Miniverde Cultural Practices

Bermuda greens require more cultural practices than a bentgrass green does. On a normal bermuda green, cultural practices would be done weekly to prevent thatch build-up and excess grain. Since our Miniverde green does not receive anywhere near the amount of foot traffic as a normal green would we do not do as many cultural practices as most courses do. Today I verticutted the green in numerous directions; this process removes excess thatch and helps reduce the grain that has accumulated over time. Below is a picture of the blade we use to verticut and also a picture of what the green looks like afterwards. If you look closely you will see slits in the green. We also aerified the green in one direction. We put down a few amendments which will help with the soil and we also fertilized the green. I'm hoping the green will be healed and back to normal in about three weeks.