http://www.pitchcare.com.au/ The most recent 20 Message Board Message Comments of Copyright 2013 Maxwell Amenity Ltd dave.saltman@maxwellamenity.co.uk (Dave Saltman) alastair.battrick@maxwellamenity.co.uk (Alastair Battrick) en Sun, 19 May 2013 13:13:13 +1000 Pitchcare's Custom Grown in House CMS 60 http://media-cdn.pitchcare.com.au/O/ZgJMiPKtEu.png http://www.pitchcare.com.au/ 22 23 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saturday Sunday Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:28:00 +1000 All is well Guys , I have since found out PROTURF MACHINERY are the Parts Distrubitor. Cheers Barry Barry Sechtig http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/81421#575031 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/81421#575031 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:12:42 +1000 Good Morning , We need to order some parts for our Ryan GA30 Coring Machine. Hydraulic and Ram parts, Can any members advise us where to buy these products Barry Sechtig Moore Park Beach Bowls and Sports Club. Barry Sechtig http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/81421#575001 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/81421#575001 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:24:06 +1100 I look after the irrigation at a few parks and sports fields and would like to reduce water usage but maintain the quality of the turf.I have been looking at fertigation systems which are easy o install and there is one called Ez-Flo which claims that there are up to 20% water savings to be had.Has anybody used fertigation to help reduce water usage. Dave Hunt http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/80851#570401 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/80851#570401 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:46:22 +1100 Im over here playing cricket and obviously the season has come to an end. I have been helping with the ground all year and this week the president and I are filling in the low patches on the square and generally putting it to bed. My old man is a groundsman at home and i know when they do such things at the end of the year and the general maintenance, they mix in seed with loam and spread through the low patches and water. The setup over here is obviously different in terms of soil make up so wouldnt use loam and how we have done things has been a bit more basic anyway (pitches have still been great though). We are in Traralgon Victoria if anyone has any info on the area. Was out looking at the square today and its generally really cracked and very very dry with patchy grass coverage. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks daniel nichols http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/80431#567321 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/80431#567321 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:12:04 +1100 If any body needs a contractor for golf, bowls or sports Field renovations or rejuvenation please feel free to talk to me. Phone Peter at total greens 0402274418 or email at p.r.bock14@gmail.com peter bock http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/78541#553821 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/78541#553821 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:48:56 +1100 Hey there im attempting to look after our grass wicket at the kihikihi domain. i dont know the name of our clay so i dont know where to get more from. so i have sourced some different clay but its not knitting together the best. it also dries out a alot more. I have heard of patumahoe clay. but then im not sure how to get hold of it or how mush it costs. there may also be a different clay i could use Kihikihi is about 30mins south of hamilton. our wicket block is 13m x 24m. fully drained underneath with sand etc. we have a good heavy roller and digital irrigation system with 8 sprinkers. The wicket has been there 30+ years. but only reinstated the grass 4 years ago. Any advice would be awesome brett christopher http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/77721#548531 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/77721#548531 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:10:21 +1100 gday david,we use aproduct called monument,it kills the kikuyu but not the couch,it works really well.regards shaun. David Single http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/76441#543261 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/76441#543261 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:45:42 +1100 Has anyone heard of good results using Tempo insecticide on couch fly and couch mite? Brent O'Rourke http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/76561#539431 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/76561#539431 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 06:12:43 +1100 I am a volunteer helping with a couple of cricket wickets. At begining of season I noticed that we had some kikuyu growing the wicket area, which is mainly couch grass. What would be the best way to remove the kikuyu. I thought of handpainting with glyposphate, is there a chemical that I can use to get rid of the kikuyu. David Single http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/76441#538491 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/76441#538491 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:08:05 +1100 Gary, With all due respect this is an extremely broad question...for example is the current condition of your troublesome green due to soil type,water quality/application, environmental factors(i.e.shade ets)?what is your disease prevention/nutriton programme? budget? or perhaps even poor levels affecting drainage?Sometimes it doesn't what grass type you have you MUST get the BASICS right and expediture on this sort of investigation can be worthwhile and save you alot of pain when coverting your grass type due to "poor conditon".Santa Ana in my mind is the best overall couch for our condtions but in saying that there is no doubt Tift Dwarf bowling greens(if managed properly) are the beezneez. Scarifyings are used in the planting process and this is a sensitive process, but is still the best/cheapest way to convert(assuming you get scarifyings from a neighbouring club).Conversion cost can range depending on how serious you are about having a green that has every chance of being a "good one" i.e. $5000 - $15000 or even up to $30 000 if you have serious probs and need to excavate etc. I suggest that you become a member of the SABowling