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.


 

New Greens Maintenance - Tee Leveling - Asphalt Prep 9 Tee to 10 Tee

Starting to mow our new greens, this is 17. Looking back at 18 tee.  The area is stripped, the tee gets expanded if needed, then the surface...