Regular scheduled aerations are an important component to most all golf course agronomic plans. As I mentioned in the video yesterday, aeration is done to remove organic matter so water can move through the rootzone. It's my opinion that aeration must be done on various levels, or depths, below the surface. Research shows that a compacted layer can form if we were to consistently use 4" tines. This is because the tines stop at the exact sample depth each time they enter the soil. Therefore, we use this machine to loosen the sand at depths of 6"and 12". You can hear the blasts of air that are released twice, while the long tines are down in the rootzone. This blast of air fractures the sand as far away as five feet, in all directions. This is why the spacing can be 2 to 3 foot or more apart. Each putting green will be deep tined in two directions this fall. In 8 hours, we are able to finish about 4 average size greens. It gives the operator a long time to think and sort out life's challenges.
