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Speaker 1: with today's question, how can the grass on the greens

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Speaker 1: at a golf course be so absolutely perfect? If you

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Speaker 1: maintained golf green, it is absolutely amazing. It is a

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Speaker 1: flawless surface made out of plants. To make it this

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Speaker 1: perfect takes a lot of work. The work starts by

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Speaker 1: creating what is practically a hydroponic growing system for the grass.

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Speaker 1: When constructing the green, a bulldozer creates a twelve inch

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Speaker 1: to sixteen inch deep hole this side of the green.

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Speaker 1: In the most advanced systems, this whole is completely lined

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Speaker 1: with plastic, and then gravel and drainage pipes are added

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Speaker 1: top by sand. The green's grass grows in a sterile

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Speaker 1: sand medium with perfect drainage The surface is contoured to

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Speaker 1: allow perfect runoff as well, so there's no puddling when

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Speaker 1: It needs plenty of sunlight, preferably full sunlight with no

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Speaker 1: surrounding trees, and good airflow over the green. Sometimes you'll

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Speaker 1: see fans placed around a green to keep that air

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Speaker 1: flow going. Then you choose perfect grass. Grass that's ideally

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Speaker 1: suited to your climate. A sterile sand medium, and a

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Speaker 1: good location controls for a huge number of variables. But

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Speaker 1: now the grass is totally dependent on its keepers for

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Speaker 1: and fungicides to control disease and help keep the grass perfect.

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Speaker 1: Once the green is established, you started on maintenance. This

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Speaker 1: includes daily mowing with a precision greens mower, watering, fertilizing,

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Speaker 1: applying chemicals, aerating, and general coddling. If you were willing

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