This week we treated all of our putting surfaces using a state of the art machine known as a DryJect. This machine blasts a high pressure stream of water directly into the green while incorporating our selected ammendement (zeolite, gypsum and green sand) into the green at the same time. Below is a video of 16 green being treated this past Monday.
This machine effectively penetrates the greens to a 5-6 inch depth and incorporates approximately 50% of the material into the green that we are able to achieve with a normal core aerification. This gives us with the ability to remain effective with our cultivation practices while still providing excellent putting conditions the following day after treatment.
Pictured is a profile sample of 16 green after treatment. The light green area is the ammendment that was injected into the sub surface. |
This photos shows how the water and ammendment follows the path of least resistance. You can see the light green is in a zig zag pattern from the water fracturing the soil profile. |
Another Dyject application is scheduled for June 13th and this will be followed up with our regular aerification practice during August.
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