Video: Kikuyugrass aeration and topdressing
July 10, 2010
In this video, we illustrate the aeration and topdressing process that was developed by Brian Archbold, El Niguel Country Club, for management of kikuyugrass fairways. Brian has been using this process consistently for 5 years with good results. He switches to solid tines for aeration if he feels that the process will result in too many complaints from unhappy golfers. Brian aerates fairways in May, August and September. The process involves the following steps:
- Heavy irrigation several days prior to aeration to insure that the soil is receptive to aeration
- Core aeration using 1.25 inch diameter tines to a depty of 6 - 8 inches
- Application of 12 tons of sand per acre
- Flail vertical mow to break up cores and incorporate sand
- Drag to further break up cores and incorporate sand
- Mow to complete the process