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It is my intention to give the readers a better understanding of what we do to maintain The Farms Country Club's 18 hole championship golf course and grounds.


Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Topdressing Greens Has Many Benefits!

The light topdressing of greens has many benefits. It helps to smooth the putting surface, increase green speed, reduce disease infections and reduce thatch accumulation. We try to topdress greens weekly or bi-weekly early in the season and only periodically during the summer months when turfgrass becomes more stressed. The greens still putt nicely after the light application of sand. The following videos show the equipment used to spread the fine coat of topdressing sand.