The Science Behind Soil Aeration. This blog discusses the science behind soil aeration and what happens with a compacted lawn? You may also find our soil aeration case study and our flood management blog of interest. Turf roots grow in small air pockets within the...
7 Reasons for pre-emergent failure. Here are 7 reasons for pre-emergent failure. We are often asked, why does my pre-emergent herbicide not work? Timing is the obvious reason but there could be several other causes. For example, incessant spring rain in 2022 in Sydney...
In recent years there has been an increase in the use of combination fungicides. With the launch of Clean Sweep Trio from Indigo Specialty, we have put some information together on turf combination fungicides. There is a strong case to say that these are the best...
Free Guide to Australian turf pesticides Our friends at International Greenkeepers for Hire have produced a free guide to turf chemicals. This includes a guide to turfgrass pest management and a turf herbicide guide. This covers all generic and branded turf...
Generic vs branded pesticides Turf managers face the choice of using generic vs branded turf chemicals on an everyday basis. But what are the differences between generic vs name brand products? The recent release of the Guide to Turf Chemicals by IGFH will help in any...
Split apps of pre-emergent herbicides. This discusses split applications of pre-emergent herbicides and is an update to our recent blog on using pre-emergent herbicides. Our blog on pre-emergent failure may also be of interest. New research shows that split...
