GREEN MAINTENANCE .....
We can supply information on green maintenance.We are qualified time served greenkeepers with over sixty years experience between us,our methods are a mix of modern and traditional greenkeeping practices. Each management regime is tailord to the individual needs of any green.
Response Number 1 :Posted by Saturday, March 10, 2001 at 16:21:29 (EST):
i have some very small knowledge of green maintenance, i have searched the web for some documentation on the subject from end of season to the start of the next.I am very interested to know all knowledge concerning this project and would be very grateful if you could assist me in obtaining such information.It may be you know where i could get it and by reading your site i may get what i need,i have played bowls for 30 years and am currently playing at county level so i have some sought of idea to what is required.look forward to hearing from you soon,
yours faithfully
Simon w Blore
Response Number 2 :Posted by Sunday, March 11, 2001 at 21:07:34 (EST):
Re. S.W.Blore, Green Maintenance
Recommend "Maintenance of the Lawn Bowling Green" By Dr. Edgar Haley, book available through USLBA. Also, his web site at
http://www.princegeorge.com/org/lawnbowls/index.html The most complete guide to all aspects of greens maintenance
Response Number 3 :Posted by Tuesday, March 13, 2001 at 17:20:09 (EST):
thank you for your intrest in e mail of sat. mar.11.i do not know what part of the world you are in, i presume it is the UK. we are at present building a web site bowlingreenagronomy@50megs.com.this will contain members pages that will give detailed info. on green maintenance.to answer your query the average green in the uk may need many operations during the close season but a general guide would be=
scarify the surface ,/over seed weak areas./areate, a choice of tines are available ie.hollow. solid, slit,and deep vertidrain can be used as needed./returf any bare areas./an autumn/winter fertiliser may be used,/topdress green,/some greens may need moss or disease control,/this would more or less be the work after close.//before the new season further aeration may be needed,/more top dressing and fertiliser should see a healthy green survive the new season.
Response Number 4 :Posted by Friday, January 18, 2002 at 15:14:18 (EST):
i am secretary of Church Warsop Miners Welfare Bowls Club
Our green is situated at the side of
Church Wasop Miners Welfare
Wood Lane
Church Warsop
Mansfield
Notts
NG20 0TL
could you please tell us the nearest company that will vertidrain our bowling green
many thanks N.Bradbury
Response Number 5 :Posted by Wednesday, February 05, 2003 at 04:22:15 (EST):
can you tell me what top dressing is and what kind of mixtures do you use.
Response Number 6 :Posted by Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at 17:11:39 (EST):
top dressing depends on the soil make up of the green. the secret is to use a dressing that is as near the existing soil,this will give the grass roots the same medium to grow through. if the surface tends to be wet a dressing with more sand can be applied after hollow coreing.
Response Number 7 :Posted by Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 14:00:56 (EDT):
Our council green suffers from Dollar Spot
The groundsman has treated it and appears to have killed it (?) but many holes still exist (April 2003) with a slimy base.
Groundsman scarifies occasionally but only just touches the grass surface
There is a 15 mm thatch of grass on top of the soil which is never disturbed
Groundsman insists on liberal daily (automatic) watering
What treatment is needed?
We think DEEP scarify down to the surface of the soil, and reduce the watering.
Response Number 8 :Posted by Friday, April 25, 2003 at 16:47:35 (EDT):
dollar spot is a less common turf disease, could it be fusuarum patch. in any case fungicide spray will cure. with thatch and light scarfing the conditions are good for more disease when weather conditions are right. any bare spots should be patched with golf hole cutter or reseeded. a sisis deep scarifier can be hired to remove thatch this works very well. two passes at 45% across the green in late or mid september followed by over seeding then a sandy top dressing will help reduce thatch. minimal fertiliser during the season will also reduce build up. over watering also helps thatch build up water only to keep grass alive not green. further scarfing in in spring followed by top dressing will all help dagall'
Response Number 9 :Posted by Sunday, May 25, 2003 at 10:05:41 (EDT):
please can anyone help us, our green is on a rapid decline our so called greenkeeper no longer has the time to maintain it.we have bare patches dead moss and our mower is not coping very well. can anything be done now or will it have to wait till the season has ended, where can we ge get our mower serviced or replaced. we play in the west midlands.
