Green Superintendent Update - May 2025
The month of April brought us a variety of New England weather. Cold rainy days and a late April snowstorm. Even through the tough weather the course held strong and is ready to go for springtime. Many course projects are still underway, and we appreciate your patience as we wrap them up. Aeration We kicked things off with a deep tine aerification down to an impressive 10 inches. This aggressive approach is fantastic for breaking up deep-seated compaction layers that can restrict root growth, water infiltration, and gas exchange. By creating these channels deep within the soil profile, we're essentially giving the roots a pathway to explore and encourage a healthier, more resilient turf system. Following up, we went over the surfaces with solid tining . While not as deep as the initial pass, solid tines still create valuable macro-pores in the upper soil layers. This helps to improve surface drainage, alleviate shallower compaction, and prepare t...