Monday, September 9, 2013

Front Nine Fairway Aerification & Collars this Week




Today we will be aerifying a few front nine fairways; 2, 7, 8 & 9.  Click on the above 30 second video to see the machine in action.

After the plugs dry we drag them to break up the soil & thatch.
 


After the drag is finished we blow the thatch off of the fairways with the big blower.





 
This is what we are ultimately trying to remove while the soil breaks off of these plugs and returns into the thatch.


 

Fescue on 7

The fescue on the right of number seven has been a discussion item with the green committee over the last year.  They discussed how difficul...