The thatch dilution delusion...discuss. Can thatch be diluted? If so, is there any benefit in doing so? As with many aspects of modern greenkeeping that have been accepted as fact without evidence, the claims for top-dressing's ability to dilute thatch fly in the face of the science.
To reduce thatch on all heavily used sports turf.
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How to Generate Natural (and free) Fertiliser for your Bowling Green using your own home brewed Compost Tea Compost Tea is a natural and inexpensive turf treatment, that you make yourself, turns thatch into free fertiliser and improves the health of your soil. Improve your Green and save your money Greenkeepers everywhere are brewing and applying …
Where grass grows on soil of any type the health of the turf/soil eco-system can be assessed by looking at the thatch layer. On grass areas where there is little or no human interference in the form of excessive compaction, fertiliser, pesticides and mechanical work (other than mowing) such as in meadows or parks the …
After LDP there is probably more information on this site about Thatch than anything else. Thatch production by grass plants is a natural process. Thatch is the layer at the very top of the green surface between the green grass blades and the brown soil beneath. Simply put; the bigger the distance between the green …
