Gavin Kelly International Manager EMEA Profile Products LLC - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Gavin Kelly International Manager EMEA

Profile Products LLC • World’s largest hydraulic erosion control product supplier • #1 specified rootzone amendment by golf course architects and sports field consultants worldwide. • Corporate office in Chicago, with 5 manufacturing plants, located in NC, MS, TN, CA & OH • 250+ employees • Profile Team made up of Engineers, Agronomists and Industry Experts • Lead industry testing and standardization efforts • Industry partner to ASGCA, EIGCA, GCBAA & BAGCC, STMA.

Hydraulic Mulch Fibers

Hydraulic Mulch Fibers • Forms an intimate bond with the soil surface • Cure time < 1 hour • >99% erosion control effective • 1700% water holding capacity • 800% germination improvement versus bare ground • Forms a protective blanket that protects the seed from erosion, temperature fluctuations in the soil and desiccation.

Hydraulic Mulch Fibers • Thermally refined wood fibers made from re-cycled wood chips. • 100% biodegradable and non-toxic to aquatic life

Hydraulic Mulch Fibers

Bernardus Golf Club October 2016

Profile Porous Ceramic • Profile owns a clay mine in Tennessee. • When kiln fired at high temperatures, the clay turns into a true porous ceramic

Peat – Agronomics? PEAT ADDED TO SAND Peat provides nutrient and moisture retention, but you sacrifice air pore space and slow down drainage. Peat Changes over time – it is an organic.

PROFILE ADDED TO SAND PROFILE Porous Ceramic displaces sand and increases pore space while providing nutrient and moisture retention. PROFILE increases drainage and air porosity without changing over time.

Profile Porous Ceramic • Illite clay (clay has CEC to hold nutrients) • Opal CT (provides air and water pore space) • Quartz (provides durable, stable, long lasting particle) • High structural strength. • Internal air and water pore space. • Negative charged particle providing nutrient exchange sites (CEC). • Processed, stabilized, and sized to conform to desired specifications. • Bulk Density 593kg/ cub. Meter • Porosity: 74-76% • CEC: 33 meq/100g • pH: 4.5-5.0 (water demo)

Video demonstration of how Profile Porous Ceramic holds its weight in water but releases when saturated

Sand is 2.7 times heavier than Profile per given volume

15% Profile 100% Sand 15% Peat 1 Year 11 Months Old A1 & A4 Bentgrass Seeded Greens

Sand/Porous Ceramic Root Zone Mixes Physical Analysis Saturated Moisture Pore Space % Hydraulic Bulk Retention Root Zone Mix Non- Conductivity Density At Field Gms/cm 3 Capillary Capillary Total Inches/Hour Capacity O 2 H 2 O % By Wgt. Kelly Plantation 19.5 27.1 14.6 41.7 1.54 9.5 100% Sand 23.4 29.6 17.0 46.6 1.4 12.1 85/15 Sand/PC Regatta Bay 19.5 25.6 16.8 42.4 1.53 11.0 100% Sand 25.1 28.2 19.0 47.2 1.39 13.7 85/15 Sand/PC Porous Ceramic: Increases Drainage, Non-Capillary & Capillary Pore Space

Sand/Peat Over 2 Years Physical Analysis Moisture Pore Space % Saturated Retention Root Zone Mix Hydraulic Non At Field Capillary Total Conductivity Capillary Capacity H 2 O Porosity Inches/Hour O 2 % By Weight Conventional Mix-Sand/Peat Sand/Peat 22.7 22.0 21.1 43.1 10.0 1/3 of Orig. Original Mix Sand/Peat 7.7 16.7 23.3 40.0 14.8 2 Years Old Sand/PPC Still in accel. 90/10 PPC range 28.7 29.5 16.6 46.1 11.8 Original Mix 90/10 PPC 16.3 27.4 21.4 48.8 16.0 2 Years Old Data provided by Tifton Physical Soil Testing Laboratories, Inc.

Sand/Peat Over 2 Years Physical Analysis Moisture Pore Space % Saturated Retention Root Zone Mix Hydraulic Non At Field Capillary Total Conductivity Capillary Capacity H 2 O Porosity Inches/Hour O 2 % By Weight Conventional Mix-Sand/Peat Sand/Peat 22.7 22.0 21.1 24% loss in 43.1 10.0 Original Mix Aeration porosity Sand/Peat Air/Water Imbalance 7.7 16.7 23.3 40.0 14.8 2 Years Old Sand/PPC Only 7%loss in Aeration porosity 90/10 PPC 28.7 29.5 16.6 46.1 11.8 Original Mix Ample air and 90/10 PPC water 16.3 27.4 21.4 48.8 16.0 2 Years Old Data provided by Tifton Physical Soil Testing Laboratories, Inc.

