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Rykneld Bowling Club, in Derbyshire, has not only benefited from a new SISIS Auto Rotorake Mk5 but has also seen major improvements to the green after various committee members enhanced their greenkeeping knowledge through the Dennis and SISIS virtua

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Dennis & SISIS and Bowls England have announced a new five-year partnership which is aimed at improving playing surfaces, increasing participation and helping to safeguard the future of the sport.

Passionate about helping everyone get the most out of

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Versatile Variseeder key to overseeding

The versatile SISIS Variseeder 1300 has been key to overseeding without disruption according to Simon Marshall, Head Greenkeeper at Wishaw Golf Club.

Simon has been working at the golf club in the West Midlands for an impressive 26 years. It could, ho

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Dennis and SISIS and the Staffordshire Football Association have announced a new partnership which is set to benefit grassroots pitches throughout the county.

For nearly 100 years Dennis and SISIS have been providing world class turf maintenance equip

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Greenkeeper Mark Piper claims that the SISIS Supaturfman has made a remarkable difference to the green at Maldon Bowling Club in Essex.

Maldon, one of the most respectable bowling clubs in Essex, was founded in 1908.

Historically, the green itself was

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After the withdrawal of certain chemicals, Adi Porter, Course Manager at Greetham Valley Golf Club, has found the SISIS Flexibrush to be an ideal solution for dispersing worm casts.

Adi has been working at the East Midlands club for nearly thirty year

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Leaf collection was once a three-man job but is now a one-man job according to Mark Jaques, deputy head greenkeeper at Gillingham Golf Club – thanks to the SISIS Litamina 1200.

Gillingham Golf Club has been situated in Medway, Kent for well over a cen

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SISIS Quadraplay helps new groundsman

Lawrence Brown may have only just embarked on a career in groundsmanship (2 months in fact) but he’s already chosen the perfect partner to help him at Ilford Rugby Club in the form of a SISIS Quadraplay.

Ilford Wanderers Rugby Football Club has been e

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Nigel Mortimore, Head Groundsman at Topsham Rugby Football Club, is a strong believer in first impressions – and his SISIS Quadraplay is helping him to create a pitch that opposition teams will long remember.   

A retired Physical Education teacher, N

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Two SISIS machines have helped Ian Fraser, Head Greenkeeper at Pitmedden Bowls Club in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, turn around the fortunes of the green and transform it into one of the best in Scotland.

Ian and his family have a long affinity with Pitmedde

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Synthetic sports surfaces require a good maintenance programme in place from the very beginning. Failure to maintain the surface could lead to issues such as compaction, loss of porosity, inconsistent playing characteristics, damaged fibres and conta

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Clive Brown, a volunteer groundsman, has praised the SISIS Auto Rotorake Mk. 5 after it helped him pick up an award for the best ground in the Lincolnshire Cricket Premier League.  

“In terms of loyalty, I like to think that I’m old school,” said Cliv

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Dennis and SISIS are celebrating an impressive decade of groundcare seminars this year. In this article, we look at the history and development of the seminars and how they have proved to be so beneficial for so many of the unsung heroes in a wide va

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Open forum activity

Adam Woods replied to Oliver clarkson's discussion Rose spray
"I generally spray a heck of a lot in Feb/March, or just befroe the buds appear, then as soon as the leaves have appreared stop... unless I have a real problem with a particular plant - otherwise I would spend my life spraying for blackspot :)"
yesterday
Fusion Media posted a blog post
Avant Tecno, a renowned manufacturer of compact loaders, is embarking on a quest to uncover the oldest Avant machine still in operation in the United Kingdom.As part of its celebrations marking 25 years of successful operations in the UK, Avant…
yesterday
Fusion Media posted a blog post
An ICL trial at St Andrews Links demonstrated that tank-mixing Vitalnova SMX with an H2Pro TriSmart programme significantly enhanced golf green turf quality and rootzone health, surpassing the improvements achieved by using TriSmart alone.A trial…
yesterday
Tim Bucknall replied to Oliver clarkson's discussion Rose spray
"That surprises me.  Do you not continue through the season? Surely you'll only get a few week protection at best from each application?"
yesterday
Adam Woods replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Sticking in a late reply here...  but, and it depends totally on this.... how big is the lawn? and how established is the garden? + of course how much is the client willing to pay/put up with to get a solution??? In new estate houses locally (built…"
Monday
Billybop replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Absolutely nothing wrong with that Graham if you enjoy it... like these people who restore WW2 aircraft and old steam engines etc ... I wish I had the patience to do it !  I have to be in the right frame of mind to repair things, and it can be very…"
Sunday
Graham Taylor replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Sad I know but I rather enjoy tinkering around with these things!!  I've a couple of BG86's..... one I've had for about 6 years    The only problem I've had is with the "ergstart" spring failing    fitted a different starter spool which did away…"
Sunday
Adam Pilgrim replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Interesting discussion but as I currently live in the area of two of the largest gypsum mines in the UK and in an area where the prevailing soil type for arable use is 'Nottingham brick clay', if applying gypsum worked to break up the ground, all…"
Sunday
Billybop replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Same here Vic...even if I was offered a free petrol blower with a lifetime supply of fuel thrown in, I would decline it. Not for environmental reasons either. I use the most powerful Ego battery one but have kept a couple of the previous Ego models…"
Sunday
Adam Woods replied to Oliver clarkson's discussion Rose spray
"Rose Clear. concentrate .. but I finished blackspot spraying over a month ago"
Sunday
John F replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Just out of interest how deep is the clay Gary ? 
Are you automating the aeration process mechanically or manually ? 
Large area or small area ? 
If the clay is deep you need to go down into the clay beyond the root zone therefore hollow tine but a…"
Sunday
Vic 575 replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"I’ve had two BG86s and they both only lasted just over three years, just long enough to pack up just outside of the warranty. I then switched to the stihl BGA 100 battery blower. I would never go back to petrol.
It’s the same with the Stihl petrol…"
Sunday
Tim Turner replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"I got a manual one from amazon of all places - was about £150 but it actually works, unlike the £40 ones.  I'd recommend it on a small area."
Sunday
Tim Turner replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"I've never used it I'm afraid but I'd be very interested to know how you get on with it. Where did you get the idea to use humic acid and seaweed extract? How will you apply the gypsum? (I thought it had to be incorporated in to the soil to be…"
Sunday
Gary R replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Horticulture gypsum is an organic mineral. 
Considering a lawn is generally 80-90% of a garden keeping it green, healthy and free from disease is in my opinion, gardening. "
Sunday
Gary R replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Hi again.  I don't have a hollow Tyne machine. So the plan is to use either a manual one or just fork the area if worst comes to worst to get some light/ nutrients etc in to the root system. Sand. Never really considered it tbh "
Sunday
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Stihl BG86c problems

Hi all, hope this is in the correct thread.So i've had some BG86c blower problems recently. Long story short, i've replaced the carb with a genuine Stihl carb as my previous one wasn't priming, everything was fine once replaced but on full throttle…

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