Hi John Just thought I’d update you on the green at Timperley with some pictures from when I started as Greensman and some from now a year later. Quite a difference thanks to the soil analysis and sound advise from John. No more sand or high salt mineral fertiliser and a bit of hard …
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Act now on green dry patch
If your green has suffered the blight of localised dry patch (LDP), sometimes called bowling green dry patch in the past, this is the most critical time of the year to take action to minimise the chances of another outbreak. It’s unlikely that you will be thinking about irrigation of the green just yet, but …
The Circle of Decline—why many bowls greens never improve.
The diagram below shows the process that many poorly maintained bowling greens experience over a period of years if 3 basic maintenance issues are not addressed as a priority. The top 3 issues on all fine turf are: 1. Thatch Control 2. Compaction Control 3. Turf Nutrition In addition to the top 3 there are of course other …
Bowls Green Maintenance Basics-Green Speed
The great debate about green speed has raged on since the beginning of the game. But what are the factors known to affect green speed? In order of their impact on green speed these are the top 7 factors that you should bear in mind. Obviously there are others such as weather patterns, level of …
Localised Dry Patch still causing problems in autumn
Over-seeding of bowling greens seems like a straight-forward task; you put the seed on and the green’s bare areas recover. However, one of our regular readers has raised an interesting question today about over-seeding and it is by no means isolated. After over-seeding the green, the seed has taken well on the parts of the …