Sand/Peat Over 2 Years Physical Analysis Moisture Pore Space % Saturated Retention Root Zone Mix Hydraulic Non At Field Capillary Total Conductivity Capillary Capacity H 2 O Porosity Inches/Hour O 2 % By Weight Conventional Mix-Sand/Peat Decreased total Sand/Peat pore space 22.7 22.0 21.1 43.1 10.0 Original Mix Sand/Peat 7.7 16.7 23.3 40.0 14.8 2 Years Old Sand/PPC Increased total 90/10 PPC Pore space 28.7 29.5 16.6 46.1 11.8 Original Mix 90/10 PPC 16.3 27.4 21.4 48.8 16.0 2 Years Old Data provided by Tifton Physical Soil Testing Laboratories, Inc.

Sand/Peat Over 5 Years Physical Analysis Moisture Pore Space % Saturated Retention Root Zone Mix Hydraulic Non At Field Capillary Total Conductivity Capillary Capacity H 2 O Porosity Inches/Hour O 2 % By Weight Conventional Mix-Sand/Peat 85/15 Sand/Peat 28.7 29.5 16.6 46.1 14.2 Original Mix Serious Anaerobic Conditions Sand/Peat 5 Years Old 0.3 8.1 36.1 44.2 27.2 Sand/PPC 85/15 PPC 28.8 32.1 14.9 47.0 12.4 Original Mix Text Book Ideal Balances PPC 5 Years Old 11.2 26.5 25.2 51.7 27.1 Data provided by Tifton Physical Soil Testing Laboratories, Inc.

Richness Diversity Counts Parameter Species Richness Diversity Modified Non Modifed Aerobic 2.7 2.5 Anaerobic 1.3 1.8 Yeasts & Molds 1.5 0.0 Actinomycetes 0.9 0.5 Pseudomonades 2.2 1.4 Nitrogen Fixing 1.6 0.6 SRDT 9.4 6.8 By improving the physical and chemistry of the rootzone, you create the environment for the Biology to improve too. Nearly 40% more beneficial microbes in the PPC rootzone

Bernardus GC rootzone 2014 – met Niall Richardson at GIS, Orlando 2015 - Profile provides some PPC to The Dutch GC 2016 – Niall reveals the result of the trials……

Bernardus rootzone 2016 – contd. Visit to Heicom quarry. Trial at The Dutch with Heicom 420 sand + PPC (90:10) over Cromvoirt native / white sand. White, elastic roots… ‘Ripping’ sound as we pulled the cup cutter from the test green. 2017 Green light for Bernardus Golf Cub rootzone!

Summary of Porous Ceramic benefits: – Permanent improvement to the rootzone – Increase Oxygen levels at the rootzone – Lengthen root depth – Delay the onset of drought stress – Reduce the need for hand watering – Reduce nutrient leaching – Increase potassium retention – Remove unwanted salts – Reduced requirement for fertilizer and pesticides

Existing Greens Renovate or remodel? A practical approach

Greens renovations The ASGCA (American Society of Golf Course Architects) recently published guidelines to assist golf course owners and manager in the decision- making process regarding renovations. In these guidelines they identified that the life span of a normal golf green to be 15 to 30 years .

Definition of Renovation and Remodeling Renovation: To restore to a former or better state – The repairing, re-building, and general improvement of the golf green from a technical standpoint Remodeling: To alter the structure of - Altering the design to update the golf green for the modern game and/or the modern trends in design.

POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE RENOVATION OF YOUR GOLF GREENS 1. The accumulation of layers on the surface or in the profile of the original construction. 2. The desire to convert to new grasses and improve playing conditions. 3. Response to changes in the game from an architectural standpoint (like the interaction between green speed and hole locations). 4. To reduce maintenance cost . 5. You have fundamental weaknesses in construction 6. Pride in membership, which generates the desire to have the best possible golf greens.

Excessive Thatch

Improper Topdressing

Black Layer

More Black Layer!

Compaction Layers

Sod Layer

Soil Layering

Investigation - Undisturbed Soil Testing Conducting an undisturbed soil test will determine the overall viability of the root zone mix at various depths, dictating which layers of the green are functioning properly and which are not.

Three Main Programs For Remodeling Golf Greens 1. Modify through concentrated maintenance 2. Strip renovation 3. Full Core Remodeling

Concentrated Maintenance 1. Cost Low 2. Resources Moderate 3. Materials Low 4. Disruption of Play Low to Moderate 5. Outside Contractor None

Strip Renovation 1. Cost Moderate 2. Resources High 3. Materials Moderate 4. Disruption of Play Manageable 5. Outside Contractor Beneficial not necessary

Full Core Remodeling 1. Cost High 2. Resource Use High 3. Materials High 4. Disruption of Play High 5. Outside Contractor Yes

Important note* • In order to renovate with either high maintenance or a strip renovation, the golf course must insure that the draining system is functioning properly.