Category: Frequently Asked Questions

I think most people have been covering holidays and simply trying to keep on top of mowing grass this month. The damp weather in the South and decent temperatures further north have meant the main challenges have been around keeping on top of grass growth whilst keeping out of the way of the huge amount…

Chafers Chafer activity has really boomed through the end of June 2021 – a good three to four weeks behind 2019 and 2020. Lots of reported sightings on PestTracker – please keep them coming. Here’s a blog on my best practise advice for getting the most out of Acelepryn over the next couple of weeks.…

Should I apply a fungicide or let it grow out? It’s been so cold and wet this May! I guess it makes a change from the cold and dry that April threw at us! What that has led too is an unexpected amount of Fusarium, or at least Fusarium that just won’t go away. I…

In April 2021 I mainly spent the month talking about two things – How dry it is and how damaging leatherjackets are! Dry and cold There is no getting away from the fact that April 2021 has been brutally dry and cold. I pulled some data out on the month just to get my head…

Also available as a PodCast – Check it out here … Click here to listen……….. As I write this and I scan Twitter looking for inspiration (not procrastinating – honest!) I’m stunned by the high levels of presentation I’m seeing as people put in some big shifts doing some last minute prep for members to…

It’s been a fairly quiet month with many sitting in very cold weather and some under snow cover since the end of December! No golf, no grass, no staff! The extended snow cover has caused some problems – John at Dufftown GC has shared these images with me on Twitter, worth saying that none of…

As we head towards the end of the first month of 2021 – what has been the centre of this months conversations? Here are your frequently asked questions. Weather! I try and avoid weather if I can as Mr Hunt does a much better job blogging about weather than I ever could Link here….. However…

Are you doing any research work into worm control? The increased golf, wet weather and mild temperatures all added up to a perfect storm for muddy surfaces. Understandably people are after some form of control and they are hoping that we’ll come up with something. The reality is that it’s unlikely you’ll ever see a…

Most of Novembers conversations have just been about checking in with people to make sure they’re OK. The implications of Novembers lockdowns have been different for all of us, many have used the opportunity to do much needed invasive work such as aeration or drainage, all courses have welcomed the break from golfers from a…

Acelepryn Timings I expected a whole host of last minute calls asking when they should apply acelepryn for LeatherJackets / Cranefly this October and I had a few but compared to last year it was minimal. We’ve done a lot of work this year to communicate the message on how to get the best out…