greenkeepers and touch base with a few boys to do as much research as possible. generally a green planted in the height of summer with an excellent strike rate could be in play in three months(provided all correct steps have been taken to ensure the survival of scarifyings). Gary Grund http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/74131#534241 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/74131#534241 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:47:05 +1100 Just to wish Cameron at the WACCA good look with his new exchange candidate for the rest of the season. For those who do not know his nick name is BOW BOW, but i guess you guys will come up with some thing better than that. Good luck Steve, I hope it all goes well. Boo Boo http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/75521#530031 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/75521#530031 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:00:11 +1100 Hi guys been a while I thought website had changed to turf mate . Had a massive weekend at Camberwell had Vic spirit and SA 3 games 1456 runs 42 wickets 3 century's 6 fifths . Not kidding 2 of these girls were hitting as we'll as many of the premier players. The standard has improved heaps science we have been hosting. I'm coming up to the end of apprenticeship which ends on grand final weekend late march . I am desperate to find work ad stated previously willing to move and do whatever it takes to work in wickets at any level where others take pride and love what they do. I no by being a mature age apprentice ? Will be asked but am hard working reliable team player and love what we do so a plea to anyone who could throw me a lifeline. My record at Camberwell and and my references are top notch . I no it sounds stuck up but have responsibilities and need to put myself out there . Cheers Coops Shannon Cooper http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/75511#529851 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/75511#529851 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:17:03 +1100 Hi all , brand new to this site but saw some interesting stuff on it. I am trying to gather as much info on replacing an existing salt water couch green in Kimba South Australia with whatever is the best grass available for our fairly harsh environment. Any info on type of grass, when and how to sow or sprigg or rollout grass, cost of doing any of the above and how much down time the club might expect. Any input would be appreciated as your currant green is giving us a lot of grief. Thanks in Advance Gary Gary Grund http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/74131#520781 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/74131#520781 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:21:10 +1100 Can anybody give me any tips on marking out a AFL oval. Is there any secrets to getting the perfect oval shape. Does the boundary line have to be a perfect oval and symmetrical on both sides? if so how do you mark a perfect oval? biglee http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/73841#518801 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/73841#518801 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:57:37 +1000 Well I sprayed the oval. It had taken about 2.2 tanks. (about 750 litres) Not sure what happend there but it was only meant to take 1.9 tanks. (300L tank) I had a look at the turf and weeds after spraying. The leaves were not completely coverered as expected - just a few drops on a leaf per plant and some weeds looked as if there they were not covererd at all. How long does it take for you guys to notice plant wilt on weeds using monument? Maybe im being impatient, but its been 2 days and they look as healthy as ever! L Whitty http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/72631#516131 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/72631#516131 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:20:37 +1000 Mick you are a legend! I have finally callibrated my boom to spray Monument with perfection. My life in my new job has now become so much easier. Again thanks so much. L Whitty http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/72631#513371 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/72631#513371 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 08:29:14 +1000 The calculation is total spray output times 600 divided by effective spray width divided by actual ground speed I have been using this calculation for a long time and have never had any problems and have always had excellent results L Whitty http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/72631#513361 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/72631#513361 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:28:13 +1000 Thanks Mick. The thing that throws me out is this.. I have been using this NSW calibration worksheet http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/375064/powell-boomspray-calibration.pdf And the 'Water application rate" calculation is mixed up - the written version says Total output (litres/min) x 600 / spray width TIMES ground speed. While the calculated version says Litres per minute x 600 / spray width DIVIDE by grounds speed. So that confused me. Can you or anyone one out there confirm for me how to calculate water application rate? Is it Litres/min multiply by 600 divide by spray width DIVIDE by ground speed?? Mick If its DIVIDE by ground speed then your 2.5km/hour works perfect!!! Fingers crossed. Thanks again. L Whitty http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/72631#512951 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/72631#512951 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:52:22 +1000 Your water application rate is 175.86L per Ha, 246 L is the total amount of water that you will need to do your oval. You need to change to a different nozzle that delivers more water and or decrease your ground speed, if you slow down to 2.5 kmh with your current nozzles this will increase your water application rate to 406L per Ha. A bit slow but I am assuming your area is 14000m2 and is not that large of an area. Hope this helps L Whitty http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/72631#512921 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/72631#512921 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:22:46 +1000 L Whitty http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/72631#512601 http://www.pitchcare.com.au/message/message/72631#512601