We’ve reached that time of the year that we begin to see some Purpling in the leaf on our putting surfaces. Predominantly this is seen in Bentgrasses but it’s not unusual to see it in Poa either. How it expresses itself in each grass species and biotype is very different and back in my days…
Author: Glenn Kirby
PestTracker 2020 – Cranefly Edition
Last year we launched the Syngenta PestTracker – a tool to help us gauge the when we see insects hatching in the UK. We were overwhelmed with the response from the industry with over 500 responses from you throughout the year. This information has been incredibly useful and formed part of the Emergency Authorisation application…
PestTracker – Chafer edition
Last year’s Syngenta PestTracker exercise showed far more engagement from CraneFly spotters than by Chafer watchers. Why is this? The number of reported flights tell a story- Cranefly – 460 Welsh Chafer – 21 CockChafer- 19 Garden Chafer- 19 Summer Chafer – 3 2019 did seem to be a low pressure year for Chafers, less…
PestTracker – The Movie
Last year the Syngenta #PestTracker was really well adopted by the industry and gave us a fascinating insight into the flight patterns of both Chafer and Cranefly. There are many early insights from this exercise and I plead with you to continue to engage this season. The Video shows the times reported by industry over…
Working by yourself? This trick could make you safer…
I said I’d try post some useful things over the next couple of weeks and after setting this up for a friend today I thought I’d share it with you as it may prove handy at the moment. Talking to a lot of Course managers and distribution at the moment and there is a whole…
Wetting Agents
It’s been a tough couple of weeks and things will only to get tougher for all of us and our families. It’s important to remember our priorities at times like this and first and foremost ours and our loved ones health comes top of that list. Once we’re past the immediate challenge, it’s inevitable that…
How best we can help & support you
We now know that the coming weeks for everyone involved in turfgrass management in the UK will be uncertain and difficult. It’s important at this time to remember that the health and well being of yourself and your families must come first. But having been a golf course manager, not that long ago, I understand…
Primo Maxx II Risks and what to add and when to start?
What are the risks? PrimoMaxx has been around for a long time now so we have a pretty good understanding the way the product works. High dose rates generally result in a higher levels of Phytotoxity (yellowing of the leaf) which is usually negated by the addition of Nitrogen and/or Iron. Of course there is…
Primo Maxx II – The Legalities?
The legalities – whilst we’re living in crazy times we still need to stay within the law and those restrictions can be found on the label In summary Max individual dose 3.2L/Ha and total usage in calendar year 16L/Ha. That’s the law. Beyond that we go into the specific surface rates (below). These rates have…
Primo Maxx II How long / how much?
Lots of phone calls and messages about Primo rates at the moment. Understandably people are concerned now about lower staffing levels or potentially having to shut down the golf course for a period. Primo is a turf care great tool to help reduce growth and could be a real help in the upcoming months helping…