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ICL has been collaborating with Bangor University on a unique research project which is exploring soil-plant interactions and fertilizer impact for turfgrass. The results may well revolutionize the use of fertilizers and encourage sustainable innovat

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KAR UK has awarded Water Garden UK with the 2019 top sales award after its impressive distribution of Kasco Marine products.

Water Garden UK is a leading supplier of high-quality water gardening products. As a family run business based in Portsmouth,

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More and more greenkeepers are talking about problems with parasitic nematodes affecting their turf. Seaweed could provide a sustainable, novel solution for reducing plant-parasitic nematodes in turf grass.

Without previous extended research into this

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Prior to the launch of Agrovista Amenity, Martyn Parrish was a technical area sales manager for Maxwell Amenity. He had been in the role for two years before the acquisition.    

“We’ve become one of the largest companies in the sector, and are able t

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Orbit, one of the UK’s leading housing providers, has invested in a large fleet of battery powered Pellenc equipment, from dealer RT Machinery, to meet its low noise and carbon emissions requirements.

Orbit is one of the largest housing groups in the

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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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From groundsman to greenkeeper, contractor to sales advisor – the experienced Allan Wright has turned his hand to most jobs in the turf and amenity industry.

“In all of the positions that I’ve had in my career, I’ve always looked at the next step as a

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ICL and Lancaster University joined forces in 2017 to conduct a first-time research into the effects of wetting agents on plant physiology.

PhD researcher Vasileios Giannakopoulos committed himself to the three-year project to find out how wetting age

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GroundsFest Academy recently delivered another highly successful educational event with its Understanding Profiles: Sands, Soils, Rootzones and Gravels day, in partnership with Mansfield Sand.Designed as a practical, end-to-end learning experience,…
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For Mike Day, owner of Mike Day Garden Maintenance, consistency is everything.Running a thriving business across Hertfordshire and North London, he and his team rely on equipment that can perform day in, day out without compromise.That’s exactly why…
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The new Hunter MCC Controller has officially launched in the UK, introducing a powerful and scalable irrigation control solution designed for large-scale projects.Available from KAR UK, the MCC brings wireless, wide-area coverage and advanced flow…
Tuesday
Mark McNee replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!
"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."
Monday
Jonathan Davidson replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!
"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…"
Sunday
Tom Greener replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!
"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."
Apr 5
Daniel Gillings @ DC inc replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!
"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…"
Apr 5
John the gardener is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
Apr 4
Will Roberts replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!
"Could be as a result of the lawn having been airated by machine?"
Apr 4
Mark McNee replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!
"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.…"
Apr 4
Neil Darby replied to Taylor’s's discussion Selective lawn herbicides and composting clippings
"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…"
Apr 4
Neil Darby replied to Peter sellers's discussion Stiga/mountfield roller mower
"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…"
Apr 4
Adam Woods replied to Taylor’s's discussion Selective lawn herbicides and composting clippings
"How about a spray, then the next cut goes to waste?
Assuming the cuts are a few weeks apart all should be good?"
Apr 3
Maureen Luckett is now a member of Landscape Juice Network
Apr 3
John F replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!
"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…"
Apr 2
Tim Wallach replied to Daniel Gillings @ DC inc's discussion Rumble strips in lawn!
"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?"
Apr 2
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