GILBA SOLUTIONS TURF BLOG
sports turf consultants
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:
- Grass seed for oversowing couch.
- 2024 Research into Soil wetting agents.
- 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.
- Adding value to your home.
- Urease Inhibitors.
- Nitrification Inhibitors.
- How turf fungicides increase thatch.
- Potassium Fertilizers.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Turf combination fungicides. 21
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 think...
Guide to turf pesticides. 20
Free Guide to Australian turf pesticides Our friends at International Greenkeepers for Hire have produced a free guide to turf chemicals. This...
Generic vs branded pesticides. 19
Generic vs branded pesticides Turf managers face the choice of using generic vs branded turf chemicals on an everyday basis. But what are the...
Split apps of pre emergent herbicides.
Split apps of pre-emergent herbicides. This discusses split applications of pre-emergent herbicides and is an update to our recent blog on using...
Managing nutgrass. 17
Managing nutgrass. This turf blog discusses the best nutgrass herbicides and nutgrass killers for managing nutgrass in Australia. Nutgrass is known...
Selecting a Fertilizer.16
Selecting a Turf Fertilizer Here are some tips to make sure that you get the best result when selecting a turf fertilizer, whether it be slow...
Dealing with turf in shade. 15
Most turf managers and lawn owners cannot splash the cash for turf grow lights or turfgrass fans. So if you have grass in shade, this guide will...
Herbicide Resistance Chart. 14
The 2025 Australian turf herbicide resistance groups chart shows herbicide groups and their mode of action (MOA). This turf grass herbicide groups...
Disease and scarab ID. 13
Disease and scarab ID. These are pretty useful for turf disease and scarab ID in the field. Indigo Specialty have very kindly donated this handy...
Biostimulants for turf. 12
This is the first of a two part blog on biostimulant use in turf. The second part is on Fungicide impacts on Biostimulants and what are you actually...
