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Everybody has their “Thing”

Turf Managers all have their “thing”.  What’s yours?  When I was a turf manager my thing was aerification.  I read this article about managing compaction early in my career and decided I would aerify as aggressively as anyone.  I averaged an aerification every 14-17 days on the football game field at The University of Georgia and was pleased with the results.  We were able to maintain a happy, healthy stand of turf using these practices.  Take a look at the details of this program designed using Polymer coated Potassium sources around aerification to increase overall plant health for golf greens, but easily transferred to sand-based athletic fields. Print this program

Aerification Packs

3 Acres

Methylene Urea Aerification Pack

15-0-30 (View Label)
18 Bags
For core recovery
N – 100% BCMU
K – 100% 0-0-50
Apply 1 week before coring
Apply @ 6.7 lb/M (1 lb N/M)
½ lb of N as CWSN – 2 weeks
½ lb of N as HWSN – 6 weeks

0-0-50 (View Label)
16 Bags
Stress Tolerance
Poly SOP – 100% Slow K
Zero burn potential
Reduced leaching
Apply 6 lb/M to open holes
~ 16 weeks uniform K release

Bonus!
1 Case Bio-MAX™4-0-0
1 Case EarthMAX™

With the purchase of either Aerification Pack

Organic Aerification Pack

8-3-5 Nature Safe GG (View Label)
18 Bags           
For core recovery
100% slow release organic
Apply prior to coring
P for root development
Apply @ 6.25 lb/M (½ lb N/M)
Zero burn potential

0-0-50
(View Label)
21 Bags

Stress Tolerance
Poly SOP – 100% Slow K
Zero burn potential
Reduced leaching
Apply 8 lb/M to open holes
~ 16 weeks uniform K release

Supplemental PACK

Sodium Remediation and Bicarobonate Management Program

Verde Cal-G (View Label)
15 Bags 
For Na remediation
Improves aeration & percolation
Supplies plant available Ca
Does not influence pH

Salt Rx (View label)
1 Case
K+ source to displace Na+ ions without negatively impacting other beneficial cations like Ca and Mg2+
Also contains an organic acid component to dissolve bicarbonates.

Fleet® (View label)                  1 Case
For moving water through the profile
Also contains water conditioning agent to help correct pH problems and dissolve bicarbonates.

Every turf manager I’ve ever known has their thing.  For some it’s environmental stewardship. For others it is mowing height, and some it is their ability as a dirt whisperer on a baseball infield.  My thing was aerification and combined with these recommendations you can improve the quality of your turf.

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