Winter slitting and rolling the greens 11/02/15

(Ben millson assistant greenkeeper & Joshua mccallum first assistant)

Slitting: The slitting aeration technique (using triangular blades to create lots of short, narrow, close slits) is particularly useful in the winter come spring. To help "connect" the surface of the soil with the underlying drainage layers, though it has shortcomings in its ability to solve compaction problems. Also, because of a slitting machines light weight, it can be used during periods of long cold and showery spells, when other types of aerification are not possible.