Our goal of achieving consistent firm, dry, dense bent grass fairways started the week of April 19th when we applied 740 tons of sand to our fairways, depth wise this is about 1/4". This is the first of 3 topdressing, the next will be in September and the last November. We will no longer core aerate fairways (take a soil core out of the ground and spread it on the surface) to relieve compaction and allow oxygen infusion, now we will solid tine (punch a hole in the ground, no soil taken out) slice,with the Sliceavator (small slit in ground) and Planetair with 3/8" knife (again a small slice in the ground) to accomplish compaction relief and the induction of oxygen. With the November sanding we will also dormant seed Memorial bent grass, this, along with minor changes in our fertility, growth regulator, selected tree removal and watering practices will set the table for achieving the goal.
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