Sportsturf Consultants in Sydney – Gilba Solutions Pty Ltd.
Leading independent consultants serving Australia from Bowral, NSW
Get Expert Turf Advice.
Trusted by stadium, golf and council turf managers across Australia. Evidence-based recommendations. No product bias.
Independent advice to diagnose issues, define a clear action plan, and guide input and recovery decisions.
Direct response from Jerry Spencer, senior turf agronomist.
Response within 1 business day. No obligation. We’ll outline next steps or a short call if needed.
Services
TECHNICAL SERVICES
We use GPS technology to check your turf. Our sportsturf consultants identify any problems and then create solutions.
TURF LIGHT RIGS
Shade hurts grass health. Our LED grow lights help turf grow better in shaded areas.
TURF PIGMENTS AND COLORANTS
Our Vertmax® and Vertmax Duo® pigments give instant natural green colour. They’re the best turf colorants in Australia.
WATER AND SOIL TESTING
We test your soil and water. This helps us recommend the right treatments for healthy grass.
TURF SEED SELECTION
Our sportsturf consultants access the best grass seed from Europe and the USA.
TURF FANS
Good air flow means healthy turf. Our fans keep air moving all year round.
SOIL WETTING AGENTS
Our soil wetting agents help improve water efficiency. We only recommend products tested at top universities worldwide.
OMNE TURF SENSOR BOXES
Our sensors track weather, light, soil, and water. You get real-time data about your turf.
TURF FERTILIZER
Good nutrition is key to healthy grass. Let us help you choose the right fertilizers for your turf.
TURF CHEMICALS
We supply a large range of turf chemicals for all your needs as turf managers.
Turf Agronomy Knowledge Base
IRRIGATION WATER QUALITY
Salinity, bicarbonates, sodium and pH all decide whether your irrigation water is feeding the turf or slowly poisoning the rootzone. This hub covers reading a water test, managing SAR and RSC, acid injection and the wetting-agent strategies that keep water moving where it’s needed. Includes our irrigation and wetting-agent calculators.
SOIL AND ROOTZONE SCIENCE
Healthy turf starts below the surface. Understand CEC, base saturation, organic matter, sand-based construction and the gypsum and amendment decisions that fix dispersion and compaction. This hub brings together the soil-chemistry fundamentals and the calculators that turn a soil test into an actionable amendment plan.
TURF PESTS AND WEEDS
Identify it before you spray it. From Argentine stem weevil and scarab beetles to broadleaf and grass weeds, this hub covers pest and weed identification, lifecycle timing, resistance management and discusses the chemistry that actually works. Includes our weed-ID charts, resistance tables and disease and pest predictors.
TURF SEED AND CULTIVARS
The right cultivar is the cheapest agronomic decision you’ll make. Compare perennial ryegrass, tall fescue and couch varieties using NTEP and A-LIST data, and get overseeding and transition timing right for warm-season surfaces. This hub covers seed selection, cultivar traits and oversowing strategy for sports turf.
SPORTS TURF AGRONOMY
The discipline that ties it all together. Nutrition, disease management, growth potential, traffic tolerance and surface performance for stadiums, golf courses and council fields. This hub is the practical core of evidence-based, independent turf management, and link the science to the daily decisions that keep a surface playable.
TURFGRASS PHYSIOLOGY AND PGRS
Understand how turf actually grows and you can control it. This hub covers photosynthesis and light, growth regulators, GDD-based PGR timing, salicylic-acid and biostimulant responses, and managing turf under shade and stress. The science behind why your turf behaves the way it does, and how to steer it.
Why We’re Different from other Turf Consultants.
- We are truly independent sportsturf consultants. We have no hidden ties to other companies. This means we give you honest advice.
- We believe you need the best information to manage your turf. Our team has years of experience and is able to solve problems with science-based solutions.
- Unlike many companies we don’t just talk – we test and monitor turfgrass. Our ongoing research and development program keeps us at the front of turf science.
- Our regular turf blog shares the latest turf tips and research. We help turf managers stay up to date with new advances in the turf industry.
Our Success as Sportsturf Consultants.
Here are our key milestones as independent sportsturf consultants:
- 2013 – Jerry Spencer starts Gilba Solutions as NSW-based sportsturf consultants.
- 2019 – Become Australian agents for SeeGrow turf grow lights and fans.
- 2020 – Join NSW Local Government Procurement Panel.
- 2021 – Appointed to ACT Government seed panel.
- 2021 – Nominated as Sportsturf Consultants for the Sydney Small Business Awards.
- 2023 – License Vertmax Duo advanced pigment technology to the UK and Europe.
- 2024 – Sponsor the IGFH 2024 Turf Pesticides Manual.
Principal agronomist, Gilba Solutions Pty Ltd
BSc Hons Soil Science (Newcastle). Former STRI agronomist. Author of Nutrition of Sports Turf in Australia (CSIRO/Landlinks Press). 35+ years advising on sports turf, golf and stadia across Australia, NZ, UK and Europe.