SUMMER AERIFICATION SCHEDULES

The long term health of putting greens depend on maintaining sand as the primary growing medium. When organic matter accumulates the physical benefits of sand are diminished and putting green physical properties decline along with the health of the turf. Core Aerification allows oxygen exchange for the root system, improved water infiltration with-in the profile, organic matter removal, and ability to maintain sand as the primary growing medium.

Our Scheduled Aerifications are; May 27th-30th, July 7th-11th, and August 4th-8th. The practices performed during these dates are very important and are planned in accordance with the growing conditions of the turf. The turf needs to be vigorous and capable of growing at a healthy rate in order to recover from the processes that follow.

GREENS:
• Verticut Greens
• Topdress Greens with Sand
• Disrupt 30% of the Surface area through Core Aerification Annually
• Brush sand to fill in holes
• Roll with a 2-ton Roller
• Brush and Blow for the best presentation possible

TEES & APPROACHES
• Topdress with sand
• Core Aerify
• Drag cores and clean-up debris
• Roll with 2-Ton Roller to smooth the surface

FAIRWAYS
• Circle-cut to manage grain
• Core Aerify
• Drag cores and clean-up debris

Below is our recently purchased Toro Procore 1298, a Fairway Aerification Unit, providing a significantly improved process in the fairways. 

Palm Tree Pruning

Begining in April there has been a renewed focus pruning palm trees throughout the Golf Course.  Frenchman's Reserve has contracted the services of CPM and their team of Certified Arborists to complete this pruning.  This is a time, labor, and financially intensive project. We plan to prune these palm trees on an annual basis promoting a healthy growing tree and producing a topical appearance in our landscape.

#14 Tee prior to pruining.

#14 Tee following pruining.