Localised Dry Patch is a common problem on greens in summer and it can take a while to conquer it. Could some of our traditional management practices be making it worse?
Hydrophobic Turf – leading to Localised Dry Patch
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Finding the Sweet Spot in Bowling Green Performance
The Sweet Spot in greenkeeping is when your green's Physical, Chemical and Biological components come into line to deliver results you couldn't previously have imagined were possible. Hitting that sweet spot is a lot simpler than you might imagine too, as focus on the soil's biology will naturally correct some of the worst Chemical problems and compensate for some of the worst Physical ones. There should be no problem "selling" this idea to your club either as first of all it saves money and secondly it massively improves green performance and consistency.
Practical Tips to Achieve Performance Bowling Greens
I’ve sometimes asked readers of this blog to take on board some fairly lofty principles, which at first, might seem unrelated to the real world of daily greenkeeping with all the incumbent pressures and demands it brings. Bowling green performance is a long term game and consistently paying attention to 3 key principles will pay great dividends. In stark contrast to this we have the chopping and changing of techniques, materials and ideas I see and hear about at clubs all over the UK which almost always results in disappointment.
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.
Humigranule (16kg)
You can now add humus to bowling greens and sports pitches easily to help counteract the problems caused by excess sand in the rootzone..
80% Humus in an easy to apply granular form.
Natural soil amendment rich in humic acids. Helps to re-build soil health in high sand rootzones.
HumiGranule™ is granulated using naturally occurring material that is extremely rich in humic substances. It contains both humic and fulvic acids.
Fix your bowling green step 3
In parts 1 and 2 of this series on how to fix your bowling green, we discussed the process and importance of taking regular soil profile samples and discovered what the soil sample can actually tell us about the condition of the green. In part 3 John links this to demonstrate why each of the visual signals from the soil sample point clearly to one or more of the multitude of issues we experience on poorly performing greens. From disease outbreaks to skinning of heads and bad runs on rinks, the humble soil profile sample can tell us a lot about where we're going wrong and point to the answers that will help us create a performance bowling green in the near future.
A note on the ecology of greens (and squirrels)
Understanding that the ecology of greens exists and what that means is more important for greenkeepers than understanding how that ecology works or indeed any of the scientific components of ecology in isolation. Stepping back and letting nature do its stuff can yield remarkable results.
In this article you'll discover how some commonly applied greenkeeping techniques are actually rather blunt instruments that can result in more harm than good. Top-dressing, applying lawn sand and fungicides are routinely applied to greens in an effort to treat the symptoms of common problems in the soil.