You asked about stocking rates I would be using...haven't finalized it yet, but I did send Deb a proposal and waiting to hear from her.
My concern right now is the continuing drought over our region. Normally, we would already be in the rainy season. However, the fronts are coming through dry and if that trend holds, frankly I'm very concerned about stocking rates and will go very conservative. The next three weeks will dictate that..if the trend holds, i.e. dry fronts, all bets are off.
I agree with your research on aeration...and do not run my aerators in winter except for very brief times to knock the rust off.
Let's hope for rain and a return to normal rainfall patterns. With rain, I'll go for a relatively high stocking rate, but without it, will be much more conservative.
