Midlothian may be one of the smallest councils in Scotland, but it is certainly making a big impact with a little help from a range of Pellenc battery-powered equipment.
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I'm sure that most of my landscaper colleagues on here will have encountered a challenging garden like this at some time during their career. Built on a hillside with wonderful views but "interesting' topography, the challenge faced by Murray Landsc
KAR UK has revealed its delight at the recently announced partnership between Hunter Industries and POGO and is looking forward to revealing more details at BTME 2022.
Hunter Industries has joined forces with turfgrass technology solutions leader POGO
Adam Patterson, owner of Patterson’s Gardening Services in Northern Ireland, needed a mower that would perform in the wet, and in his opinion, there was only one brand which was comfortably up to the job.
Over the past 30 years, Etesia ride-on and ped
Agrovista Amenity has joined forces with Duralock and leading seed breeder DLF to sponsor the 2021 Racecourse Groundstaff Awards (RCA).
The Racecourse Association, formed in 1907, is the trade association for British racecourses and serves the interes
MM Sports Seed, one of the most respected brands in the UK amenity industry, recently brought together their distributors for their MM distributor conference held at Hotel du Vin Wimbledon, followed by a tour of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croque
The Grounds Management Association (GMA) reveals that almost 90% of SALTEX 2022 stand space has been sold.
Early indications for SALTEX 2022, which takes place on 2 and 3 November at the NEC, Birmingham, are extremely positive after show organisers re
After trialling various tractor mounted scarifiers, Steven Harvey, Head Greenkeeper at Stourbridge Golf Course, concluded that the SISIS Veemo MK 2 was by far the most suitable for his fairways.
Stourbridge Golf Club in the West Midlands was formed in
Sean Kauffman, Head Groundskeeper for National Football League (NFL) side Baltimore Ravens has revealed how two Dennis G860 cylinder mowers have significantly helped the grounds crew to improve the standards of the pitch at the M&T Bank Stadium.
M&T B
Agrovista UK has announced the appointment of Doug McLaren as a new Amenity Specialist who will be operating throughout Berkshire across to Essex and up to Northampton.
Doug started his career in greenkeeping after enjoying a summer job at a small nin
Dennis and SISIS will be exhibiting at the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Conference and Trade Show which takes place at the San Diego Convention Center in California from 8-10 February.
Known as the Golf Industry Show (GIS
With the recent passing of the California Air Resource Board (CARB) measure to restrict new sales of landscaping equipment to be zero-emission tools, Pellenc is over 10 years ahead of the competition with a full range of battery-powered tools for the
Newquay Golf Club is reaping the rewards from using three mixtures belonging to the market-leading MM grass seed portfolio.
Newquay may well be known more for its surfing and sandy beaches, but it also boasts a truly superb golf course. Located in the
Good consistent products and excellent customer service are the two reasons why Jeremy Browne, Head Greenkeeper at the Herefordshire Golf Club, chooses to use Mansfield Sand.
Established in 1896, the Herefordshire could well be the oldest club in the
Martyn Parrish has joined ICL as Technical Area Sales Manager for North London and surrounding counties.
Martyn began his career in greenkeeping and started working at his local golf club at the age of 16. During his time as a Greenkeeper, he complete
The post-show SALTEX 2021 visitor survey has revealed a fascinating insight into the show’s visitor profile.
Widely recognised as the show ‘the industry needed’, the 75th SALTEX event provided the ideal opportunity for the grounds management sector to
The Dennis Razor Ultra cylinder mower is helping the ambitious Rykneld Bowling Club to progress in the right direction.
Rykneld Bowling Club, based in Derbyshire, boasts an impressive history that stretches back to 1918. It is an exciting and progres
Tom Weaver has been announced as the new Central Area Sales Manager for Agrovista Amenity.
Tom initially started his career as a greenkeeper and quickly worked his way up to the position of course manager. He credits his greenkeeping experience for he
The SISIS Rotorake TM1000 tractor mounted scarifier is the perfect ‘all-rounder’ according to Christian Brain, Grounds Manager at Cheltenham College.
“In a school environment, I need to buy equipment that is versatile and can do different jobs on mul
Dennis and SISIS have confirmed that they will be exhibiting at the 33rd Sports Turf Managers Association Conference & Exhibition (STMA), which is taking place on 19 and 20 January 2022 at the Savannah Convention Center in Georgia.
Since 2015 the annu
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"I think you would do better topdressing to gradually fill the hollows, I fear a roller won't achieve much and could course compaction. Rollers a generally best avoided on turf."
"I have this in a large garden I work in, yet the other gardener does the lawns and hedges.
He has been mowing starting from the gravel drive up and down the lawn across to the river for 27+ years !! A four wheeler and there are definite ridges and…"
He has been mowing starting from the gravel drive up and down the lawn across to the river for 27+ years !! A four wheeler and there are definite ridges and…"
"Seen this before and we can only assume that it is the lawn having been mowed successively and frequently when the surface has been too soft causing mower wheels to produce ruts. Our wet Autumns and Springs are the probably the culprit."
"This 'sounds' the most likely link to my 'issue' the furrows as so regular and a very repeated pattern. Perhaps a good heavy roller would aid...
the way my mower goes over it it bounces like crazy, and would therefore add to the issue. I'll take a…"
the way my mower goes over it it bounces like crazy, and would therefore add to the issue. I'll take a…"
"Could be as a result of the lawn having been airated by machine?"
"I can remeber been told about this problem when training 40 years ago. It's not uncommon and is the result of the same cylinder mower being used repeatedly for many years, generally in a narrow area where it has to be mowed in the same direction.…"
"The first three cuts after spraying cannot go into compost. I do however send it to green waste (I didn't know that I can't & the amount within GW site would be nothing) You would have to be mowing every other day to clip off the seed heads to stop…"
"Hi Peter, I try not to mow if possible when its too wet. Like most machines the grass sticks everywhere. If it is already trimmed it is ok, just don't go cutting a couple of inches growth when wet! Just a side note, the bloody belt come off of it…"
"How about a spray, then the next cut goes to waste?
Assuming the cuts are a few weeks apart all should be good?"
Assuming the cuts are a few weeks apart all should be good?"
"Yes had this on an estate Victorian era , we could only guess that previously the area had been the kitchen garden and seeded over at some point ,the furrows looked like where they had earthed up potatoes in rows but possibly also rows of fruit…"
"I've seen old daffodil fields with ridges and furrows. The spaces between the ridges were double yours though to allow walking along to pick. Could there have been commercial planting once upon a time?"
Rumble strips in lawn!
Difficult one to describe. We've got a couple of lawns that we've taken over and both (unrelated locations) have got an almost rumble strip feel to certain sections. Absolutely paralell lines in a relatively large area. I'm ensured that the only…
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Selective lawn herbicides and composting clippings
A customer wants a weed treatment on their lawn but they also like to compost the clippings after each mow. The product I use states not safe for composting (Praxys). I can't spot spray as there are a lot of bittercress hidden within the grass. Will…
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Soil management survey help request (south England)
Hi all,Would anyone consider helping me collect some soil management experience data? I'm in my third year of studying for the RHS Master of Horticulture and for my dissertation I'm researching soil management - I’m hoping to obtain some first-hand…
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Anvil / Deflector nozzle - Berthoud sprayer
I've recently bought the Berthoud Vermorel. I did a test run on concrete using the anvil nozzle (blue) and the spray appears quite stripey on the ground. There appears to be more liquid on each edge and up the middle, basically 3 thick lines (hope…
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