The greens are about 85% healed from the aeration following the club championship. I understand that the healing process is taking some time which is expected considering how aggressive we were in removing organic matter over 11% of the green surface. I hope to report the success of this style of aeration following our ISTRC test results later this fall. The greens have been fertilized on a regular basis since aeration and the growth regulating chemicals have been removed from our spray program to allow for better recovery. The fairways were core-aerated by an outside contractor on Monday with great success. The thin areas on the fairways were overseeded with bentgrass and topdressed with sand. All of the fairways had granular organic soil amendments added to them in accordance with our soil tests. As the turf growth slows with the shorter days the grounds crew will begin to focus on leaves, acorn removal and pine needle clean-up as the fall season is arriving. The fall display at the clubhouse has been planted and is starting to bloom. The senior club championship is this weekend, so good luck to all those competing.
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| 2 fairway aeration |
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| 5 fairway aeration |
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| Core Clean-Up 6 fairway |
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