Golf Course Use of Compost

Albuquerque Ladera Golf Course

Deep aeration prior to compost application

Shallow Aeration

Cores are removed

Collecting Cores

Core Harvesting

Biosolids Compost is mixed with sand

Compost applied to fairway, green, or T-Box

Gypsum added sometimes to buffer salts

Steve Higgins demonstates 3 different thicknesses and mixes

Variable Thickness

Screen is dragged to work compost/sand/gypsum mixes into core holes

Dragging screen

Dragging Compost into Holes

Grass Penetrating applied compost mixes

Compost mixes used for tree propagation as well

Molly Gallegos demonstrates excellent tree propagation utilizing a compost blend