"VENTING THE GREENS"




With all the foot and mechanical traffic that we putt on golf course greens venting is a must for healthier turf.

By venting greens once a month we will increase our infiltration rate and our soil porosity.
This is significant . Our greens will drain quicker and the increase in porosity means the soil has an increased ability to exchange gasses.  Specifically, oxygen can readily move into the soil and carbon dioxide can move out. without oxygen, the soil microbe population can not thrive.  Why do we want soil microbes?  Because without them we would have serious turf problems.  Soil consume and break down the organic material in soil utilizing the minerals and nutrients to support there own life.  As they die, and they die often since they have a very short lifespan, the nutrients and minerals that they consumed become available to the root system of the turf.  it is a necessary cycle that cannot be maintained without oxygen. That is why we "vent" and that is why our greens will continue to improve.