Your green may be suffering from an excessive thatch layer. Thatch is the name given to a build up of organic matter between the grass sward and the rootzone. It can prevent water and nutrients from reaching the roots, making the turf shallow rooting and therefore sensitive to drought and other stresses. Thatch also causes the surface to be spongy and uneven, which obviously severely interferes with the game of bowls. Aeration and scarification is recognised by leading greenkeepers as the way to deal with thatch. Below are some common questions and answers about the system we recommend, but please feel free to ring us or contact us for more information.

A: It removes more thatch and fibre than conventional scarification, at the same time creating less surface disruption.

A: When using 3mm blades, you hit 15% of the target area. When hollow coring at 2 x 2" centres, you hit only just over 4%of the green

A: Yes and No. Yes – if you’re looking for surface aeration and thatch removal. It’s so much more efficient using the Graden, and heal up time is quicker. Plus it creates an ideal environment for overseeding. However, deep hollow coring is useful for carrying out a soil exchange programme, but the main target of the Graden is to remove thatch and fibre, excesses of which are the cause of slow soft greens.

A: The surface area impacted for aeration purposed can be nearly 300% greater than standard spikers and corers.

A: Yes – not only in our own experience but also by some of the top golfcourses in the world. It's becoming the first choice of many advisers and agronomists, talk to yours and find out!