Today we verticut the greens. This is a practice where instead of the normal horizontal cut to control the height of the grass, we cut the greens vertically. There are many benefits to verticutting the greens. It forces the remaining turf to stand up straight and smoothens out the putting surface for better ball roll. It also opens up the turf canopy to allow in more sunlight and allows the plant to put more energy into growing upright shoots instead of lateral shoots.
Typically, we will be verticutting the greens every other week and topdressing on the weeks in between. Not only will this promote a healthier turf, but it will also increase green speed.
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