A blunt conclusion about coring

A blunt conclusion about coring

January 12, 2026 · 14 min · Episode 194

About this episode

This episode discusses the clarity of scientific writing regarding core aeration and its potential lack of value.

Scientific writing is not always as clear as this. There's an article I really enjoyed that stated right at the start, in the abstract, that core aeration "might not be worth doing." The blog post discussed in this episode is https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/core-aeration-lucid-abstract/ Full text of the article is available at https://doi.org/10.4141/S05-073 Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/ Find a suite of decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/ Get free ATC newsletters at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/ Find out more about soil tests with ATC at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/project/soil-tests/

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