Opening day preparation is upon us, but where do you start? In the first of a new series of articles, John Quinn lays out a failsafe plan for getting the green ready for the big day.
Opening Day Preparation Step 1. Evaluation time.
50 Years of Sand
From the very beginnings of the game of bowls, most clubs bowled on a green constructed largely of local top soil, built, prepared and seeded by the club members, perhaps with the help of a local gardener or farmer. Maintenance was largely mowing, turning the rinks on flat greens, keeping the surface clear of debris and worm casts and an occasional roll before a big match. In the autumn, a squad of members would descend on the green with forks to aerate or spike the green, before putting it to bed for the winter with a final cut and perhaps a bag of fertiliser.
New Product: BioActive RZ Rootzone Improver, combines the benefits of Zeolite, Seaweed and Mycorrhizae
I've recently added some new materials to the Bowls Central Shop to help further the invigoration of inert soil. One of the latest of these is BioActive RZ, Rootzone Improver
New Product: HumiGranule, adds humus to enliven inert rootzones that are beyond Peak Sand
I've recently added some new materials to the Bowls Central Shop to help further the invigoration of inert soil. One of the latest of these is HumiGranule
New Product: Low Salt Fertiliser with ProLong technology…no leaching of Nitrogen
I've recently added some new materials to the Bowls Central Shop to help further the invigoration of inert soil. One of the latest of these is ProLong 12.0.15 Fertiliser.
New Product: BioActive Formula Green; Seaweed, Molasses, Trace Elements, Humic, Fulvic and Amino Acids
I've recently added some new materials to the Bowls Central Shop to help further the invigoration of inert soil. One of the latest of these is BioActive Formula Green.
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.
Turfgrass Physiology, Respiration
The plant uses a process called Respiration to drive growth and development. In much the same way that we respire, i.e. burning food to grow, develop and keep our bodies healthy, plants burn the food created by photosynthesis to fuel growth and to build and repair all of the component parts of the plant.
Turfgrass Physiology, an introduction
Each of the grass plants in our green is akin to a little factory where Carbon Dioxide and Water are broken down and converted to a sugar based plant food that can be used immediately to fuel the plant's growth processes or converted to starch and stored throughout the plant for future use.
Breaking into the Circle of Decline this Autumn
The circle of decline describes a situation that many greens fall into after years if not decades of conventional greenkeeping. Breaking into the Circle of Decline is an urgent requirement for many UK bowling clubs. Let me explain...