http://www.pitchcare.com.au/ The most recent 20 articles of Pitchcare, the online magazine for Groundsmen and Greenkeepers Copyright 2010 Pitchcare mail@pitchcare.com.au mail@pitchcare.com.au en Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:01:56 +1100 Pitchcare's Custom Grown in House CMS 60 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/images/general/newlogo.png http://www.pitchcare.com.au/ 22 23 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saturday Sunday Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT Don't miss the opportunity to be part of this exciting event. 2 full days of everything Turf Seminar, Tours, Corporate Dinner, Expo, Machinery Demonstrations and all topped off with the Turf 10 Race Meeting. Hawkesbury Race Track will be a hive of activity with a huge range of exhibitors displaying anything and everything in the Turf industry and more mail@pitchcare.com.au (Jenny Zadro) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1934 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT If you can imagine your turf grass is a high performance athlete, then knowing how healthy it is can be vital. Knowing if your turf is being fed correctly and if it is suffering from any specific deficiency is the key. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Grant Greenway) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1933 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT pH measures the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. More specifically it is the measure of the hydrogen ion (H) concentration. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Greencast) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1932 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT Designed to maximise operator comfort and ease of use while increasing productivity, the John Deere 7200 PrecisionCut Trim and Surrounds Mower with Quick Adjust cutting units allows the operator to change mowing width quickly, even while mowing, without tools or additional parts. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Rene Lubbers) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1931 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:20:00 GMT Margaret River Golf Club is a step closer in its quest to go green, thanks to a State funding boost. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1930 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:20:00 GMT The STA Queenslands first field and educational day was held at John Paul College, Daisy Hill, on the 24 February 2010. About 70 delegates and trades people were in attendance to see what STA QLD had to offer and inspect the magnificent sports turf facilities at John Paul College which are managed by Martin Hedley and his team mail@pitchcare.com.au (Peter Semos) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1929 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT Outdoor Design Living keeps getting better, so its only fitting that Australias best-selling outdoor design magazine should have a presence at Australias premier outdoor design and horticulture event, the Melbourne International Flower Garden Show (MIFGS). mail@pitchcare.com.au (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1928 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT Jon Jinks suggests that poor design skills and a desire to cut corners are what makes a system unreliable - not always the equipment that has been chosen. In the previous article we discussed the importance of certain system components being correctly specified, to avoid poor coverage and low efficiency (both mechanical and financial). mail@pitchcare.com.au (John Jinks) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1926 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT ETP's greatest reward is knowing you, our customer, is happy and enjoying a sportsfeild that's improving in its turf surface. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Grant Greenway) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1927 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT Noosa Springs golf superintendent Wayde Leech has just been announced the winner of the 2010 Superintendents Environment Award that recognises excellence in golf course management for his environment management system at Noosa Springs. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1925 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:50:00 GMT The South Australian opposition has hit back at government attacks on its financial credibility, claiming to have discovered a blowout of about 100 million in Labor's plan to redevelop Adelaide Oval into a 50,000-seat stadium. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1924 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has appointed Prime Golf as the operator for the Kalgoorlie Golf Course. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1923 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT 2009 Australian PGA Championship Reduces Carbon footprint and goes Carbon Neutral mail@pitchcare.com.au (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1922 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:10:00 GMT I couldn't agree more with Sav's column during the week calling into question whether Kevin Cooper's skills were being fully utilised by Southland cricket. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1921 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT Pythium blight is a severe disease of many turfgrasses during the summer months. Cool season turfgrasses like creeping bentgrass are most susceptible but couchgrass and other warm season turfgrasses can also be infected under the proper environmental conditions. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Greencast) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1920 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:30:00 GMT Thomson Perrett Lobb, the golf course design practice founded by five-times Open Champion Peter Thomson, hosted golf industry leaders for a seminar on bunkering, embracing the three disciplines of design, construction and maintenance. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Tim Lobb) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1919 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT Following the successful launch of the golf and turf industrys first hybrid greens mower in 2005, and in response to customer demand, John Deere is introducing the same energy-efficient technology on its new 7500e and 8500e E-Cut hybrid fairway mowers. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Rene Lubbers) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1918 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT The dilapidated former home of the Hawthorn Football Club, could be reborn as the training headquarters for Melbourne's new rugby union franchise. Melbourne Rebels chief executive Brian Waldron said a practice base for the Super 15 expansion side was one of his top priorities ahead of its debut in February next year. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1916 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:25:00 GMT Agronomist Andy Cole from the STRI looks at the quality of bunkers, the quality of the sand and how best to placate the members. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Andy Cole) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1915 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT I would like to congratulate you both on the creation of the magnificent Dent Island Golf Course in Queensland. mail@pitchcare.com.au (Helen Perrett) http://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/article/1876