Create a healthy living green environment. This question is an amalgamation of upwards of 50 similar search queries on the site this month. Essentially what these readers are looking for is a cure for Localised Dry Patch. As regular readers will know, using the word “cure” in Bowling Green Maintenance is an example of “Symptoms …
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Bowls Green Performance v Tradition
Over the years I have come up against a lot of friction when I have proposed that a club stops top-dressing its green with sand laden top-dressing compost. The reasons for stopping this practice are well documented on this site (recap here) so I won’t go over old ground here today. My guess is that …
What does solid tining a bowls green achieve?
This question arises a lot in my travels. Usually for one reason: The greenkeeper is trying to follow his or her own “imagined” version of my Performance Greens Program and has distilled this down to just the “no topdressing” bit! The slightly skewed logic then dictates that they don’t remove any plugs (cores) from the …
For a Performance Bowls Green, start a new tradition!
In less than a week my new book, Performance Bowling Greens will be launched on this site; 15th of February to be precise. In the lead up to the launch we have been looking into some of the obstacles that stand in the way of the average bowling club achieving the performance they desire from …
Water Surprise
A common question is “How much does it cost to water a bowling green for a season?” Answer: a lot less for a performance bowling green than one in the throes of a traditional maintenance program. It surprises me that clubs are surprised at the little surprises they get when the water bill comes in. …
Green Speed pointers
The most popular subject in bowling green maintenance is…Green Speed. The main factors affecting green speed are in order of importance: Sward Composition Thatch control and management Mowing frequency Control of compaction Control of LDP Mowing height .
10 reasons why you shouldn’t top dress your bowls green
I still get incredulous emails and phone calls about my advice to generally stop top-dressing. In the last 10 years I have only visited one club where I recommended sand top dressing as part of the renovation program and this was due to total neglect and lack of any real maintenance other than cutting and …
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 …
Testimonials
Testimonials See what other bowlers are saying about Bowls Central Tell us what you think Hi Dave and John,The green looks super. I was thinking of John today as I was at green most of day preparing for our opening next Saturday. I will send photos. John I will be sending order for our …
Localised Dry Patch-a modern plague killing bowls greens
Localised Dry Patch (LDP) is a condition that causes turf to become hydrophobic (water repellent). Once LDP has taken hold, irrigation simply causes the unaffected areas to get lusher while the LDP affected areas get drier. This exacerbates the problem making the green increasingly frustrating to play on. Soil sampling will reveal powder dry soil. …