further compaction - inducing impact of other systems and the small folds of tufted turf around the hole’s perimeter can be brushed back into place afterwards to allow rapid healing. Holes can be backfilled with the appropriate soil amendment - sports sand, Sportslite, Profile, Axis or a blend, to maintain the improvement. The floating drill head follows
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the playing surface ensuring a consistent drilling depth which can be varied according to the exact needs of the turf. Deep holes within the rootzone encourage deep rooting and the selection of drill channel sizes vary from 19mm to 32mm. These channels are then filled with the soil amendment material directly by the machine. The newly created drainage channel then facilitates nutrient exchange between the amendment and the grass roots. Playing surfaces can be fully reinstated in as little as one hour causing minimal closure of facilities. Ecosolve will organise the entire operation, assisting with advice on backfill detail, drill selection, backfill manufacture, right through to delivery of a golf club’s chosen backfill. A club’s own resources can be utilised in the operation on the day, when the system can be mechanised to a large extent if the right equipment is available. Greens staff are employed to manage the clearing up operation, when use of core harvesting kit and dragmats or brushes lead to very rapid clearance times. One of the key successes of Drill n Fill aeration is the ability to tackle problems using simple and cost-effective technology. The equipment used in the process is frequently sitting within the ‘armoury’ of a course manager’s shed and his course-specific knowledge, together with Ecosolve’s expertise, is invaluable in achieving optimum problem alleviation.
sometimes been hampered by difficulties in, first, obtaining the correct blend of products for backfill and an individual's club’s requirements and, second, getting it delivered to the right place at the right time. To avoid this, Ecosolve has launched Bespoke Blending and Bagging (BBB), a service which provides a precise customised blend of top dressing and backfill in hygienic, controlled conditions at its centrally located plant in north Wiltshire. For the first time, the sports turf manager can be supplied with very specific blends that are uniform and replicable. They can include any type of sand blended with zeolites, ceramic clays, diatomaceous earths and with the addition of micronutrients such as seaweed meal,
In the past, aeration jobs have
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mychorriza, dried blood or urea, accurately mixed in amounts as small as 0.1%. These blends are ideal for use in hollow tine aeration, Dryject, Graden sand injection and Drill n Fill. BBB produced an 80:20 blend of Axis and sand for use with a Graden sand injector and linear aerator. This was used to excellent effect this summer at Blackwell Golf Club in Bromsgrove. “Axis has the property of both retaining moisture and improving drainage and the process removed thatch, so after overseeding, germination was much better” says Course Manager Peter Fletcher. “Three years of solid tining on the main greens had left vertical channels. Using the Graden created horizontal channels to link the whole lot together. It definitely worked - you can feel the difference. The greens surface has firmed up and the inch of rain we had one day soon after the aeration went through very quickly,” adds Peter.
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During this summer, Blackwell had a problem with its pop-ups and the greens were not watered, “but they’ve held up well.” The greens recovered quickly after summer play and Blackwell is hopeful they’ll be good for winter. He’s using the two bags of amendment left for hollow tining over those months. “Applying it was hard work but the service from BBB was excellent, we could never have mixed it ourselves and we are thinking of doing the same next summer with a 10 per cent Axis blend” adds Peter. For further information on any of Ecosolve’s services - contract aeration or BBB - including free, no-obligation advice, telephone 01666 861250; email:
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