I am choosing to avoid this turf practice during the drought era, that we are in. Besides that I don't believe the tines would even penetrate more than an inch into the ground, it's supposed to be around 4 to 6 inches deep. The other fear factor; if i were to aerify and it only penetrates a inch down and with this blazing heat, whatever is lifted will burn up and die.
Once the rains do begin to fall, the aerifier will be brought out and put to work. Shortly afterwards fertilizer will be applied and oh guess what; with mother nature rain and fertilizer you get a quality turf! Man am I ready to see that again. I have never been a part of such a hard time in turf management as I have faced the last three months.
So everybody get and do RAIN DANCE!
Thanks
Willy Plowman
Golf Course Superintendent
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