Here at Butler's, we have one true aerification period (pulling a core and heavily topdressing in the fall) and 4 months of steady greens venting starting in May. Venting involves placing a 3/8 of an inch hole on 2 inch centers roughly about 3 inches in depth. Venting does many things for our greens including but not limited to:
- increased water infiltration into the subsoil
- added root growth in the spring
- increased oxygen exchange within the rootzone
We vent roughly 18 greens a week and are on a continuous cycle (we have 43 greens total with practice greens and 4 hole par 3 course.) The best part about all this, besides healthier and better playing surfaces for you, is that after a mow and/or roll, this process does not effect play at all.
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