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has anyone used this insecticide for chafer grubs and or leather jackets, what was your experience with it like?

thanks

Started by Oliver clarkson in Turfcare

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I recently laid a small 30sqm section of turf for a client only for several of the turfs to be pulled up by animals over night. Foxes or fiox cubs the most likely culprit based on the area. Badgers not really seen in the area. Muntjacs are seen, but

Started by Jason Bruce in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Turfcare

3 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall Oct 22, 2024

Lawn Treatment

Hi All,

I've been asked to offer lawn treatment for many of my customers. I've quoted £50 for anything below 300sqm which is probabaly a bit steep maybe? But that includes product itself, application and watering if needed. How do you price granular

Started by M Olsson in Turfcare

12 Replies · Reply by Intelligent Landscapes Sep 29, 2024

Toro Timemaster brake arm problem

Hi there,

I wonder if anyone else has had this problem with their Toro Timemaster.

I took a short video (YouTube link below) of what's happening when the blade lever is engaged. The brake arm is shaking around like mad. It still cuts, but struggles if

Started by Andrew Lowe in Groundscare, Machinery, and Turfcare

3 Replies · Reply by Andrew Lowe Sep 27, 2024

Liquid Iron Application

Hi all, looking to spray all our lawns with a liquid iron treatment fairly soon. For most lawns it'll be primarily to green them up and give them a little protection over the winter rather than to blacken all the moss off. This year i'd like us to tr

Started by PGM in Turfcare

7 Replies · Reply by Peter sellers Sep 10, 2024

Rushes

Can anyone suggest best treatment to kill off rushes, as per photo, from a lawn. I know that the main issue is drainage and poor soil, since this area was previously woodland which the householder paid somebody a load of money to convert to lawn. The

Started by Ian Harvey in Turfcare

5 Replies · Reply by Stephen r Brook-Smith Jul 26, 2024

Robot mower

Dear all,

A client of mine would like to invest in a robot mower for his meadow grass of 5000sqm . Has anyone any ideas on a pro model, or market leader?? We have Belrobotics and Husqvarna locally that fit that seize but I was just wondering if there

Started by Paul Doyle in Groundscare, Machinery, and Turfcare

6 Replies · Reply by Paul Doyle Jun 8, 2024

Top dressing with silver sand?

I've always found top dressing difficult to apply in the pursuit of a level lawn.

It is as they say an up-hill task

I've recently made a grass terrace , semi circular , about 4-5m in diameter, (with brick retaining wall .

In my haste I may not have

Started by A. Latta in Landscaping and Turfcare

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Women in Lawn Care

Hi all, I'm part of the UK Lawn Care Association's working group - 'Women in lawn care'

We have created a new facebook group here

https://www.facebook.com/groups/819208476663130/

Where women of lawn care, whatever their level of knowledge or involveme

Started by Daisy Lacey in Turfcare

3 Replies · Reply by Billybop Oct 21, 2023

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What did you think of GroundsFest?

Speaking as an exhibitor, I thought it was OK. First day was busy; second day a bit disappointing but still some good quality enquiries. we shall exhibit again next year.

Started by Paul Errington in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Machinery

3 Replies · Reply by Billybop Dec 29, 2023

Lawn fungus ID

We have a client with a lawn we laid last autumn, which has struggled. I went to se it the other day, and part of it had what looked to me like red thread, although there was no actual threads visible. He hasn't fed this year, so I told him to feed

Started by Tim Bucknall in Turfcare

6 Replies · Reply by Tim Bucknall Jun 12, 2023

Stihl fs361 reviews please

Hi all,

Anybody own or have experience of using the Stihl fs361? My fs91 has packed up after a few years good service and I'm considering moving away from the 4 mix engines and also after a strimmer with as low vibrations as possible to try and save

Started by Matthew Fairclough in Landscaping, Machinery, and Turfcare

3 Replies · Reply by Andrew Apr 15, 2023

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Spraying Iron sulphate in the rain?

Really need to spray some lawns that im a little late on doing but the forcast looks pretty dire.

Ive never sprayed iron in the rain / drizzle. So is it a yay or nay?

Started by Pembrokeshire Gardening in Turfcare

6 Replies · Reply by Pembrokeshire Gardening Mar 28, 2023

Turfing prep joining existing lawn

Hi, I’m new to the site, I have just finished day 1 of prepping for a 210sqm turfing job. The client had the rear half of his garden sectioned off for sheep who subsequently ate all of the lawn, left a pile of poo and died.The garden level was destro

Started by Tom chapman in Design, Groundscare, and Landscaping

13 Replies · Reply by Honey Badger Mar 12, 2023

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Concrete under lawn.

For four seasons I have been cutting a lawn on an as and when basis with the brief of just keeping it reasonably tidy.

There is a patch in it which I always assumed is where the concrete mixer stood and was washed out when the house was built.

This y

Started by Andrew Betteridge in Turfcare

6 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Sep 26, 2022

whatever next

Council cut artificial grass on roundabout - BBC News

Started by David Benson in Turfcare

3 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Apr 10, 2022

Eliet scarifier

I have an Eliet 401, has anyone done or know if there is a way of changing it from blades to tines, the lawn I need to scarify is thatch and not moss infested.

Thanks

Started by Oliver clarkson in Turfcare

5 Replies · Reply by Tim Wallach Apr 7, 2022

Fixing badly laid turf

Morning everone,

Hoping you can all help.

Visited a new customer last week, in November they had landscapers in to re do half the garden. This was turfed on previously barren ground, heavy clay. Turf has taken in places, is full of gaps between turfs f

Started by Jack Wright in Turfcare

4 Replies · Reply by Mark Wilkinson Feb 29, 2024

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