Thanks to everyone who downloaded the free winter maintenance report at the start of the winter. Now here we are approaching the Christmas holidays and I don’t think many of you will have been able to implement much of the work that I recommend both in the Winter Maintenance Guide and in Performance Bowling Greens, …
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Performance Bowls Green Maintenance Schedule
A few readers have asked for guidance on what work they should be carrying out on the green on a month to month basis. Now of course conditions across the UK are widely varied at the moment; some areas in the south are free from frost, whilst here in Perthshire we can have very hard …
Problems with Bowls Greens
Yes there are, but they are actually few in number and most of them are symptoms of the big 2. Fusarium, Localised Dry Patch, Thatch Fungus, Compaction, Spongy Surface, Slow Green, Bumpy Surface, Anthracnose Disease, Dollar Spot, Thatch, Slime, Algae, Fairy Ring, Moss, Leatherjackets, Poor grass growth, Annual Meadow Grass, Weeds, Pearlwort, Angry members, Excessive …
How Grass Works
Since I did a little bit of an introduction to turf grass botany yesterday by talking about cool and warm season grasses, there has been further interest from readers in exploring turf grass botany. There’s no better place to start than at the beginning, so today we will look at the basic shoot structure of …
Slime on bowling green turf
Slime on bowling green turf and squidge are disorders of turf that can be both unsightly and hazardous for players as they can both make the surface slippery. Although they don’t cause damage to the turf as such, they are signs of underlying problems with your green. The conditions that attract these disorders to your …