High Performance Turf and Effective fertilization strategies. In a market with so many turf fertilizers, having a cost effective fertilization strategy is a daunting task. For example, many companies make claims that that their fertilizers are the best for putting...
Grass seed for oversowing couch grass Annual ryegrass or perennial? With the newer couch grass varieties like Tahoma 31, what is the best grass seed for oversowing couch grass? We ran a trial in 2023 with both annual ryegrass and a turf type perennial ryegrass to see...
Soil Wetting Agent Research The use of soil wetting agents or soil surfactants, has become increasingly popular as they improve water efficiencies and turf quality. This soil wetting agent research is on nine soil wetting agents, and their affects on Turf Quality,...
Scarab Beetles in Turf. Sadly, people often class every adult scarab beetle or Curl grub they see as a “bad guy’. This is far from the truth, and every scarab is not necessarily an African Black beetle (ABB) or a Cockchafer. In fact, there are only a few scarabs that...
Insecticide Resistance in Turfgrass. A key tool for Turf Managers is to use Insecticides to prevent or minimise insect damage to Turfgrass. The key to the continued use of these is insecticide resistance management. Resistance management involves not using products...
Not all granular gypsum is the same As we head towards Spring thoughts for some will be turning towards applying gypsum. In the turf industry several companies supply granular gypsum products. Spreading gypsum is a lot easier when it is a granule, and this is the...
