TOP DRESSING
It settled down within a week , and the recovery was really good . We followed up with our usual granular feed and a light top dress the following week to help restore surface levels , which is what we ’ d do on all the greens anyway .”
For Steve , the pressures on sand use will only continue to grow . The cost of raw materials and haulage are already becoming issues , and the demand from other industries , such as construction , means golf is down the pecking order .
With the RECYCLINGDRESSER ® , he believes there are two approaches clubs could use that would bring sustainability and financial benefits .
“ For me , there are two ways to do it ,” Steve begins . “ You can have half as much top dress-ing coming in because you ’ ll still need some topdressing , but it ’ ll mean instead of six loads a year , we might just have three , so we ’ ve ticked the
The RECYCLINGDRESSER ® aerates the underlying soil vertically and horizontally , re-moving soil from the root zone and redistributing it across the playing surface .
box there by getting some fresh material in , but we have reduced our costs while utilising the existing material .
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“ The other way of looking at it is to carry on with the same number of loads but use the RECYCLINGDRESSER ® to get more out . Therefore , you might be able to spread that ma-terial over a wider area , and with worm control , the more sand you can get on a golf course , the less impact there is from worm casts .
“ That ’ s another element , so there are quite a few layers of this that can be seen as benefi-cial to golf clubs , especially inland golf courses .” www . campeyturfcare . com
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