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$2.5 million to light up Manuka Oval
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Dr Richard Gibbs Farewell
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Dr Richard Gibbs Farewell
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Bunker Drainage
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Over-seeding Warm Season Grasses
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You Need to Lead
4 days ago -
Consultancy -
Frank Newberry
Celebrating 20 years of working with Groundsmen and Greenkeepers in January 2009, Trainer and Conference Speaker Frank Newberry focuses on the need for us all to show leadership at whatever level we are in our organisation. In Part 1 Frank looks at supervisory leadership i.e. 'Taking Charge'
Turf Jargon – Soil Science Terminology Part.2
5 days ago -
Consultancy -
Keith McAuliffe
There are many strange-sounding words used in the world of sports turf. Although most of these words may have originated from the ‘Ivory Towers’, they often end up as commonly used lingo amongst practitioners.
Five Articles Every Greenkeeper Should Read
5 days ago -
Consultancy -
Micah Woods
There are some articles about turfgrass management that I find myself referring to again and again, using as a reference, and making suggestions to turfgrass managers based upon the information in the articles. I've found these five articles quite useful, and if you haven't read them, you will find them to contain plenty of useful information.
Turf Jargon – Soil Science Terminology
7 days ago -
Consultancy -
Keith McAuliffe
There are many strange-sounding words used in the world of sports turf. Although most of these words may have originated from the ‘Ivory Towers’, they often end up as commonly used lingo amongst practitioners.
Technical talk about sports turf drainage
1 week ago -
Consultancy -
David Shelton
Cost effective, efficient, lean production, economical - all words used by management consultants in their study of processes. With these words in mind, let us consider the removal of excess soil water from turf used for sport.
Using Granular or Liquid Fertilisers
1 week ago -
Consultancy -
Pam Sherratt
Fluid fertilizers are packaged and sold either as clear liquids (solutions) or as liquids that have suspended solid particles (suspensions) while fluid fertilizers are packaged and sold either as clear liquids (solutions) or as liquids that have suspended solid particles (suspensions).
Monitoring for Soil Salinity
1 week ago -
Consultancy -
Editor
This video demonstrates the PACE Turf recommended use of the Spectrum Technologies EC meter for monitoring soil salts on golf course greens.
Natural or Synthetic Turf?
2 weeks ago -
Consultancy -
Keith McAuliffe
Historically natural turf was the preferred, if not only, option for outdoor sports and amenity uses in Australia and New Zealand. Progressively a few sports, notably athletics, hockey, tennis and more latterly lawn bowls and cricket, have moved in the synthetic surfaces direction.
Dr. Micah Woods Climate in Motion
2 weeks ago -
Consultancy -
Editor
Dr. Micah Woods describes the use of moving climate graphs that can help you understand turfgrass performance at your location and compare your climate to other climates throughout the world.
What are Humates?
2 weeks ago -
Consultancy -
David Bates
Technically speaking, Humates are the salts of Humic Acids. Humic Acids are found in Humus and Humus is formed by the decomposition of vegetable and animal matter. These are the simple facts of life.
Turfgrass Mystery: What Grass is This?
2 weeks ago -
Consultancy -
Micah Woods
You may be surprised at the answer. What grass is referred to here? From an article by Charles Vancouver Piper, first chairman of the USGA Green Section:
A short introduction to softer chemistry and biologicals
3 weeks ago -
Consultancy -
Jerry Spencer
With the increased interest in the use of biological/softer chemistries and the recent commercialisation by Syngenta In the US the launch of New Daconil Action based on Acibenzolar which stimulates the natural defence response of turfgrass, these appear to becoming more in vogue.
Facts about Fusarium Patch
3 weeks ago -
Consultancy -
Laurence Gale MSc
In recent days, members have been asking questions about Fusarium patch in turf, it seems to be quite prevalent at the moment. This is partly because the weather has been wet recently and also quite mild.
Fairy Rings – Fact and Fable
3 weeks ago -
Consultancy -
Graham Paul
Fairy rings have intrigued man for centuries, stimulating in him the desire for understanding. The curious scar which magically appears in fields and meadows, often perfectly round in shape and sometimes decorated with toadstools, has been written about by such notable poets as Shakespeare, Pope, Tennyson and Kipling.
Painting Golf Cups
3 weeks ago -
Consultancy -
Eric Kulaas
Cups only look so good for so long. Quite a few courses paint their cups, this is what we’ve come up with.
Why Sandy Soils don’t Drain
17 Apr 2012 -
Consultancy -
Steve Gingell
This article aims to explore some of the reasons why a sandy soil/rootzone may fail to drain effectively. It draws on the agronomic experiences and observations over a number of years, coupled with some basic scientific principles.
What do we know about Plant Parasitic Nematodes?
16 Apr 2012 -
Consultancy -
Dr Kate Entwistle
Before we take a look at where we are today and what the future may hold with regard to plant parasitic nematodes, it's worth taking a quick look back at what we have learned over the past few years.
Tales from the Field: Phosphorus, Take-all and MLSN
16 Apr 2012 -
Consultancy -
Editor
We recently diagnosed an unusual case of take-all patch from a new bentgrass green in Northern California. It was unusual because although the fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis does its damage in the late winter and early spring, we rarely see symptoms of take-all patch until late spring or summer.
Back to Basics
12 Apr 2012 -
Consultancy -
Stuart Staples
Understanding the 'basics' of fertilisers for turf. Because it never hurts to go 'back to basics', we enlisted the help of Stuart Staples, International Technical Manager for Scotts, to do just that in a two-part article.
Down the Tubes
11 Apr 2012 -
Consultancy -
John Van Roestel
How and why a subsurface drainage system works is sometimes difficult to explain and often hard to justify - until you see the results. A properly installed and maintained drainage system can effectively deal with both surface and subsurface drainage water
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