Now that we are fully into Spring and the grass has started to grow we will be lowering the height of cut on our greens. This should in turn start to increase our green speeds. We like to see the greens begin to grow and have the ability to recover before we get too agressive with height. We will also be treating the greens this week with fertilizer and bio-stimulants to stimulate growth and recovery, a wetting agent to improve water infiltration, and a plant protectant to stop fungus growth.
Another update that I am sure will make everyone happy is we will not be performing a typical greens aerification this Spring. Due to the late aerification last year and a large event we have scheduled the week after Memorial Day we will be solid tine aerifying the greens. That is we will be using small tines that will simply pierce a hole in the surface and not remove any organic matter. We will follow-up with a normal topdressing and roll the green surface. There will be minimal impact to play. This process will allow for the exchange of gases (aeration), stimulate root growth, and leave small channels for water to better penetrate the surface of the green.
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