Turf Recovering Nicely From Aeration

We have had six good days of weather that have helped the greens and tees get well on the way to recovery from the aeration process.  The greens are looking great with the half inch diameter holes closing rapidly and you have to look very close at the tees to tell they were aerated at all.  After six to seven days the turf recovery is progressing very nicely.


Green surface seven days after aeration    

Overview of #9 Green 7 days after aeration. 

We will switch back to walk mowing the greens this week instead of using a triplex.  After we topdress the greens it is very hard on the mower reel blades as they pick up excess sand so we use a triplex in order to save our reels on the walk mowers.  After 3-4 mowings with the riding mower we return to walk mowing to reduce stress on the greens and continue walk mowing daily through the rest of the season.

We are also aerating the fairways and have over half of them completed at this time.  We will finish the fairway work by Wednesday this week and all the areas of the course will have been aerated for the spring.  It is our goal to have all areas fully recovered by Memorial Day weekend as we head into the summer season.  

#1 Fairway after being aerated and ready for cleanup

The fairway process takes longer to complete as we are dealing with 24 acres compared to 4.5 acres with greens and tees.  The process has been going very smoothly.
The crew has been very busy putting in numerous long days and evenings so they are always glad to see the aeration process come to an end.....  maybe even more so than the golfers!!  As always, we appreciate your patience and understanding as we complete this important agronomic task.