Gilba Solutions Pty Ltd.

Experts in Turfgrass.

Our independent sportsturf consultants offer a complete range of turf management services. We help you get healthy grass that looks great and plays well.

We work with turf managers, local councils, and Universities. Our team has years of experience, and know soil and turfgrass science inside out.

Since 2013, we have grown from Sydney-based sportsturf consultants to suppliers of innovative turf products across Australia.

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.

Innovations as Sportsturf Consultants.

• Scrubwet penetrant;
• Voltage MSO – improve your pesticide performance in weather extremes
• Warhead Trio herbicide. An alternative to Bow and Arrow and Spearhead herbicides;
• Tribute Selective herbicide;
• Manta Ray pH buffer;
• Proforce Recondo 100WG herbicide, a Monument herbicide alternative;
• Proforce Duke 100WG herbicide, a Destiny herbicide alternative;
• Lexicon Intrinsic is an innovative turfgrass fungicide with plant health benefits;
• ProForce Pistol Fungicide

Weed Profiles.

• Horse Purslane.
• Bittercress.
• Stinkvine.
• Minnieroot.
• Tridax Daisy.
• Blue Heliotrope.
• Oriental False Hawkweed.
• Mossman River Grass
• Swinecress
• Carrot Weed
• Catsear
• Cobblers Peg.
• Common Chickweed
• Creeping Charlie
• Cudweed
• Fat Hen.
• Field Bindweed.
• Gazania
• Heal All
• Hydrocotyle.
• Japanese Knotweed.
• Kikuyu Grass.
• Lambs Tongue.
• Little Ironweed.

Turf Blog.

• Regulate 200 PGR for ornamentals, hedges and Poa annua management.
• Improvements in Sports Turf ryegrass cultivars.
• Autumn broadleaf weed control.
• Stadium turfgrass management for off-season events.
• Turf Nutrient Management.
• Fertilizer Strategies for High Performance Turf.
• Grass seed for oversowing couch.
• 2024 Research into soil surfactants.
• Insecticide resistance.
• How to ID and manage scarab beetles in turf.
• Not all granular gypsum is the same.
• The impacts of Climate on weed control.
• Research into biostimulants & bioactive compounds.
• Weed Identification chart with treatment options, weed ID photos etc.
• Urease Inhibitors in Turf.
• Nitrication Inhibitors in Turf.
• Fungicides and thatch.
• Potassium Fertilizers.
• The affect of water quality on ethephon.
• Biostimulants in turfgrass. Part 2 of this blog.
• The role of blue light in shade.
• DIY pest control.
• Soil wetting agents and soil organic matter.
• Salicylic acid for plants.
• The use of green grass paint and turf pigments on golf greens.
• What do indicator weeds tell us?
• Soil wetting agent research 2022/2023.
• Factors that can affect turf herbicide performance.
• Mediterranean vs Continental turf type ryegrass.
• Identifying and managing Ground Pearl.
• Identifying and managing Pythium.
• Lawn fungicides.
• Fungicide resistance.
• A free herbicide resistance chart.
• Spray adjuvants for sports turf.
• New granular pre emergent herbicides.
• Sulfonylurea herbicides.
• Flood management for turfgrass;
• Overseeding and successfully transitioning warm season turf.
• Research into the best soil wetting agent on the market.
• The science of soil aeration.
• Reasons for pre-emergent failure.
• Turf combination fungicides.
• Generic vs branded Turfgrass chemicals.
• How to control nutgrass.
• How to choose the best fertiliser.
• How to manage turf in shade.
• Turfgrass disease identification.
• The use of biostimulants in turfgrass; How biostimulant use in turfgrass can produce better turf.
• How to use pre emergent herbicides.
• How to control winter grass.
• How turf pigments work.
• Using turf fungicides preventatively.
• How to effectively use light.

Case Studies.

Our case study section covers topics such as dealing with Aquatic Weeds at Federal GC, blue green algae control and when is soil aeration required for high quality turf?

Our Success as Sportsturf Consultants.

Here are our key milestones as independent sportsturf consultants: