We would have started our warm season core pulling aeration on Monday but the surfaces were too wet from Sunday night rainfall. We are pulling a 1/2" core at about 2" in depth to reduce thatch on our tees with our verti-drain machine. Not sure if we will be completely finished today with the heavy dew we are experiencing and avoiding disrupting any play that is taking place. We are doing parts of combined tees or doing individuals tees to insure that you have a clean place to tee your ball from while we clean up the debris. Once the area has been cleaned, we will then come back in and do the remaining tees as needed. We will also use the same machine but will place a 1/2" solid tine on it which will give us a much deeper hole. This will allow the tees to drain much quicker and will improve root health. We also plan to topdress the tees with sand which will get into the holes and will assist in removing excess moisture from the tee surface. It will smooth the teeing surface over time with additional applications. They will be slightly drier on the surface because the sand will allow moisture to move into the profile quicker and will make for easier penetration of tees being placed in the ground.
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