Autumn renovation is underway on greens across the country, and I’d really like to see what you’re doing.
If you’re following one of my NotDressing programmes — or using any part of the Bowls Central autumn renovation approach — send me some photos and a few words about what you’ve done.
Before, during and after photos are particularly useful, but don’t worry about making them look polished. I’m interested in seeing the work as it really happens: scarifying, aeration, what comes out of the green, materials going down, overseeding and, later, how the surface recovers.
One of the most useful things we can do is share real examples from real greens. Your photos and updates could help another greenkeeper understand what to expect, give them confidence to try a different approach, or simply reassure them that what they are seeing on their own green is perfectly normal.
If you can, also tell me what surprised you most during the renovation. That can often be just as useful as the photos themselves.
I’m hoping to share some of these examples through Bowls Central so that other greenkeepers can learn from what clubs are actually doing on the ground.
So, if you’re renovating your green this autumn, take a few photos as you go and send them over. I’d love to see them.
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John, i am just about to stàrt my eosrenovation no topdressing i have quite a bit of ldp which i have been applying wetting agent i have a ph/ moisture reader the ph on the ldp was 9.5 and 7.5 in the lush areas what can i apply to get the ph dowm
Hi Garry
First, don’t trust pH or moisture meters. Unless you go way upmarket, they are notoriously unreliable.
Second, the increased need for irrigation this summer has likely affected pH. If you’re on mains water for irrigation, the mains in your area averages between 7.6 and 8.0 pH, so this could easily be a factor if you’ve had to water a lot.
Use your soil sampler to check any area that looks troublesome, and especially in late summer/autumn, to check for re-wetting of LDP areas, as green-up won’t necessarily happen until they have fully recovered and, in some cases, reseeded.
For LDP in autumn, make an application of Evolve G (15kg for an average-sized green) or 3 bags of Evolve LZT
If you need more help, email a few photos of the problem areas and the green generally, and I’ll come back to you
John
Thanks john,
I am hollow coriing tomorrow then scarrifying the cores and brushing back in picking excess debri up then disc seeding and also planning on chisel tining every three weeks november to feb lets see how it goes