We have officially wrapped up our Spring aeration program. The DryJect was completed yesterday on all 18 greens, the 3 putting greens and the nursery. Thanks to Clear Vision DryJect and our devoted team, all of the work was wedged into 8 hours despite the snow on Monday. The DryJect works by blasting high pressure water into the greens to create a channel and aerate the green. Behind the water, the machines then inject dry sand into the greens to improve drainage and increase surface firmness. One of the greatest benefits to this product is the lack of a need for much clean up. The machines leave a very clean surface that our team then brushes, blows, mows and rolls. This will be a process that we use in the spring and fall moving forward.
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| The DryJect does not remove anything from the greens and thus leaves a very clean surface. Our team keeps the machines full of kiln-dried sterilized sand. The holes are on a 3"x3" spacing. |
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| This is a vertical profile of what the DryJect is accomplishing. Sand is injected to create a channel for aeration, drainage, and root growth. |
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| This is a vertical profile of the DryJect (left) vs. the Drill and Fill (right.) Both processes amend the profile by putting fresh sand into the putting greens. The drill and fill creates a wider hole and is much deeper. The DryJect is on a tighter spacing and recovers much faster than the drill and fill. Both processes will be employed in the Spring and only the DryJect will be done in the fall. Core aeration is performed with both processes to remove thatch from the greens. |
Jordan Booth
jbooth@willowoakscc.org
