The start of our annual maintenance on the greens couldn't of started better. The weather perfect and ground conditions ideal. Dry warm weather is ideal to aerate the greens as little surface damage is created from vehicles and sand can be worked into the holes easily.
The first task is to get sand onto the putting surfaces so it had the longest time to dry out.
Around 3.5 tonnes was initial put on.
The green is then tined using 12mm tines to a depth of 250mm with slight heave to relieve compaction, twice over in opposite directions. We find this give more deconpaction and less turf disturbance.
The green is then brushed with the sand dry to push as much as possible into the time holes made. The green can be brushed as much as 6 times to maximise the sand on the surface.
The green is then given another 1.5 tonnes of sand and tined again before brushing the sand into the new tine holes.
Finally the green is heavy rolled to consolidate any uneven areas and given a granular fertiliser to aid recovery.
Irrigation is then used regularly to encourage growth and recovery. With high soil temperatures and plenty of water the holes soon fill in. This the putting green 7 days after initial tining.
Today approaches have been given a light sanding
And work has started edging bunkers.
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