Scarifying Greens

Scarifying Greens

Next week the greens will be scarified. We have decided to perform this task rather than hollow coring for a number of reasons. Firstly the main reason is recovery. Scarifying the greens will leave grooves rather than holes all over the greens. We will not go as deep into the green as hollow coring but with continuous grooves along the green we will actually take out more thatch.

We will scarify on Tuesday weather permitting and the greens will be cleared of debris as we go. If more debris is left on the green if wet then we will also verticut the greens after to remove it. I expect to be on each green for about half an hour at a time. On Wednesday the greens will be topdressed, overseeded with bent and brushed. We will again be demoing the Sweep and Fill Brush which will flick the topdressing into the grooves and into the surface. There should be very little disruption to the surfaces after a day or so.

As the greens have already been fertilised I expect recovery to be quite quick. The seed should be through in about a week but the grooves will close up very quickly. Once the brushing is complete the greens will be rolled and then cut on the days after.

This maintenance is essential for the continued improvement of the greens surfaces. It will continue our soil exchange programme and will help the greens to be more free draining, an important factor as we approach the autumn and winter.