by Jerry | Jan 25, 2023 | GILBA BLOG, Uncategorized
Turf Fungicide Mode of Action Table Turf fungicide resistance refers to the ability of fungal pathogens that infect turfgrass to survive exposure to fungicides that would normally kill or inhibit their growth. This can occur when a population of fungal cells develops... 
by Jerry | Dec 30, 2022 | GILBA BLOG
What are spray tank adjuvants? Spray tank adjuvants are compounds that are added to a tank mix to aid a chemical’s mixing, application, or how well it works. Agricultural spray adjuvants include specialty adjuvants like tank buffers, anti-drift agents, anti foam... 
by Jerry | Dec 9, 2022 | GILBA BLOG
The use of granular pre-emergent herbicides by turf managers and lawn lovers is now standard practice with products such as Barricade® herbicide widely in use. In the late 1990’s Scotts Pre-M was the first of these in Australia. This was a pendimethalin-based... 
by Jerry | Nov 20, 2022 | GILBA BLOG
This article is a free guide to all the turf registered sulfonylurea (SU) herbicides in Australia. The turf chemical section contains all the labels and SDS sheets while further information can be found in this free turf chemical manual. Throughout we refer to the... 
by Jerry | Nov 5, 2022 | GILBA BLOG
How to manage flooded turf? We have put this together on how to manage flooded turf. With recent flooding having had a major impact on the turf production areas and sporting venues throughout NSW and VIC this will hopefully help get your turf back as soon as possible.... 
by Jerry | Oct 30, 2022 | GILBA BLOG
As turf agronomists a common question is “what is the best wetting agent for lawns and turf in Australia?” This blog discusses wetting agents but before we can answer this we need to define what exactly one is. What are soil wetting agents? A soil...