Volunteers are the lifeblood of grassroots football and you would be hard pressed to find anyone as dedicated to the cause than Ian Pilkington. In fact, he spends most of his free time tending to the pitch at Stourbridge FC’s War Memorial Ground, whi
mm60 grass seed (5)
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
Bruce Elliot, head of grounds and estates at Crystal Palace FC, has revealed that Limagrain’s MM60 is his preferred choice of winter sports grass seed.
It is safe to say that Crystal Palace have acquired an extremely experienced groundsman in Bruce. H
Charlie Yeomans, head groundsman at the University of Warwick, has praised the robustness of Limagrain’s MM60 grass seed.
The University of Warwick is a world-leading university with extremely high academic and research standards - Warwick is in the t
Scunthorpe United FC’s grounds staff have remarked on a significant improvement to the pitch at Glanford Park since using Limagrain UK’s MM60 Grass Seed.
After having a taste of Championship football for three seasons, Scunthorpe United is working har
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"Could be wrong but for Li-Ion batteries as I understand it about 20 % to 25% charge level best for storage. That's why when you get a brand new Stihl battery for example, it's supplied with One (out of 4) bars of charge"
"I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure they need to be fully charged before being stored (according to salesman)"
"Billy is it best to discharge all batteries then before winter storage ? I store my Stihl batteries in the shed over winter have always left them in their current state of charge so probably best powered down then .
You can get Lipo bags online…"
You can get Lipo bags online…"
"Tend to leave a lot of my Li-ions in the vehicle, bringing in those that need re-charging, some only make it as far as the hallway where I have various chargers, as the packs are heavy in quantity, to lug around after a hard day's work, and I seem…"
Gardener, Countryside Estate, Surrey, £45,000 GPA DOE Our UHNW client is seeking an experienced Gardener at their beautiful estate in Surrey. This is a wonderful opportunity for a horticulturalist with real depth of knowledge to shape and maintain…
"only have one spare with me but that always sits on theshelf above the windscreen. Been doing that for years and never had any problems with it getting too cold or hot. Doubt thieves would even go for batteries .... they're after the bigger stuff…"
"The main problem with all these battery fires is people cheaping out on Chinesium quality dross, either the batteries themselves, the charges or both. And leaving things on overnight!
Buy genuine, only charge when your around and never ever leave…"
Buy genuine, only charge when your around and never ever leave…"
"Best case scenario for that would be insulate your garage and leave in there or insulate a box in the garage.
I'm still on petrol the battery stuff isn't there yet in my opinion. I can just stop at the petrol station if I run out of juice if it was…"
I'm still on petrol the battery stuff isn't there yet in my opinion. I can just stop at the petrol station if I run out of juice if it was…"
"I dont leave them in the van in the winter... they get too cold and then dont charge properly first ... or even second thing the following morning. Normally leave them next to my boots (so I don't forget them!) - but I only have 3... so easy enought…"
Managing 76 acres of school grounds, 16 football and rugby pitches, 14 cricket squares, athletics facilities, tennis courts and woodland is no small task. For Grounds Manager Shaun Crowley and his team at Farleigh School in Hampshire, finding…
Where does everybody store their batteries over night? Bit expensive to be leaving in the van. Don't really want them in the house just in case anything was toever go wrong with them. Was thinking about the garage but not sure how being outside…
Agrovista Amenity has significantly expanded its robotics division following a sustained increase in demand for autonomous turfcare solutions, reinforcing its commitment to providing market-leading support, installation and aftersales service.Having…
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Gardener, Countryside Estate, Surrey, £45,000 GPA DOE Our UHNW client is seeking an experienced Gardener at their beautiful estate in Surrey. This is a wonderful opportunity for a horticulturalist with real depth of knowledge to shape and maintain…
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Battery Storage
Where does everybody store their batteries over night? Bit expensive to be leaving in the van. Don't really want them in the house just in case anything was toever go wrong with them. Was thinking about the garage but not sure how being outside…
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Business expansion hurdles
TLDR (in advance): Seeking advice on how to run a profitable gardening business, expanding while staying competitive and finding the 'right kind' of jobs, ie year-round maintenance requirements and clients who understand they need to pay properly…
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Privet hedges dieing
Hi Has anyone got the same problem we have in our area in Warwickshire, the privet hedges atleast 40years old or more are dieing, I appreciate the dry weather hasn't helped but this looks like the same as what's destroying the box hedging.And any…
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