GILBA TURF BLOG

The Gilba Solutions Turf blog is written by our Head Agronomist Jerry Spencer. It covers a range of turfgrass science, and lawn care topics. As independent Sydney based turf agronomists and sports turf consultants we love the science behind turfgrass.

Turfgrass science.

Turfgrass Science is the study of grasses, soils, water and pests, in order to produce the best quality turf surfaces. The Gilba turf blog covers:

• Research into grass seed for oversowing couch.
• 2024 Research into Soil wetting agents. Are there any differences between several commercially available products?
• Insecticide resistance. What insecticide groups are available and how can you prevent insecticide resistance?
• How too Identify and control scarab beetles.
• Why all granular gypsum products don’t give the same results.
• The impact of Climate Change on weed control.
• Urease Inhibitors.
• Nitrification Inhibitors.
• How turf fungicides increase thatch.
• Potassium Fertilizers. What are your options and what are their characteristics?
• How water quality impacts on ethephon plant growth regulator.
• Biostimulants. Part 2 of our blog on their use in turfgrass.
• The 2024 IGFH Turf Pesticides Manual.
• Slow release fertilizer options for turfgrass.
• What factors affect herbicide performance?
• How to use pre-emergent herbicides to get the best possible results?
• Spray adjuvants. How these can save you money and give better results.
• Overseeding and transition of turfgrass.
• The role of light in getting the best possible turf growth.
• Turf pigments.  What do these offer the turf manager?
• How to manage turf in shade. 
• Magnesium fertilizers.
• Lawn fungicides.
• Generic vs branded turf chemicals.
• The Science of soil aeration.

Weed profiles.

• Sowthistle.
• Horse Purslane.
• Bittercress.
• Painted Spurge.
• Stinkvine.
• Minnieroot.
• Amaranthus.
• Praxelis.
• Tridax Daisy.
• Blue Heliotrope.
• Oriental False Hawkweed.
• Pigweed.
• Mossman River Grass
• Petty Spurge.
• Swinecress
• Mouse Ear Chickweed
• Bitter Gourd
• Buchan Weed.
• Caltrop
• Capeweed
• Carrot Weed
• Catsear
• Cleavers.
• Cobblers Peg.
• Common Chickweed
• Creeping Charlie
• Creeping Mallow
• Creeping oxalis
• Cudweed
• Dandelion
• Dock.
• Fat Hen.
• Field Bindweed.
• Fleabane.
• Gazania
• Heal All
• Hydrocotyle.

Case Studies.

We also have a Case Study Section that may be of interest that covers topics such as dealing with blue green algae or when to aerate sports turf.

Recent Blogs.