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Old 24-10-2007, 06:42 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Vertical vs Drum Core Aeration for Lawns

"Alan Sung" wrote in message
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The local golf courses use a core aerating machine attached to a tractor
in
which the plugs are pulled straight up and down and it does a great job of
pulling plugs and leaving the turf with minimal damage. All of the rental
models I've seen are a drum type and they have a tendency to rip the grass
or make sloppy holes. Does anyone know if there are core aerators that
pull
vertically available to homeowners? The greens keeper did not know of any.

-al sung
Rapid Realm Technology, Inc.
Hopkinton, MA
(Zone 6a)



What happens with the plugs that are pulled out?