Here’s the July 2021 Monthly FAQ blog. A run through of the questions that get thrown my way during the month. After all, if one person asks the question a lot of other people are thinking the same. It’s been a fairly quite month this July, I suspect the decent growing conditions at the beginning… Read More July 2021 FAQ’s
Just finished setting up the ICL / Syngenta at the 2021 Festival of Turf event and it was hot one. What I couldn’t work out though was – have I gone soft because I don’t work outside any more (no need to answer that) or is this level of heat normal?? This kind of thing… Read More Festival of turf heat – how unusual is it?
The apparent increase in populations of leatherjackets and chafer grubs often poses a real challenge for turf managers in terms of controlling the pests to minimise damage. There are currently a limited number of approved products available to control the problem and with limited label restrictions for certain sectors. You may remember I put together… Read More Please get involved – LeatherJacket survey
It’s here at last – the highlight of the years golfing calendar – The Open and looking at the weather headlines it’s set to be a scorcher. I love The Open because we get to see golf played on some great natural sites and the weather plays a big role in how the event pans… Read More The Open and the temperature is picking up
The FAQ blogs have been running for over a year now and it gives us a really good opportunity to look back at the challenges people were facing and try and get ahead of the game. After all forewarned is forearmed, heres July 2020’s FAQS And here’s a summary Red Thread – I’ve seen a… Read More July 2021 – What to expect
Chafers Chafer activity has really boomed through the end of June 2021 – a good three to four weeks behind 2019 and 2020. Lots of reported sightings on PestTracker – please keep them coming. Here’s a blog on my best practise advice for getting the most out of Acelepryn over the next couple of weeks.… Read More June 2021 FAQ
Really quick one – the chafer sightings have kicked off this week as I suspected in last weeks blog as we’ve had a prolonged warm period and I wonder if the rainfall has contributed too? With the activity started and the rainfall set for a little while we are now entering a period suitable for… Read More Acelepryn for Chafer timing advice
Its that time of year when I begin to see people putting preventative strategies in place for Dollar spot – so I thought it was worth going back to basics. What is it? Dollar spot can be identified easily by the lesions on leaves, they are a pale, bleached colour. They are bound at either… Read More Dollar spot – Frequently asked questions
I’ve been asked a few times this month for best practice advice for Dollar spot. To start with I’ve put together a basic Dollar Spot FAQ to go over the symptoms and drivers. Establish the risk Have you seen it on your site before? Are you fescue dominant? Are you in a mild area of… Read More Managing Dollar Spot
It feels too soon to be talking about managing heat stress but here we are after a crazy cold Spring and we’re now seeing consecutive days of high temperatures. To get a feel for how unusual this is I’ve pulled some data together from Yorkshire (the home of Henry from ICL) and the south coast… Read More Heat management strategies for turf
