Bowling green irrigation is one of the areas of bowling green maintenance that raises the most questions. On the face of it, this appears to be a simple subject; install sprinklers (watering systems), switch them on when it’s dry and the green gets evenly watered and everybody’s happy! In reality it is a minefield of …
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Spring green renovation.
Spring bowling green renovation should be focussed on 3 main components: 1. the completion of the winter, deep aeration program 2. rejuvenation and aeration of the green surface 3. nutritional corrections On greens in the non-drought affected areas of the UK, it should still be OK to carry out slit tining. This is the last …
Dealing with Snow and Ice on Your Green
A couple of years ago we were hit by severe snow and ice in some parts of the country and it raised a few questions about how best to deal with severe winter weather on bowling greens. I am re-visiting this today as a timely reminder now that we are in the winter season. Hopefully …
Localised Dry Patch Update
Already the relatively dry April and start to May has seen bowling greens suffering from Localised Dry Patch (LDP). As we have discussed many times on this site before, this condition is a major problem for bowling clubs throughout the UK and if your bowling green is aready showing the tell tale signs then you …
Why is Thatch the single biggest problem in Bowls Green Maintenance?
We have had a few queries asking about thatch; actually a few readers asking for a definitive description of thatch and its associated problems, so here it is: What is it? Thatch is the name given to the mat of dead roots and shoots that accumulates on the surface of the green. Where moisture, nutrition …