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Venting Summer Stresses on Bentgrass
Bentgrass not only requires sunlight and water to live and function, but also oxygen. During the summer stress months Carbon Dioxide levels in the root zone build, as a by product of respiration, and have to be released and exchanged … Continue reading
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Sand Galore!!
The second application of topdressing on the collars has been completed. In addition to the collars, all the approaches were aerified and topdressed as well. Aerifing the the approaches allows us to incorporate topdressing sand in the open holes to … Continue reading
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Aerification Completed
Aerification is finally complete. After a break down of the aerifier and a delay in overnight shipping we wrapped up our aerification Thursday until the September aerification. Other than the breakdown the process went smooth and the greens should return to … Continue reading
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News Update
Today we started our greens aerification but after completing the back 9 greens our new aerifier broke. The back 9 will be open tomorrow and front 9 closed. Parts for the aerifier are being overnighted so we can make the … Continue reading
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Cultural Practices – What does this really include? Part 2
Topdressing is a major component of an effective aerifcation and maintenance program. Topdressing adds new sand to dilute and reduce the amount of organic matter Todressing sand provides water/air channels through the green in the aerification holes Typically there are … Continue reading
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Cultural Practies – What does this really include?
* Aerification will occur May 31st * Cultural practices include, mechanical procedures preformed on turf to reduce stresses and promote proper health. Such practices include aerification and topdressing to name a few. Aerification is an extremely important cultural practice. Although … Continue reading
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Collars – Update
The collars have been a sore issue, but there are some signs of life. We have made some fertilizer applications as well as spray applications of hormones to encourage growth in the past couple days. Temperatures over the next several … Continue reading