The STRI site in Bingley has got to be one of the most fascinating places to visit at any time, with so many things going on and inspirational people to talk to looking at new and better ways to manage turf more effectively. And when you add in several hundred progressive turf mangers from golf,…
Auteur/autrice : Glenn Kirby
Dynamic disease control – Pitchcare feature
You might have seen the great feature my colleague, Marcela Munoz, wrote in the latest issue of the mighty tome that is Pitchcare. It’s all about Dynamic disease control, and the actions that you need to take to tackle the various life-cycle stages of pathogen infections that are typically present in turf surfaces at any…
Communication is key
I am lucky I get to see meet many golf course managers. There are so many good guys out there with so much passion and great knowledge. From my point of view the one thing which set many of the very best ones apart is not the agronomy knowledge, machinery skills or irrigation or the…
Daddy Long Legs invasion predicted
Insect specialists have predicted we are set to see an explosion of Daddy Long Legs over the coming weeks – with an estimated 200 billion Crane Fly reported as being set to emerge. Whilst Buglife and the Daily Mail would have you think it’s a plague of biblical proportions, in fact it happens pretty much…
September chance to build turf health
I’ve always found that weather records of past seasons’ experiences give a good indication of what’s likely to come for this year. September weather patterns over recent seasons have typically recorded good growing conditions, continuing well into the autumn. That gives opportunities to improve turf health and surface quality, but does create other issues to…
Fungicide future written on the wall
We’ve created a brilliant new wall planner poster to help you with planning a proactive fungicide programme for the coming winter, and it’s proving really popular. So much so that I’ve been bombarded with requests for the poster and technical guide, as well as reviewing people’s thoughts and ideas. Why’s it so current? Well, after…
See the action of Turf Science Live
Turf Science Live once again proved to be a fantastic opportunity to meet up with so many great people. It’s always exciting to share what we have been doing in the field of trials and research – especially when we have something new and exciting with the launch of Instrata Elite. And it’s really rewarding…
August growth now, for winter survival later
A lot of the guys I’ve been talking to of late have been grumbling about the constant grass growth with all the rainfall over recent weeks – and the problems of mowing in permanently wet conditions. But the good news is that you can take advantage of good growing conditions in August to prepare your…
Play Fantasy Football League – And Win
Most of you that know me know I’m passionate about my football, and the joys (and frustrations) that the beloved West Ham United bring me week in, week out. It’s one of the reasons I love visiting football grounds and talking to the incredible teams that manage them.But do you think you’ve got what it…
Blooming success at Gaudet Luce
Pretty much every club I visit is now doing some fantastic environmental work, alongside managing the day-job of providing ever better playing surfaces. It’s a real industry success story and one we should all be incredibly proud of. In the West Midlands, Andy Laing is doing some great work with wildflowers at Gaudet Luce. It…