It's certainly more typical to see us shoveling snow than shoveling aerification plugs in February, however there has been nothing typical about this year's winter. Look no further than the short grass--this past week, the greens were mown once, and rolled twice.
This unusually warm weather has provided an opportunity to aerify much of the sod which was installed last fall. While we often think of our equipment getting a break for several months during the winter, that has not been the case this year. Whether it's our aerifier (as shown below), or mowers, the beat goes on.
During periods such as this, members often ask what kind of impact these weather patterns will have on the course going forward. Without question, a good deal of the activity of flora and fauna is temperature-driven. Fortunately, temperature spikes this time of year typically do not seem to have a major effect on the long-term conditions of the turf.
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