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Month: April 2021

April 2021 FAQ’s

Turf frequently asked questions

In April 2021 I mainly spent the month talking about two things – How dry it is and how damaging leatherjackets are! Dry and cold There is no getting away from the fact that April 2021 has been brutally dry and cold. I pulled some data out on the month just to get my head… Read More April 2021 FAQ’s

April 29, 2021July 8, 2021 greencastukLeave a comment

Dry and cold April 2021

Golf turf dry and cold april

So I think we’ve all been very aware of just how dry and cold it has been this April. Growth has hardly started, surfaces are drying out and nothing seems to be happening. So whilst we’ve all been struggling to get things moving as we’d like I asked myself the question – how unusual is… Read More Dry and cold April 2021

April 28, 2021 greencastukLeave a comment

Warmer weather = Spring hatch?

Loading… Live table showing reported sightings Its the 23rd April 2021 and the reported sightings of a Marsh Cranefly (the 2 lifecycle a year ones) hatch are now coming in. The first sightings came in a round 4 weeks ago now in the very mild areas of the country and from some areas using undersoil… Read More Warmer weather = Spring hatch?

April 23, 2021April 26, 2021 greencastukLeave a comment

Spring Purpling 2021

Sprung Turf Purpling

We’ve reached that time of the year when we begin to see some Purpling in the leaf on our putting surfaces so it’s time for my annual blog about this subject. Click here to listen to the Podcast … This phenomenon expresses itself slightly differently in each grass species and biotype and back in my… Read More Spring Purpling 2021

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 greencastukLeave a comment

Spring LeatherJacket activity

It’s starting, a few reports of cranefly beginning to hatch are coming in. In fact they started a couple of weeks back – particularly on sites that had reported early damage. These tend to be in the mildest areas of the country. I’m definitely seeing patterns between warmer sections of the country and levels of… Read More Spring LeatherJacket activity

April 9, 2021 greencastukLeave a comment

Syngenta Golf and the well being of Greenkeepers

Mental Health and the Golf Industry

Many of you won’t be familiar with the Syngenta golf website as the content is generally not aimed at greenkeepers, It’s a website where we look at the business of golf on a global scale. It’s full of interesting articles, interviews with industry leaders and lots of pieces looking at the future of the game.… Read More Syngenta Golf and the well being of Greenkeepers

April 6, 2021March 31, 2021 greencastukLeave a comment

Application Quiz – Nozzle output

We’ve worked with ICL to develop an Online quiz (link here) to help support you guys and girls out there spraying – in this blog series I intend to go through each question, give you an in depth answer and a few useful links. How do you measure nozzle output? Place measuring cylinder under nozzle… Read More Application Quiz – Nozzle output

April 2, 2021March 29, 2021 greencastukLeave a comment

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