Coring greens when it’s 90 Cancel The title field is required!

1. Michael Wagner

   

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   8/24/2018 7:08 PM

   Anyone in the north east ever core aerate greens when it was close to 90 degrees? I'm scheduled to aerate Tuesday and NOAA is predicting 88 degrees. I'm a little concerned about the stress of dragging in sand on such a hot day. Greens have been stressed already due to excessive moisture the last 2 weeks or so. Should be good and dry by the time Tuesday comes around though. Any thoughts on the subject would be greatly appreciated.

   
   
   
   
2. Michael Wagner

   

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   8/26/2018 6:08 AM

   I forgot to mention that the 3 days prior to pulling cores it was demanded of me that they roll 11+ for our club championship over the weekend then our pro-am on Monday.

   
   
   
   
3. Jonathan Burke

   

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   8/27/2018 5:08 AM

   Michael- I'm in the same boat. I have zero roots and turf is starting to thin. I decided to not pull cores but solid tine instead. Plan to topdress later when the weather is more favorable. Hopefully live to fight another day. Jon

   
   
   
   
4. Michael Sullivan

   

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   8/27/2018 8:08 AM

   I am in need of a good aeration as well. Several greens with some pukey poa and thinning, off color turf. Sprayed Some Banol and ThioPhanate-methyl. I would be hesitant to be dragging topdressing, myself, in 90 degree weather, the way a few of my greens look.

   
   
   
   
5. Curt Brisco

   

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   8/27/2018 9:08 AM

   Guys,
   If dragging sand is the concern, try using a Buffalo blower or something similar. We have completely gone away from dragging in sand. Much less bruising of the plants and the sand does not bridge on the surface.
   
   Curt Brisco Supt.
   Fox Prairie G.C.
   Noblesville, IN

   
   
   
   
6. Christopher Thuer

   

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   8/27/2018 10:08 AM

   90ish, already weak turf, pulling cores = not enough Xanax.
   
   If you don't already 1/4 inch solid the greens every so often you might try that. We did so last week and do it at least once a month May through Sept. We have been doing such since 2003 and the greens love it. Solid tine when the conditions are more favorable.
   
   
   Ditto on the Buffalo. We do use the steel drag mat but only go over each green 2 to 3 times. We then use the pull behind Buffalo and blow from the outside in then inside out and into the rough. Works really well with full holes and not too much left over sand. We core our greens in October though so it is much cooler by then and get away with the dragging.

   
   Chris Thuer, CGCS, Bear Slide Golf Club, Cicero, IN
   
   
7. Jack Tripp

   

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   8/27/2018 9:08 PM

   If you can afford the DryJect process it is well worth in. Nothing better than wetting the green as sand is injected.

   
   
   
   
8. Michael Wagner

   

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   8/29/2018 6:08 AM

   After much deliberation I decided to pull the trigger and do it anyway. All things considered day 1 went very well. Turf actually looks better now than it did going in. Having a great crew that understands my concerns about the stress on the turf helped a lot. We did everything in our power to cause as little stress as possible. Much of our clean up was done with a backpack blower and a buffalo blower. 11 greens with holes filled and 10 more to go!