Response Number 10 :Posted by Monday, June 30, 2003 at 20:24:46 (EDT):
The thing is, people, you don`t know what you`re doing. Hire an agronomist (or at least a turf professional) to advise. Dagall, the purpose of top-dressing is really to amend a faulty soil profile, but it goes deeper than that, check out hoogenhoudts equation. We are only recently realising our mistake in annual seeding/top-dressing, regardless of need. This is an old-fashioned idea that dates back to the thirties. p.s. you mean the Sisis 600 series and you`d need a SERIOUS (30mm+) thatch problem to need one. Have you seen what these things do to the surface? The Graden machine is an alternative. Pete Steph, work out your water application rates (by measuring output per minute and applying simple maths). 22-25 mm per week is an approximation, but many variables are involved. Are any `damp indicator` weeds present, i.e. Juncus bufonis (toadrush) Is root depth poor due to the plant`s roots not having to `search` for water? Does sound like Fusarium, probably caused by thatch, Damp, possibly over-app of fert in autumn.
Response Number 11 :Posted by Sunday, July 06, 2003 at 16:18:02 (EDT):
has andydixon had a good drink or is he on something else, as a bowler i know that top dressing helps to build up and true a greens surface. the sisis deep slitter has been used at our club with great success. often the old fashioned methods are the best. over seeding with new seed has improved our greens. one wonders if he has ever worked as a turf professional. the graden machine was tried we found the sisis to be best for our conditions with good grass collection when surface was dry. so it is horses for courses. other advice is just being repeated.
Response Number 12 :Posted by Tuesday, November 04, 2003 at 12:15:30 (EST):
can u name me 10 shrubs,10 trees and 5 grasses with information on all of these please?
Response Number 13 :Posted by Tuesday, November 04, 2003 at 12:17:10 (EST):
can u give me all the information on perennial rye grass please?
Response Number 14 :Posted by Thursday, January 29, 2004 at 15:17:15 (EST):
PH LEVEL IS 6.2 BUT I,M STILL GETTING MOSS ?
Response Number 15 :Posted by Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 06:34:13 (EDT):
Can you please tell me a few names and addresses of firms that will build me a 6 rink bowling green in kent. I would very much like some advice and help. Many Thanks. Maurice
Tel 01689 820161
Response Number 16 :Posted by Scott Lapthorne Monday, April 12, 2004 at 06:24:09 (EDT):
Hi, Just stumbeled upon the site all the way from Brisbane, Australia. I am a Greenkeeper and am interested to know what turf you guy's use and what the growing media consists of?. We use Tif-Dwarf species on a 70-30 mix. Keep up the good work.
Scott
Response Number 17 :Posted by Sunday, April 18, 2004 at 14:46:54 (EDT):
Names and details of companies producing auto-matic watering
systems
G Kettleborough
10 Elm Avenue
Cherry-Willingham
Lincoln
LN3/4AU
Tel No 01522808193
Response Number 18 :Posted by Sunday, May 09, 2004 at 06:30:27 (EDT):
Hi..I am interested in obtaining information on the comparison and characteristics of different types of grass used on bowling greens...thanks phrogman
Response Number 19 :Posted by Sunday, May 30, 2004 at 09:39:31 (EDT):
I have what many would consider to be a 'perfect lawn' but in an attempt to improve it last spring I reseeded with a Bowling green mix, 40% Lobi Chewing Fescue, 40% Barprearl slender creeping red fescue, 10% Heriot brown top bent 'Tenuis' and 10% Highland brown top bent. However, to remove the existing grass I hired a scarifer and removed all the grass (I realise now that was not the best option) but the old grasses came up before the new seed could establish. I am currently using a scarifing hand rake to try and drag up the old grasses to give the new ley a change to come through. Am I wasting my time?
Response Number 20 :Posted by Thursday, July 01, 2004 at 10:27:57 (EDT):
Hi was just wondering if any-one could point me in the right direction, the crown green bowling club i am trying to help need to have there green replace with a new one are there any companys out there that could do this for us , i have only found one at the moment but it is down in london and im in preston,it would be apprecatied if there is someone out there who could help.
Response Number 21 :Posted by Friday, May 23, 2008 at 10:40:58 (EDT):
What is the correct procedure for dividing the lawn green into rinks for play.i.e, where do we take the messurements from.The reason for this message is that we have 3 settings for 6 rink play only 1 of which allows us satisfying bowling. What do you advise to solve the problem. Our green keeper measured one mat width either side of our good setting i say this is to close as it will increase where in these area's and we are in danger of losing the heads completly, What do you advise.
Response Number 22 :Posted by Monday, February 23, 2009 at 06:24:02 (EST):
hi,
could you give me a rough estimate for maintaining a 40mt / 40mt
crown green per year,council are trying to get us to take over the
green.
thank you,
terry,wright.