The 2018 Summer Heatwave has left many greens scorched, parched and suffering from a severe lack of water.
Now that the rain has returned, at least temporarily to most areas, it will be important to take advantage of the moisture and latent soil temperature to effect a quick recovery in late summer and autumn.
As a budding guitarist of some 40 years with still no sign of blossom, I was somewhat jealous of one of Bowls Central's customers this week. I had an uplifting message from Reg Rapley from Windlesham Bowls Club in Surrey to say they had a visit from none other than Brian May!
Over to Reg to tell the story:
I had a nice email from a Bowls Central reader yesterday with before and after photos related to him starting to follow the advice on the site here.
Thanks Ron!
Greenkeeping Tasks for September and October have become to some degree a bit repetitive. This would be fine if the desired results followed, but in the majority of cases this can't be said to be true. This month John explains the science behind the perfect autumn renovation plan to get your green started down the road to consistent high performance.
