Localised Dry Patch is a common problem on greens in summer and it can take a while to conquer it. Could some of our traditional management practices be making it worse?
Hydrophobic Turf – leading to Localised Dry Patch
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Cure Localised Dry Patch on Greens
Cure Localised Dry Patch on Greens with this step by step guide to dealing with hydrophobic soil in bowls greens.
June is Localised Dry Patch Time, start now to deal with it Permanently!
Localised Dry Patch typically rears its ugly head in June in the UK, but by then it is way too late to do anything about it. Once your green is displaying the large brown patches of desiccated grass and powder dry soil beneath, no amount of watering or wetting agent will bring it back fully this year. Now is the time to inspect your green and deal with it permanently.
Localised Dry Patch-a modern plague killing bowls greens
Soil sampling will reveal powder dry soil. Unsightly brown patches of turf start to spread over most of the green. The turf on these areas recedes causing a bumpy surface and in most cases the weakened grass will be taken over by moss. But what can be done to cure the problem?
How to Cure Localised Dry Patch in Bowls Greens
Create a healthy living green environment. This question is an amalgamation of upwards of 50 similar search queries on the site this month. Essentially what these readers are looking for is a cure for Localised Dry Patch. As regular readers will know, using the word “cure” in Bowling Green Maintenance is an example of “Symptoms …