
I've included a link to an article from the USGA green section which talks about aerification and some other issues we deal with as Superintendents.
http://gsr.lib.msu.edu/2000s/2002/020113.pdf
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