http://www.pitchcare.com/ The most recent 20 Bowls Message Board Messages of Pitchcare - Serving the Turfcare Industry Copyright 2012 Maxwell Amenity Ltd dave@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) al@pitchcare.com (Alastair Battrick) en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:50:22 +0000 Pitchcare's Custom Grown in House CMS 60 http://media.pitchcare.com/static/images/general/newlogo.png http://www.pitchcare.com/ 22 23 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saturday Sunday Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:14:09 +0000 37 replies - Last reply at 11th Feb 12 12:14:09 - Right popular topic, new season coming up, should i come away from my traditional values and use primmo, or should i avoid it? GK http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/59131 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/59131 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:31:40 +0000 3 replies - Last reply at 31st Jan 12 18:31:40 - This is a picture of our green I look after here in birmingham mower used is a Dennis FT430 great bit of kit. james bowyer http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57651 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57651 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:19:26 +0000 5 replies - Last reply at 27th Jan 12 19:19:26 - Has anyone ever used Jeyes Fluid as a Moss killer on a green Bowlerman1 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/58401 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/58401 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:30:18 +0000 33 replies - Last reply at 14th Jan 12 01:30:18 - Can anybidy help me with attached pictures of patches that have appeared on green it has been sprayed for fusarium and had full end if seaon work done theses patches started appearing just before xmas and are starting to spread any help appreciated Garry Fielding http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57241 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57241 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:38:52 +0000 5 replies - Last reply at 19th Dec 11 16:38:52 - I'm getting criticised by Bowls members for the amount of times i move the rink markers left or right of centre to preserve the Greens surface/playability. Is this still common practise and do other Green Keepers still move theirs? Steve Tilley http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/55061 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/55061 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:36:29 +0000 6 replies - Last reply at 10th Dec 11 09:36:29 - hi im thinking of working for my self to maintain bowling greens and gardens that the council no longer want to do. i am working on these greens at the moment so feel i can do this . any advice or tips when starting out on your own thanks mossie mossie http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/54681 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/54681 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:30:58 +0000 4 replies - Last reply at 9th Nov 11 17:30:58 - Out of curiousity, how much have people/clubs spent constructing bowls greens and maintaining them? And to what specification? The schools business manager is going on abit of a spending spree and hopefully im getting some benefit from that, bowls is just one of the many things that was mentioned but the only one i had no knowledge of at all. Thanks Nathan Scarff http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/52781 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/52781 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:23:23 +0000 7 replies - Last reply at 2nd Nov 11 19:23:23 - [cry] Hi Guy's Once again I need some advice. I treated the green with a fungercide for Dollar spot. Then we re-seeded and top dress etc. Since then I've got more of these spots back. Please look at the picture's I've posted, and give me some help or tell me I'm worrying about nothing Look forward to hear from you Ron R Collier http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/52581 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/52581 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:32:03 +0000 19 replies - Last reply at 2nd Nov 11 11:32:03 - im thinking about using primmo on the bowling green next year, anybody out there using it, how do you find it, is it any good GK http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/52011 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/52011 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:40:36 +0000 13 replies - Last reply at 31st Oct 11 17:40:36 - Has anyone used the SISIS tri-tipped blades? are they successfull? and can they be used on a mark 4 Autorotarake. Can they be bought separatly and retro-fitted on a thatch control reel - provided the spacers are reduced to 12mm? I have looked at the SISIS info and they only mention fitting on a mark 5 Autorotarake. norman preston http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/52171 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/52171 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:53:55 +0100 2 replies - Last reply at 28th Oct 11 20:53:55 - I know this has come up before but... How can the very edge (last 6 ins) be prevented from crumbling into the ditch? If wood is fitted... simply how? Paul wright http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/52201 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/52201 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:33:31 +0100 8 replies - Last reply at 21st Oct 11 18:33:31 - Looking at purchasing an aerator, which would you recommend? Aldo1 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/51811 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/51811 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:58:27 +0100 8 replies - Last reply at 20th Oct 11 19:58:27 - I can't speak for the majority but in my area of Hertfordshire we have experienced the wettest August in the history of our green. Speaking with other local green keepers I find they are experiencing the same member complaints as I. using protection mats to bowl from It is not always the main issue some members object to their use as they find it physically demanding having to put them down and take them up. A couple of years ago we tried using them in a temporary way by putting a strip of 2"X1" down eac Basset http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/49711 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/49711 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:27:32 +0100 13 replies - Last reply at 19th Oct 11 21:27:32 - As requested a seperate thread based on the use of crushed glass. I have copied over the previous bits from the PH item. 3 weeks ago by aturnbull Interesting exchange. Just to add my penny's worth, a little while ago we came across a severe worm problem on a golf tee, and I mean severe! At the same facility they were crushing glass from the hotel bars using a machine built by a guy doing a PhD, which crushed glass to whatever grade you wanted it. We advised a topdressing or two of glass dust and it Basset http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/50561 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/50561 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:33:47 +0100 3 replies - Last reply at 14th Oct 11 19:33:47 - We are thinking of changing our ditch mats from the green plastic to something a bit more modern. Any recommendations and suppliers welcome. Bowlerman1 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/51651 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/51651 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:13:53 +0100 4 replies - Last reply at 12th Oct 11 16:13:53 - Hi there, does anyone have a "ball park" figure on how much it would cost to have a bowling green scarified, the green is a standard size 6 rinks by 6 rinks, thanks. GK http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/50941 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/50941 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:06:43 +0100 2 replies - Last reply at 11th Oct 11 16:06:43 - Hi All, I have recently (09/10/11) completed the end of season work on my bowling green (scarriry, 2x Sorrel roll, bent seed & top dress) I have quite a lot of worm activity, and was wondering if anybody new if applying carbendazim would have a negative effect on the seed germination, I am also looking to apply some Iron soon and was wondering how long to leave? many thanks Dave Burty Bassett http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/51421 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/51421 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:44:52 +0100 4 replies - Last reply at 5th Oct 11 18:44:52 - I want to carry out Autumn renovation on a bowling green. Overseeder machines are hellish expensive to buy. Is there any hire company that hires out overseeding machines at daily rates. edbrougham@hotmail.com http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/51101 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/51101 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:53:24 +0100 10 replies - Last reply at 4th Oct 11 17:53:24 - need to buy sprayer for treating bowls green.Not too big as need to transport and store .A ideas?ROGER roger milton http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/50851 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/50851 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:23:53 +0100 11 replies - Last reply at 3rd Oct 11 08:23:53 - morning all , is there a step by step guide on the site for the end of season renovations please ,any guide would be appreciated. cheers john. magor http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/50821 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/50821