Technical
Technical
Ecosol Drill N Fill When do we aerate?
Aeration should be carried out on a regular basis, when weather and soil conditions allow. You may contribute to surface deterioration if you aerate during bad weather when the surface is saturated and likely to smear. Timing is the key to successful aeration. Aeration is carried out to complement other seasonal renovation programmes, such as dethatching, topdressing and overseeding, which are usually completed in the spring and autumn. Hollow coring is generally done annually/biannually, depending on the type of playing surface, and is used to remove thatch and re-introduce new materials to the playing surface. In recent years, this practice has had a resurgence at lower level bowling, cricket (outfields), rugby and football clubs, which cannot afford the high cost of
Toro ProCore 864
topdressings, and rely on the extracted cores being dragmatted back into the playing surface to help restore levels. Drill and fill, and sand grooving operations are now a very popular method of restoring good infiltration rates in sealed surfaces, effectively reconnecting the surface back into secondary/primary drains. Ecosol have perfected a deep drilling technique that has become a popular method of rectifying deep seated problems. The drills remove an amount of old soil, which can then be replaced with new materials; it has been particularly effective on golf, bowls and cricket surfaces. Keith Kennsett has been instrumental
in introducing the Graden into the sportsturf market. This is a very popular machine for effective scarification and linear aeration of fine turf surfaces. The
Groundsman
Graden has been further developed to offer a backfill operation, injecting kiln dried sand back into the 50mm deep slits. Many golf clubs are now using this method to improve the firmness of their greens whilst, at the same time, reducing the amount of thatch present. In recent years, we have also seen the advent of quicker, more flexible hollow and solid tine deep aeration, punch action machines, notably those manufactured by the likes of Campey Turf Care, Groundsman Industries, John Deere, Ransomes Jacobsen, RECO, Redexim Charterhouse, Ryetec, Sisis, Toro and Wiedenmann. All these machines offer a wide range of tine size and types and can be set to operate at various depths from 100mm- 400mm. Then there are the linear type aerators, such as the Imants Shockwave Blec Ground Breaker and the recently
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