Topdressing greens

Cool weather not only allowed us to topdress greens yesterday but we were able to brush them with the cocoa mat brush and also mowed them.  Usually during hotter periods of summer, we stay away from brushing because of the bruising and stress it can do the turf.  With cooler temperatures we were able to brush one more time before we lay off this practice until mid-August.  Topdressing helps to smooth our surfaces, mixes sand with dying plant material(thatch), and provides protection for the crown of the plant.  Since our greens do not have internal drainage(except for 9), it does improve drainage by increasing the depth of the sand which the water travels through to evacuate through the bottom of the green/soil profile.

Skip applying a light layer of sand ahead of brushing.