With the dry conditions and warm temperatures we are going to substitute aerification with spiking on fairways and tees. Beginning Monday we will spike all fairways and tees on the course. It will take us all week and then some to complete all 18 holes.
During dry conditions the soils tend to lock up and become very hard. Maybe you have had a hard time getting tees into the ground. Water is having the same problem. Spiking will help loosen the soil profile and allow the water to enter the rootzone. Spiking is not a solution to aerifcation. Pulling cores removes thatch which is highly important. Unless we see some significant moisture soon, we will plan to aerify the entire course in the spring. Greens aerification will begin Monday, October 4th. Stay tuned for course maintenance and closures through October.
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