The warm spring has given us the opportunity to aerify the greens much earlier than we normally do. This spring we chose to deep-tine the greens with solid tines instead of core aerify. Solid tines are simply a solid metal rod that is thrust into the ground by the machine. This action displaces the soil and creates a cavity or channel for sand and air. No material is removed in this process.
A step by step approach to this process is as follows:1. Topdress the greens with sand
2. Deep Tine Aerify
3. Allow the sand to dry
4. Broom sand into aerification holes
5. Blow off or pickup excess sand
Here Nick is brooming the sand into the aerification holes. This will take many passes over the green to get the majority of the surface free of excess sand and all of the holes filled.
