Friday, May 4, 2012

May 4, 2012


We finished up the drill and fill and aeration this week. The drill and fill – drills that bore 12” down into the soil, and filling the bore holes with sand – improves drainage. The aeration takes care of compaction and thatch.  Both help us to amend the soil profiles. We did it together so that the greens would not be disrupted two separate times, and we waited until late spring to do the processes so that with warmer temperatures, the healing will be faster!

The 12" drills






Buckets of sand are poured into the top of the drill and fill machine
The bucketing operation


Following the drill and fill, Isabella aerates the green

















Clara matting in the sand after the drill and fill/ aeration and topdressing.

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