Early spring aerification is behind us and the next aerification is scheduled for early May. Each aerification performed is a necessary cultural practice to remove organic matter and provide open channels for water to pass through and gases to be exchanged. Every aerification timing has a specific purpose as well, the early aerification is a chance to wake the greens up from the winter, the early summer aerification is mainly to remove organic material, and the fall aerification is also for organic material removal and summer stress recovery.
This early spring aerification was a chore with delays from snow and cold weather, but currently we are about two weeks from performing the procedure an about 75-90% healed in. As the weather continues to build we will soon be back to normal and in full swing.