Ipswich Country Club GCM

Assistant Michael Curtin performing a micro tine to the 7th green On Monday, July 27th we performed a micro tine/vent to greens. A micro tine utilizes a small specialized aeration tine to pull a very small core from the greens surface. Some questions have come up of why we did this so close to our normal greens aeration. First off greens venting is something that is part of our normal agronomy program. We have scheduled a micro tine to greens in June, July, and September/Octo

Greens Venting On Monday, July 27th the agronomy team is planning to vent greens. This is a practice of making a very small hole with either a solid tine or a very small coring tine. The practice of venting allows gases to exchange from the soil and allows oxygen to enter the root zone. Venting also provides an area for water and nutrients to go. In essence, this process helps infiltration over a short period of time. Venting is a key cultural practice for putting green succe