APPLICATION: Golf courses
Why Do I Need a Soil Enhancer?
Soil is a fragile growing medium consisting of three components: solid
particles, water, and air. It is necessary to maintain a careful balance
of these elements to establish a good soil profile. Using a good soil
amendment, you can:
- Reduce Nutrient Loss
- Improve Moisture Retention
- Provide Adequate Drainage
- Enhance Soil Resiliency
- Increase Resistance to Compaction
Where to use Hydrocks
Use Hydrocks on New courses
Fighting heavy clay soils is a real challenge, and one Hydrocks is
well suited to overcome.
Follow these simple steps:
- Break up clay soil to depths of 8” to
12” (this is the most physically
demanding step).
- Apply the recommended rate of
fertilizer and any required soil
amendments
like lime or gypsum to the surface of the soil.
- Till or disk the soil as deep as possible.
- Spread HydRocks™ evenly on the
surface to a depth of 1” to 2”.
- Add a 1/2” to
1” layer of organic
matter, preferably a good compost
(recommended but optional).
- Till or work HydRocks™ and
compost
into the soil to a depth of 6” to 8”.
- Rake the soil
smooth.
- Seed or lay sod just before the next
rain or watering cycle.
Use Hydrocks in topdressing existing turf
Topdressing with HydRocks™ on existing
turf creates a permanent addition to the soil,
improves drainage, fills low spots, and helps
provide a more level surface. Additionally, it helps promote the microbial
action, which breaks down thatch and organic matter to
improve nutrient availability to the grass and
plants. HydRocks™ can be applied as
topdressing under two conditions:
First, and best, is following mechanical aeration.
- Apply HydRocks™ to closely cropped
and
aerated turf surface to form a 3/8” to
1/2” uniform layer.
- Rake HydRocks™ into the 2” to 4” deep
core holes, or simply allow it to drop into
the holes without raking.
- Secondly, simply apply HydRocks™ on closely
cropped, non-aerated turf.
- Spread HydRocks™ evenly to a 3/8” to
1/2” layer.
- HydRocks™ will eventually work its
way
into the thatch layer.
