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John Jennings, Course Superintendent at Castleknock Golf Club in Dublin, always used to struggle with achieving longevity from the fertilizers he was using – that was until he applied ICL’s Sierrablen Plus Stress Control 15-5-22 +2MgO.

Located in the

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The national football team won’t be the only team of professionals flying from England to Russia this summer. In fact, a whole fleet of Dennis G860 cylinder mowers will already be making their mark in Russia before the England squad is even announced

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The Ernest Doe branch in Esher has been appointed as a new Etesia dealer and will be distributing Etesia’s complete product range throughout Surrey.

The renowned Ernest Doe brand can be traced all the way back to June 1898 when Ernest took the lease o

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Lee Ballard, senior groundsperson at the University of Kent (UKC) in Canterbury, believes that his new SISIS Flexicomb is the perfect tool to help extend the life of one of the University’s synthetic sports surfaces.

Canterbury in Kent may well be kno

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ICL has announced the appointment of Craig Lalley as its new Technical Area Sales Manager covering North East England, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. 

14579847?profile=RESIZE_710xCraig joins ICL with a wealth of experience having spent his entire working career wit

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Sherriff Amenity is delighted to announce that it is now the exclusive UK distributor of Carbon Gold’s Enriched Biochar Turf Improver.

Carbon Gold’s aim is to increase soil fertility and improve turf health through the use of biochar-based products an

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The winner of the Irish Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award 2018, sponsored by ICL and Syngenta, has been announced as Rody Kilbride from Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo.

For a number of years, ICL and Syngenta have been proud sponsors of the Irish Student Gre

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After some shading issues were resolved at the exclusive Blackwell Golf Club in Worcestershire, Head Greenkeeper Rhys Thomas has since restored the greens to their full health thanks to a range of ICL fertilizers.

Blackwell Golf Club may well be the m

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Dennis and SISIS have announced key dates and locations for their 2018 bowling green maintenance seminars.

Committed to educating greenkeepers and raising the standards of bowling greens, Dennis and SISIS have long supported the sport of bowls. Their

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Etesia UK has announced the appointment of Country Machinery Ltd, based in Driffield, East Yorkshire as its newest dealer.

Country Machinery, a family run business providing sales, services repairs and parts for all grounds care machinery, has enjoye

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Andy Richards, grounds manager at Shrewsbury School, has added to his existing fleet of Dennis mowers after recently purchasing three new Dennis FT510’s and two new G760’s.

Andy has been the grounds manager at the illustrious Shrewsbury School for nea

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After trialling a range of various wetting agents, Jonathan Smith, Course Manager at Cowdray Park Golf Club, West Sussex, found exactly what he was looking for in Sherriff Amenity’s Aqua-Zorb Liquid.

Golf has been played at Cowdray since 1904. A class

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Andy Richards, Grounds Manager at Shrewsbury School, is a firm believer that aeration is one of the most important practices carried out by groundsmen, and this is exactly why he has recently purchased a new SISIS Javelin Aer-Aid.

Shrewsbury School is

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Following a severe Microdochium Nivale outbreak which left scars on the greens at Blackpool North Shore Golf Club, Head Greenkeeper Andy Moore, turned to two products in the ICL Greenmaster Pro-Lite range in order to aid the recovery.

Designed by lege

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MM60 is key for Leeds Rhinos

Ryan Golding, head groundsman at the Emerald Headingley Stadium - home to Leeds Rhinos rugby league and Yorkshire Carnegie rugby union clubs, believes that Limagrain’s MM60 grass seed has been integral to the success of the pitch.

Ryan has been workin

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Henry posted a discussion
Hi all,Long time lurker new but new member.I bought a second hand Hydro 80 which I've been using for 2 seasons now. It's been laid up over winter and now fails to start.Model is Hydro 80 MHHP - V twin honda engine.I've got handbrake on, pedals…
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Henry and Charlie Patrick joined Landscape Juice Network
7 hours ago
Honey Badger replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"I've brought and used Chinese carbs in the past for around £15. They're a bit rough but still work. Never used a Chinese coil. You can test if there working properly with a vault meter, plenty of instructions on the Web. 
Cost of parts is a problem…"
17 hours ago
Jamie replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Again thank you for all your replies. As a self employed gardener i need the best, which from research and talking to others Stihl are the best. They do need repairs every so often but then they all get plenty of use. I do more or less 50 hours a…"
yesterday
Adam Woods replied to Oliver clarkson's discussion Rose spray
"I generally spray a heck of a lot in Feb/March, or just befroe the buds appear, then as soon as the leaves have appreared stop... unless I have a real problem with a particular plant - otherwise I would spend my life spraying for blackspot :)"
Wednesday
Fusion Media posted a blog post
Avant Tecno, a renowned manufacturer of compact loaders, is embarking on a quest to uncover the oldest Avant machine still in operation in the United Kingdom.As part of its celebrations marking 25 years of successful operations in the UK, Avant…
Tuesday
Fusion Media posted a blog post
An ICL trial at St Andrews Links demonstrated that tank-mixing Vitalnova SMX with an H2Pro TriSmart programme significantly enhanced golf green turf quality and rootzone health, surpassing the improvements achieved by using TriSmart alone.A trial…
Tuesday
Tim Bucknall replied to Oliver clarkson's discussion Rose spray
"That surprises me.  Do you not continue through the season? Surely you'll only get a few week protection at best from each application?"
Tuesday
Adam Woods replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Sticking in a late reply here...  but, and it depends totally on this.... how big is the lawn? and how established is the garden? + of course how much is the client willing to pay/put up with to get a solution??? In new estate houses locally (built…"
Monday
Billybop replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Absolutely nothing wrong with that Graham if you enjoy it... like these people who restore WW2 aircraft and old steam engines etc ... I wish I had the patience to do it !  I have to be in the right frame of mind to repair things, and it can be very…"
Sunday
Graham Taylor replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Sad I know but I rather enjoy tinkering around with these things!!  I've a couple of BG86's..... one I've had for about 6 years    The only problem I've had is with the "ergstart" spring failing    fitted a different starter spool which did away…"
Sunday
Adam Pilgrim replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Interesting discussion but as I currently live in the area of two of the largest gypsum mines in the UK and in an area where the prevailing soil type for arable use is 'Nottingham brick clay', if applying gypsum worked to break up the ground, all…"
Sunday
Billybop replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"Same here Vic...even if I was offered a free petrol blower with a lifetime supply of fuel thrown in, I would decline it. Not for environmental reasons either. I use the most powerful Ego battery one but have kept a couple of the previous Ego models…"
Sunday
Adam Woods replied to Oliver clarkson's discussion Rose spray
"Rose Clear. concentrate .. but I finished blackspot spraying over a month ago"
Sunday
John F replied to Gary R's discussion Horticultural Gypsum..... How long?
"Just out of interest how deep is the clay Gary ? 
Are you automating the aeration process mechanically or manually ? 
Large area or small area ? 
If the clay is deep you need to go down into the clay beyond the root zone therefore hollow tine but a…"
Sunday
Vic 575 replied to Jamie's discussion Stihl BG86c problems
"I’ve had two BG86s and they both only lasted just over three years, just long enough to pack up just outside of the warranty. I then switched to the stihl BGA 100 battery blower. I would never go back to petrol.
It’s the same with the Stihl petrol…"
Sunday
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