For an average bowling club, this seasonal "renovation pack" can easily run to £2,000 or more. Fungicides, insecticides, sand, fertiliser, labour, equipment hire, it all adds up. Yet few stop to ask: Is this spend necessary, or is it just habitual?
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Fungi, the Bogeymen?
The highly sandy nature of many bowling greens and the historical routine use of fungicides of course means that the fungal community is at best compromised. However, we can encourage they're development by providing bio-stimulants. These are typically long-chain sugars such as—kelp, humic acid, and molasses derived bio-stimulant materials. In fact, trials have shown that spraying Trichoderma fungi (a natural Fusarium suppressor) with 20 litres of a biostimulant such as Molturf per hectare extended its protective activity for over five weeks. Even at lower rates, molasses is a highly effective and underutilised biostimulant.
🌱 Introducing the Hume Pro Range: Next-Level Natural Nutrition for Soil and Turf Health
Unlike many traditional fertilisers, Hume Pro is designed for rapid breakdown and easy assimilation, ensuring nutrients get to where they’re needed—fast. It’s especially rich in Leonardite-based humic substances, giving you a powerful combination of humic and fulvic acids that improve root zone chemistry and biological activity.
The Baseline Maintenance Pack
This carefully selected trio of products delivers steady, consistent turf growth without flushes, while building soil health and reducing the need for firefighting inputs. It’s efficient, economical, and designed specifically for fine turf under pressure.
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