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Turfcare (514)

'Slitting' a lawn for aeration

HiHas anyone ever used a slitting aerator to aerate a lawn rather than a hollow tine aerator? Does it 'lift' the turf and should a lawn be scarified first?Paula

Started by Paula Hale in Turfcare

2 Replies · Reply by steve loftus May 3, 2010

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Lawn Care Costs

Hi, Does anyone have any 'intelligence' of what this years typical lawn care costs are from the volume lawn care providers (either based upon per M2 or type of treatment) ? Something has changed recently (mainly material costs ?) around here, but I h

Started by Gary RK in Turfcare

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Calibrating a Trojan 15 lawn spreader

HiBefore I calibrate my spreader, I was wondering if anyone had the correct settings for a Trojan 15 using greenmaster clear run pro.I know iam being a bit lazy but if anyone has it I won't need to get the baking tins out :)many thanks

Started by Classic Gardens in Turfcare

4 Replies · Reply by Mike Seaton Apr 14, 2010

Calibrating a Trojan 15 lawn spreader

Started by Classic Gardens in Turfcare

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Turf

what would you do to remedy the clients below lawn: Dont mention fake lawns !!,

Started by Lawncare-4u.co.uk in Turfcare

5 Replies · Reply by Lawncare-4u.co.uk Apr 13, 2010

Height of Cut

What height of cut are you cutting at at the moment and how short do you go during the season ??

Started by Jim Davidson in Turfcare

8 Replies · Reply by Cesare Harradine May 9, 2010

stigma 50s mulching lawnmower

hi all,please could i get some advise on a lawnmower - i am just starting out and have been looking around for a lawnmower (lady gardener so don't want anything too heavy). I am not aiming to to loads of lawns as don't want to compete with the big la

Started by clare birch in Turfcare

4 Replies · Reply by pete Apr 11, 2010

Turf Supplies

Hello guys, just a quick one. Where do you get your turf and how much per m2?

Started by Matt Rolls in Turfcare

22 Replies · Reply by Graeme @ BGS May 11, 2010

Masport Rotarola sp 540

Hi,Does anyone use the Masport Rotarola sp 540 22" cut?Have just been down to local Machinery dealer and was looking at the hayters which i have always stayed loyal too. But am hesitant to buy a new one due to friends telling me of all the problems t

Started by iain kinnell in Turfcare

18 Replies · Reply by GORDON Jun 20, 2010

MO Bacter Organic Lawn Fertiliser Anyone any experience??

I see this wonderful new product that apparently eats moss and fertilises your grass!!!! Anyone any experience or knowledge please. Someone once told me that if it sounds too good to be true.....or am I just a cynic?

Started by Robert Smale in Turfcare

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how long to cut this???

2300 square metres or roughly 0.6 acre with a 19 inch mower, and yes I know a bigger mower would be better !!!

Started by richard david thirkettle in Turfcare

6 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Apr 7, 2010

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Lawn edging

HiI've got to quote for some lawn edging that can be sunk below the height of the grass so it can be mown over.Can anybody reccomend a decent reasonably priced product that will last ?

Started by Paul @ Ashgate Garden Care in Turfcare

2 Replies · Reply by Keith Barker Apr 7, 2010

Scarifier blades

I've an old Sisis scarifier which has the spring tines on it rather than the blades...... always works fine though hard work as its not self propelled! Whats the advantage of one type over the other...... most scarifiers seem to use the blades though

Started by Geoff Norfolk in Turfcare

1 Reply · Reply by Geoff Norfolk Apr 6, 2010

Fertilizer numbers

This might be a silly question but its always puzzled me concerning the NPK values on fertilizers. Is a fertilizer marked up as say 16:8:8 (just a random one I've made up) exactly the same as one marked up as 8:4:4 or even 4:2:2 or is the 16:8:8 same

Started by Geoff Norfolk in Turfcare

3 Replies · Reply by Geoff Norfolk Apr 8, 2010

Spray on grass seed

hello, can any body give me any advice on spray on grass seed, i need to seed some bank sides, and wether its a specalist job or you can buy it and do it yourselve thanks.

Started by robert lacey in Turfcare

6 Replies · Reply by Graeme @ BGS Apr 5, 2010

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How much does it cost to lay turf per square metre?

I know that it's difficult to quote turf costs per metre without seeing the current condition of a site; from a contractors point of view, it's always frustrating when asked, by a potential client, what the cost might be..especially if their enquiry

Started by Phil Voice in Turfcare

45 Replies · Reply by Stephen r Brook-Smith Feb 27, 2022

selective for field woodrush

Hi everyone - im now well into my lawncare rounds now & im seeing alot of field woodrush in domestic customers lawns . I was adviced last year to use depitox , but found it pretty hit & miss . Just wondering what others use . Thanks .

Started by Eliot Saieva in Turfcare

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natural nematode - killing pests without chemicals

Just a quick heads up that now is an ideal time to order your nematodes for slugs and vine weevil.If the starlings are already having a good go at your lawn - check for leatherjackets and treat with nematodes Nemasys Leatherjacket Killer from mid Apr

Started by Graeme @ BGS in Turfcare

1 Reply · Reply by Phil Voice Mar 25, 2010

cost to customer for fertilizer etc?

do you add on a cost to the customer for your trade lawn treatments or maybe give it to them at trade as a selling point for your services?

Started by richard david thirkettle in Turfcare

1 Reply · Reply by Anthony Toop Mar 24, 2010

Best course of action for a slightly lumpy lawn

I would like to ask a few opinions on this please.My client has a lawn which has a lot of small tufts of grass, relatively small lumps and bumps etc. There is one patch about 10m2 that has been chewed up by a delivery truck and I'll returf that, but

Started by Dan Frazer Gardening in Turfcare

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