Today we are top dressing the greens and needle tining them. Why you ask are we doing this well for one we are on weekly top dressing schedule for the greens, remember I talked about how important this is to complete on a regular basis. We are diluting the organic matter we accumulate until our next aerification and helps with smoothing and firming up the surface. The needle tine is important to open the greens and let them breath with out being aggressive. This aids in compaction relief, air and water exchange and root growth. This is very important considering the high volume of traffic that we have when we get into the hot part of the summer. Once we roll the greens, in a couple of days the small holes will be covered up.
Also you may have noticed as you walk up to the short game that there are now plants lining this area. We have placed these plants here to screen the area as well as to transfer traffic around the green. So please walk around so we do not trample them.
