It is my intention that this be an informative blog, where I will post project status, picture references, explain whys and how's of what we are doing, and editorials on these and many other things. I will try to update this as much as possible and hope everyone enjoys what we post. Who knows, maybe this will help answer a question someone might have without having to ask it.
Thank you,
Brad Smith
Golf Course Superintendent
Post #1 Slit Seeding
Tuesday, October 13
Today we have begun slit seeding the rough. We use a tractor and implement on the back of it to slice "channels" into the soil and deposit seed in those channels. The machine does this with the blades you see in the picture and also helps to remove thatch at the same time. Unfortunately, the thatch is just shot out from behind the machine and left on the turf. This does cause a little mess, but will be mowed over and disappear soon. The de-thatching helps with the turf that is still there to allow water and air infiltration for root growth and loosen the soil to help establish the seedlings that will germinate soon.
Blades on the back of the slit seeder
Andrew (Drew) one of our assistant superintendents, doing the slit seeding
Seeds in the channels
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