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Mild ponding can be corrected with sufficient soil amendment and aerification, but persistently wet areas will not support turf; create beds for trees and shrubs that will endure wet soil instead.

In his written report, which he mailed to us later, the agronomist said that although regular aerification of greens is a universally recommended procedure, Bob’s “other cultural practices” apparently “make this aerification unnecessary.”

Aerification is a standard golf-course maintenance procedure.

He also aerifies frequently to supply oxygen to the microbial populations, adds carbon during greens aerification to help maintain the microbes and applies homemade compost during many topdressings as another nutrient to the microorganisms.

This season the Jemseks brought in a new maintenance staff, removed trees to improve air flow around a few greens, and embarked on an aggressive aerification and top-dressing schedule, among other efforts.