Aerification Season is Here

 

Its hard to believe Labor Day weekend is here already.  This means aerification season is right around the corner.  I want to let everyone know our tentative schedule and the process we plan to implement. 

Tuesday September 4^th  - Front nine greens and practice green

Wednesday September 5^th – Back nine greens

Thursday, Friday, and the following week until complete – fairways

We will be pulling cores out of the greens the same as we did in the spring.  We will be collecting all the plugs this time, instead of dragging and working them back into the soil.  After collecting the plugs, we will apply a heavy layer of topdressing sand and brush it in to fill the open holes.  Fertilizer has already been applied to promote growth and help the holes close as quickly as possible. Another application of fertilizer will be made at the end of next week.

 

 

We will also be pulling cores on the fairways.  We will drag metal drag mats over the plugs until the soil is pulverized and worked back into the ground.  The thatch will be blown off into the rough and mulched or collected as needed.

 If your asking in your mind about the tees, we aerified them in June.  Since they are Zoysia, they need aerified in the hot weather.  Punching holes in the tees now could leave openings underground leading into the dormant season.  This could potentially result in some winter kill of this warm season turf.

Plans for aerification may be impacted by weather (i.e. Hurricane Isaac).  Revisions to the schedule will be made accordingly.  Thank you in advance for the cooperation and understanding as we will work hard to have the course back in tip-top shape as quickly as possible.