Texture only soil analysis launched
How to Successfully Over-seed your Bowling Green
Grass seed can only succeed when the conditions are right. This practical guide explains how to prepare the seedbed, choose the correct mixture and give new seedlings the best chance of establishing on your bowling green.
Introducing Academy Lite
Not every bowling green needs another soil analysis simply because twelve months have passed. Some clubs are still working through the programme produced from their previous report. Others may be happy with the progress they are making and want to continue along the same path for another season. Some greenkeepers simply feel that annual testing is more frequent than they need.
Until now, these clubs faced a fairly blunt choice: renew their Academy Membership and receive another soil analysis, or leave the Academy and lose access to the advice, courses, discounts and support that helped them put the programme into practice.
So, in response to a common enquiry, I've introduced Academy Lite.
Grass Seed Mixes; 80/20, 60/40, 40/60? What’s the Difference and Why does it Matter?
I am frequently asked about the difference between our 80/20, 60/40 and 40/60 Premium Fescue/Bent Grass Seed Mixes. On the surface, it might just look like a simple percentage change, but there’s quite a lot going on behind those numbers that can affect both the long-term performance of your green and the cost of the mix.
Climate Change Challenges for Greenkeepers 5. Growing Pains
As greenkeepers we are familiar with a short list of fine turfgrasses that we use to create the best surfaces for bowling. However, our summers are beginning to behave very differently to the conditions favoured by these grasses. As temperatures rise and rainfall becomes less reliable, our cool season grasses are being pushed into conditions their photosynthetic system isn't adapted to. Growth stalls, roots recede and leaf colour fades, not necessarily because we've done anything wrong, but because the plant itself has reached a physiological limit.