Magazine - Issue 23 - February / March 2009 (Page 2)

Keeping Up Appearances
25 Mar 2009 - Football - Tom James - Issue 23 - Feb / Mar 2009 - 1 comment
Spearheading changes in football playing surfaces for the top flight can be a precarious occupation, especially when you run the risk of being cruelly exposed to trial by media - not to mention the club and supporters - if the venture falters.

Soil Sampling
23 Mar 2009 - General Sports - Editor - Issue 23 - Feb / Mar 2009
One of the most important tasks of a turfcare professional is to inspect soil properties by taking samples on a regular basis. Here we look at the various methods and what is required by the laboratories

Pitch Doctoring
22 Mar 2009 - Cricket - Stuart Kerrison - Issue 23 - Feb / Mar 2009 - 9 comments
Cheating or home advantage? Stuart Kerrison, Head Groundsman at Essex County Cricket Club, suggests that it is in the club’s interest to use all the advantages they have available to achieve success, including home advantage!

Bunker Drainage
21 Mar 2009 - Golf - Editor - Issue 23 - Feb / Mar 2009
As news headlines continue to be dominated by climate change most people already know that the predicted effects on European weather patterns will not necessarily be long warm summers.

Short cut to better golf
18 Mar 2009 - Golf - Greg Evans - Issue 23 - Feb / Mar 2009 - 5 comments
A decade ago, a greenkeeper cutting greens down to 2mm for long periods would have been considered, by most, to be insane. Conventional wisdom at that time was that such an aggressive cut would severely stress the grass plant. Greg Evans reckons that's not the case anymore.

Spring maintenance of bowling greens 2009
15 Mar 2009 - Bowls - David H Bates - Issue 23 - Feb / Mar 2009
The onset of the bowls playing season usually begins in March when favourable weather, soil and air temperatures begin rising above 10 degrees C, thus encouraging and stimulating grass growth.

Looking after a cylinder mower
15 Mar 2009 - Mechanics - Edwin Roberts - Issue 23 - Feb / Mar 2009 - 4 comments
Looking after bowling green and cricket pitch mowers is basic, but is the key to smooth running and trouble free mowing. Here, Edwin Roberts offers advice on keeping your mower in tip top condition.

Back to basics 3
4 Mar 2009 - Training - Stuart Staples - Issue 23 - Feb / Mar 2009
In the third and final part of his ‘Back to Basics’ article on fertilisers, Scotts International Technical Manager, Stuart Staples, advises on selecting and calibrating a spreader and tackles common problems with fertiliser application