Fairway Aerification Process Complete!

There are numerous steps in the aerification of fairways and numerous reasons why we do it.  Aerification is important for plant health going into the next season by reducing compaction, providing air & pore space to the root zone, and reducing organic matter.  These are very important factors in the turf being able to withstand the heat & stress from our Chicago summers.  As Fall approaches the turfgrass plant transitions into root development thus making this process very important to next season. How do we get this work done?  Here is a step by step photo shoot of how we get from start to finish over the 2 days.

The aerification process starts at sunrise on Day 1

The cores are pulled using the Pro Core 648

Aerified Fairway

The Core Processor is used to break the cores up

The Triplex with verticut units is used to break up the cores

Drag mat is used to break up the cores and and aid in returning the soil back into the turf as a topdressing

Blowers are used to blow the tuffs of turf off the fairway.

Back pack blowers are used to blow the debris away from the irrigation heads.

Fairway is mowed to complete the cleanup.

An irrigation cycle is run to help start the recovery process.

The aerificaion process is complete on Day 2!

Heat & humidity made for a rough 2 days of physical labor but as always the crew did an incredible job so a big thanks to them.