On the 3rd July 2025 we took the opportunity to run the Greentek Thatch Away Supa System Verticutting Cassettes across the greens on approaches.

Verti-cutting which is short for vertical mowing is an important turf maintenance practice used to improve the health and playability of the putting surfaces.Unlike regular mowing, which cuts horizontally, verti-cutting slices into the canopy to a depth range of 0-4mm.

The main reasons for carrying out this practice are to remove and help control thatch, allow better air, water and nutrient movement, promote upright grass growth, giving the ball a smoother and faster roll, helps stimulate lateral tillering and new shoots, resulting in denser, healthier turf, helps reduce grain by cutting lateral stems and forcing vertical growth and by opening the turf canopy, it improves light, air, and fertiliser penetration into the soil.