Spoke to the guy who did undersoil heating today.
Blitz the undersoil heating was his reply.
Solid tining golf greens is a process that has happened for a long time, and will continue to happen, regardless of worm activity. Worm specific pesticides have been banned for years. Worms are everywhere, including golf greens. Greenkeepers now use what is called a 'switch' to remove casts every morning.
Spoke to the guy who did undersoil heating today.
Blitz the undersoil heating was his reply.
Last close season Dens was reseeded not returfed. There are articles online stating that it is possible with the right care, fertilisation, cutting and maintenance to play on a newly seeded pitch after 4 to 6 weeks. This is extreme but 6 to 8 weeks is common practice. 8 to 10 weeks for best results. It's a football pitch not a golf green. Even on a golf course I would expect different growing periods to produce decent fairways as opposed to greens. It's difficult for me to agree with a couple of Arabs on our site especially the way I was treated on theirs but there's no getting away from facts. Like a lot of your posts, though, you dont let the facts get in the way of a good argument🤔.
Is it possible that the gas fired undersoil heating pipes which are filled with water are now leaking. This coupled with the lack of maintenance of the land drains underneath the Dens Park pitch has caused the playing surface to become waterlogged every time there is heavy rain.
Using a ‘switch’ to remove worm casts every morning is nothing new.
When I joined Downfield Golf Club in 1966 I remember the green keepers switching the greens every morning to get rid of the worm casts.
In the 1980’s the green keepers used to cut the greens every morning using a sit on mover which was quicker and less tiring.
I do not know if this is still done as I have not been a member of Downfield Golf Club since 2005.
After the conclusion of the 22/23 season the playing surface at the Kilmac Stadium was dug up and a new pitch is currently being installed
Direct quote from the information posted by the club.
Correct, and going back to your previous post, "greens on golf courses used to have worm casts on them until the greenkeepers decided to get rid of the worms"....switching was the process until pesticides were introduced. Pesticides have now been banned and the switch is now being used again.