Cooler temperatures and 1.35" of rain Thursday, allowed us to start slicing fairways. Slicing the fairways now will help them dry out from the rain and provide some much needed oxygen to the roots. As the fairways start to recover from the summer stresses, providing air to the plants is critical.
The slices are only a few inches wide and extremely inconspicuous. The benefits however are huge, we have had great success this year with bentgrass plants coming up in the slices. By providing the plants with healthy growing conditions, they are outcompeting the weaker poa plants. The more bentgrass that is incorporated into the fairways, the healthier they will be and the better they will perform.
The slices are only a few inches wide and extremely inconspicuous. The benefits however are huge, we have had great success this year with bentgrass plants coming up in the slices. By providing the plants with healthy growing conditions, they are outcompeting the weaker poa plants. The more bentgrass that is incorporated into the fairways, the healthier they will be and the better they will perform.
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| Slicing #17 Fairway |