and now Primo!

Well life never stays the same does it .. the wet weather after a very dry spell seems to have kicked off disease for some, but for many grass growth has moved on very quickly. Sounds like a political soundbite!And after spending a great week in Scotland looking a variety of turf grass situations, the…

a bit of a flare up…

I think almost everyone in the turfgrass industry was grateful for the rain over the week or so, but life is never perfect and it does bring some problems as well. The warmer temperatures, humidity and now moisture has really helped but seems to have kicked off another outbreak of disease…the question is do we…

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Rain at last…

Great day yesterday with a group of turf guys talking about fungicide planning for the autumn. Now this doesn’t mean using lots or even any, but looking at your surfaces, assessing the risk and putting a plan in place for what you might need, to get the best surfaces, with the least cost. A difficult…

May growth spring from a cold start?

With growing conditions severely pegged back by cold nights and the incredibly dry conditions throughout April, thoughts must now turn to warmer days and, if the drought conditions do break, a rapid bounce-back of new growth and recovery. When I look back at recent seasons, we’ve typically seen a surge in turf growth through warmer…

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Rescue

Well I thought id better get this blog up and running, I have been putting this off for so long and no better way to start than Rescue. This week I have had so many questions about Rescue, I have got lots to talk about and we are at the time of the year when…

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