Last year I was talking a lot about using 6C as your base temp for timing your PrimoMaxxII programmes but now I think 0C is probably best. I shared this with the turf managers of the Nordics last week. Growth Degree Days are a really simple model for measuring temperature based activities. Generally there are… Read More GDD – Why I’ve changed my mind
I caught up with a whole selection of the County Cricket groundsman last week to talk about Fairy ring and it’s management. There are a few critical things with fairy ring: Manage your expectations The green rings you see are likely to be last years activity -short term positive results are more likely to be… Read More Soil Temperatures for Fairy Ring – Cricket edition
The promise of warmer weather present opportunities for new growth. However, I have begun to wonder how the limited light availability during these periods impacts things? Daily Light Integral (DLI) is a measurement of the total amount of light that falls in a day, similar to how much rain falls into a rain gauge over… Read More The days are getting longer
I’ve had a few questions from our fellow bloggers over at the TurfcareBlog team about Fairy rings: What type of fairy are there and which ones are cause the most issues for turf managers? There are around 60 different fungal pathogens that are known to cause fairy rings and the way the display themselves in… Read More Fairy Rings – Questions from the TurfcareBlog team
