Bowls Green Soil Texture part 1.

This subject is so important to the future performance of bowling greens that I would say it is essential for greenkeepers to understand this subject over any other.

The physical condition of the soil in the bowling green is the most important aspect of bowling green maintenance because it impacts every other aspect of green management. The physical properties of your soil dictate everything from drainage, nutrient availability and pH right up to green speed, green smoothness, consistency and ultimately whether or not the green performs to a high standard.

But what do I mean when I say Soil Physical Properties?

April 14, 2026

Recuperative Potential in Fine Turf, essential Spring greenkeeping knowledge

Recuperative potential is, in simple terms, the green’s ability to recover from stress, wear, disturbance or damage. It is the green eco-system’s capacity to bounce back. The higher the recuperative potential, the more confidently the green can cope with maintenance operations, play, environmental stress and general pressure. The lower it is, the more likely it is that even sensible work can push the turf backwards rather than forwards.

April 12, 2026

Turfgrass Physiology; Diffusion, Transpiration & Osmosis

Today, we will look at two mechanisms of turfgrass physiology that are active in our grass plants and soil and that follow this tendency towards equilibrium, without which our turf wouldn't be able to grow and thrive.

April 11, 2026

Unlocking Consistency: How Liquid N Slow Release Supports Superior Bowling Green Performance

Nitrogen is essential to turfgrass performance—it drives growth, colour, and density. But too much or too little, applied at the wrong time or in the wrong form, can do more harm than good. Spikes of growth followed by periods of stress are all too common with traditional nitrogen sources, especially on fine turf where consistency is king.

April 10, 2026

Grass Root Defences: Leatherjacket control in Bowling Greens

Grasses employ a range of physical, chemical, and indirect defences to protect their roots from insect herbivores. Further research is needed to fully understand these mechanisms and to explore other potential defences, but meantime, we can take some of this knowledge and apply it now to our greenkeeping practices.