Dear Members:
Just a little over a year ago I ran across Neil's posting in Turfnets Blog Aggregator. I remember then how good it was and how I wanted to share it with you. This is a topic we've discussed many times in the past and because I couldn't have said it any better myself and with Neil's permission, please enjoy!
Divot filling vs replacement
Neil
Radatz, CGCS, Hawk's Landing Country Club, Verona, WI:
"Over the last few
weeks we have gone through a lot of divot mix for the fairways and tees.
This is a great thing and your effort is much appreciated, but I also feel that
there are many divots that can be very easily replaced instead of filled with
divot mix. In the photos below I took three shots into a green; the left and
middle full shot with a big divot, while the right side just a scalp with no
divot taken.After one week the replaced divot is completely rooted down and the filled divot has just germinated. It would take most likely another seven days for complete fill in. This shows that if you can replace your divots, do so. If there is not enough sod to fill the void then fill with the divot mix."
 Two divots taken and a scalp. July 8 |
 The center divot is replaced; the other two filled. July 8 |
 Notice rooting of replaced divot. July 11 |
 After one week the replaced divot is completely rooted down while the filled divot has just germinated. July 15 |
Visit
Neil's blog at http://hawkslandinggreens.blogspot.com/
