As I sit and write this, we have been busy with fall aerification. To date we have completed tee aeration, driving range tees and chipping areas, along with 11 of the 18 fairways. We will finish the fairway portion during the upcoming week and begin rough aeration and continue to aerate and seed the new sod areas from the bunker project. This will be on ongoing process on the new sod to relieve construction compaction.
Along with the continuation of the aeration, we plan to perform another verticut/seeding/light topdressing process on the greens to promote new growth on the surfaces.
We will put out another blog next week to discuss aerification progress. Please remember to fix your ball marks on the greens.
Yours in turf,
Stacy L. Wallace, Golf Course Superintendent
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