GILBA TURF BLOG
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The Gilba Solutions Turf blog covers a wide range of turf agronomy, and grass-related topics. These range from Slow release fertilizer products, Factors affecting herbicide performance, how to use pre-emergent herbicides, spray adjuvants, overseeding and transition, factors affecting herbicide results , turf pigments, managing turf in shade and Magnesium fertilizers, to what are the differences between generic and branded turf chemicals? 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.
Pythium in turf. 31
There are several Pythium sp that cause Pythium in turf. This turfgrass blog discusses pythium fungus in grass, what these are and how to identify and control them. Pythium in turfgrass can rear its head as pythium blight, pythium root rot, and damping off. The...
choosing-and-using-lawn-fungicides. 30
Lawn fungicides are substances that prevent, kill, or slow down grass diseases. There are a wide range of available fungicides designed to control turf grass diseases, classed by factors such as their mobility and mode of action. When choosing a fungicide to manage...
Fungicide mode of action table. 29
Turf Fungicide Mode of Action Table This turfgrass blog discusses Turf fungicide resistance and in particular fungicide mode of action groups. Fungicide resistance is the ability of fungae to survive exposure to fungicides that would normally kill or inhibit their...
Spray adjuvants. 28
What are spray tank adjuvants? Spray tank adjuvants, surfactants for herbicides are compounds that are added to a tank mix to aid a chemical's mixing, application, or how well it works. Spray adjuvants for turf include herbicide adjuvants and specialty spray adjuvants...
Granular pre-emergent herbicides. 27
The use of granular pre-emergent herbicides by turf managers and lawn lovers is now standard practice. Pre emergent herbicides like Barricade® herbicide are widely in use to control grass weeds like crows foot grass and summergrass. In conjunction with this, the...
Sulfonylurea herbicides. 26
This article is a free guide to turf registered sulfonylurea (SU) herbicides in Australia. This article can discusses how effective the sulfonylurea herbicides are as a ryegrass killer and what other properties that they have. The turf chemical section contains all...
How to manage flooded turf? 25
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....
The best wetting agent. 24
As turf agronomists a common question is "what is the best wetting agent for soil and turf in Australia?" This blog discusses soil wetters and what is the best wetting agent for lawns and turfgrass but before we can answer this we need to define what exactly one is....
The science behind soil aeration. 23
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 soil and in a compacted soil, these...
7 reasons for pre-emergent failure. 22
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...