Operating across a diverse mix of natural and synthetic surfaces, Cutting Edge Grounds Maintenance has built its reputation on delivering effective, practical solutions for sports turf and grounds maintenance. From schools and grassroots football to
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Pastures Golf Club in Derby no longer need to rely on a contractor to aerate their fairways after they recently purchased a SISIS Maxislit.
Set in the grounds of the old Pastures Hospital, Pastures Golf Club is a well-established course built on mea
John Spraggs, Course Manager at the Royal Wellington Golf Club in New Zealand, has reported excellent results from using a range of SISIS equipment to maintain the historic course.
Royal Wellington Golf Club is regarded as one of New Zealand’s finest
Two SISIS machines are helping to keep the natural grass pitches clean and healthy at Colliers Park according to Dylan Thompson, grounds maintenance manager.
Colliers Park in Gresford, Wales has recently benefitted from a major renovation following th
If you want your lawn to look fabulous this summer, work needs to start in early spring. Here are our top tips on how to prepare your lawn for summer.
Tackle moss infestationsAerate the soilScarify to get rid of dead matterGive your lawn a good feedHAngus Macleod, Course Manager at The Belfry, has selected SISIS Megaslit and Multislit tractor mounted deep slitters for maintaining the greens surrounds, approaches and fairways on all three world renowned courses.
Whilst Angus has only worked at the
The recent purchase of a SISIS Javelin Aer-Aid 1500 tractor mounted aerator by Mick Doyle, head groundsman at Bradford City Football Club, has seen a dramatic improvement of the playing surface at both The Coral Windows Stadium and the nearby trainin
The Emerson Country Club in Sejong City, South Korea has recently upgraded its turf maintenance machinery with the delivery of a SISIS Javelin Aer-Aid 1500 tractor mounted aerator by local SISIS dealer Arcwin Co, which has led to six further sales of
Following an extensive demonstration process, Leicester City Council has purchased a SISIS Supaturfman - an independently powered heavy duty aerator, for key maintenance tasks throughout the year on their five bowling greens.
The SISIS Supaturfman is
Compacted, waterlogged golf and bowls greens in Norwich are now a thing of the past after local grounds maintenance provider, Waveney Norse (based in Lowestoft) recently invested in a SISIS Autoslit.
Aeration is a key process to improve drainage, redu
Dennis & SISIS have concluded their spring 2013 series of educational events with the recent bowls seminar at Meole Brace Bowling Club in Shrewsbury. Committed to educating greenkeepers on how to maintain and look after bowling greens, the British ma
Dan Frazer Gardening has been busy preparing for the lawn season 2012 for the past few weeks now. The mild weather in Glasgow and Central Scotland means that grass has actually been growing and we have had the mowers out on a few occasions.
Up until t
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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…
ICL Turf & Landscape UK & Ireland has announced the appointment of Gavin Kinsella as Technical Area Sales Manager – South East. Gavin brings more than 35 years of experience in golf course management, estate management and sportsturf operations,…
Ratcliffe College in Leicestershire is home to an impressive range of sporting facilities, supporting rugby, cricket, football, hockey and athletics across its expansive campus.Improvement In EfficiencyKeeping those surfaces match-ready is the…
"No, Mecoprop and dicamba - various brands such as Hytrol will sort it and composted cuttings can be used after 6 months.
It is not possible to compost or send to green waste Praxys treated grass, only option is to use a mulching mower until it is…"
It is not possible to compost or send to green waste Praxys treated grass, only option is to use a mulching mower until it is…"
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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"We had an Etesia and it was nothing but trouble. We now have a Kubota G231-HD-48 entering its 5th season, good as gold as long as you change the fuel filters twice a season."
"as did I about 10 days ago???"
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"Neil. Yes it was me who recommended the 18 inch. Delighted with ours albeit we only use for weekly cuts om medium lawns but it allows us to cut in the early morning when the grass is soaking wet, not had to unblock it yet! Interesting to hear your…"
"to be honest, stuff that we've used commercially for 4 years probably is pretty worthless though we could possibly flog it on Ebay to some unsuspecting domestic-use customer!! "
"I bought one last year Peter, I thought you had recommended the 18" too me, maybe somebody else. The 18" was out of stock & I went for the 955. Bloody great machine, extremley powerful engine & pretty fast as well. No BBC though which is the only…"
"Yeah, I totally agree on this - far better build quality 👍🏻"
"Hi Sam, I've just bought a new Iseki 324 hi tip and it's great. I've done a few cuts this season and have no regrets. I've come from a Kubota GZD hi tip and the Iseki tips slightly higher and backwards which I think is better. I have to tip in one…"
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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