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Is your pitch cracking up in the heat?
Extensive periods of dry weather can cause crack-damaged soils to be a major issue, especially on sports pitches where irrigation isn’t available. Not only will this drought-induced damage cause the playing surface to become uneven, unplayable, and potentially dangerous, it can also be ...
When should I use pre-seed fertiliser and why?
With all the physical effort it takes to create the perfect seedbed for new grass seeds to be sown into, it is important to ensure that the soil also contains the necessary nutrients needed to enable the freshly sown seeds to establish into healthy, thriving and vigorous new plants.
Establishing grass cover on banks and slopes: Tips for best results
The successful establishment of grass or wildflowers on sloping ground and banks is reliant on being able to overcome several unique challenges which increase in significance as the angle of the gradient increases: the steeper the slope, the greater the impact of factors such as rainfall runoff ...
Sowing depth, rates and methods: how to achieve optimum results
Whilst we all have a rough idea of what rates we sow seed at to achieve specific results, the optimum seeding rate varies according to the species being sown and the method of application being used.
A31: a SUPREME grass seed for shaded areas
Establishing and maintaining good grass coverage in concealed areas can be a real challenge for landscape gardeners, greenkeepers and grounds maintenance staff, especially if the area in question is heavily shaded for lengthy periods of time. The lack of direct sunlight can leave swards thin and ...
New three-way seed blend for ultra-fine golf greens
Germinal has introduced a new seed mixture to its Grade ‘A’ portfolio of golf-specific grass blends: containing two top-performing perennial ryegrasses and a high-ranking creeping bentgrass, A8 Ultrafine Ryegreens is the perfect ‘rescue’ mixture for the eradication of early season scarring.
Scottish turfgrass demo day goes down a storm
More than 100 greenkeepers, groundsmen and grounds maintenance contractors from across Scotland attended an amenity demonstration day at Falkirk Tryst Golf Club on 11th March, with those who braved the day’s stormy weather able to see some of the latest golf and sports pitch specific machinery ...
Germinal Statement on Covid-19
The Germinal Group is monitoring developments in the fast moving situation relating to Covid-19.
Repairing damaged golf tees before meadow grass invades
As the long, wet winter months gradually begin to make way for what will hopefully be a favourable spring, golf clubs which demand the use of year-round grass tees will probably be facing the task of repairing significant damage to those tees.
Pitch restoration after the floods subside
With sports pitches across the UK either severely water-logged or completely submerged by flood waters, the majority of spring aeration work and fertiliser applications are on hold. Groundsmen are instead contemplating their next moves once the flood waters have receded and water tables have ...