http://www.pitchcare.com/ The most recent 20 Natural Turf 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 12:51:19 +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 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:42:50 +0000 1 reply - Last reply at 9th Feb 12 21:42:50 - Our pitches get played on right throughout the year and in the worst of weather, particularly in UK and Ireland. During summer repair work we use vertidrain type machines to decompact the surfaces. Is this the correct approach?Normally sand is applied at the same time and brushed in. What level of decompaction are we achieving with this procedure? Has it ever been measured? Is it temporary? Would hollow coring be a better approach? Jim korky http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/59351 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/59351 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:46:14 +0000 14 replies - Last reply at 9th Feb 12 19:46:14 - Hi I ve had terrible problems with fairy ring on my bowling green. Is there a chemical out there that can control this problem? keith burtons http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/58721 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/58721 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:24:03 +0000 8 replies - Last reply at 7th Feb 12 21:24:03 - Just looking into getting some new sockets and posts for the grass tennis courts here. I just wanted to clarify the difference between grass tennis posts and sockets, and hard court tennis nets and sockets. We have grass courts but it appears someone has installed hard court equipment a very long time ago. Thanks. jamescowie http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/59051 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/59051 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:41:34 +0000 0 replies - Morning all . Im a groundsman on a school in South Gloucestershire and was wondering is there any other school groundspersons who would like to meet up for a chat and coffee. Regards Steve stephen hughes http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/59101 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/59101 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:49:40 +0000 41 replies - Last reply at 6th Feb 12 16:49:40 - Its all doom and gloom! Salaries, bad weather, the economy, it will be groundsman bashing month soon by the pundits, always is in February....so time for a little dreaming and why not..sure there must have been a thread like this on PC but coudn't find one so lets all share our dreams and just for a few moments drift away! The rules-basically what is your dream job? A-within turf Industry B-any job C-what event within sports turf would you most like to prepare (maybe you have already!) does not TURFINATOR http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/58731 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/58731 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:37:28 +0000 4 replies - Last reply at 2nd Feb 12 19:37:28 - hi there i am looking for ransomes grass boxes for the auto certes 18 and 20 ins and ransomses mastiff 36 in they are for a cricket club our are broken can not find any anywhere hope someone can help thanks anthony anthony roberts http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/58821 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/58821 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:20:00 +0000 80 replies - Last reply at 1st Feb 12 16:20:00 - Glad to see money bags are splashing it out on the ground staff! jamescowie http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/58501 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/58501 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:35:44 +0000 2 replies - Last reply at 20th Jan 12 09:35:44 - Got to be ammonium nitrate! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn6hb3kZ2NI Ped ped ro http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/58031 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/58031 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:59:28 +0000 31 replies - Last reply at 19th Jan 12 20:59:28 - Hi All, just finished making my case for some new equipment on our 70 acre site just wondered what was on your wish-list if you were lucky enough to have some funds what piece of equipment could make all the difference to you ? antony timms http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57511 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57511 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:16:16 +0000 1 reply - Last reply at 17th Jan 12 12:16:16 - Hope someone can help, For one of my FdSc modules i need to have access to a golf course and provide a written apprasial of 1 golf hole ( tee to green) and make reccomendations for improvements, both regards agronomically and architecturaly, Is there anyone local to SW13 ( South West London) that would be happy for me to come along and take a look? Thanks in advance Neil Neil Dixon http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57861 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57861 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:45:26 +0000 6 replies - Last reply at 16th Jan 12 17:45:26 - Would it be possible to overseed our rugby and football pitch a week before the end of the season?We only have two weeks between the seasons,if we could get the seed down a week early it would heip the outfield amateur http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57811 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57811 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:58:29 +0000 6 replies - Last reply at 12th Jan 12 22:58:29 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWvb4-XqKRc&feature=related have a look lol glenkeeran http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57421 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57421 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:13:16 +0000 6 replies - Last reply at 7th Jan 12 20:13:16 - Hi all, and merry christmas. We've had some work done over the last few months and the builders have left a quagmire of mud.......it used to be lovely grass. Any advice on whether it's a good idea to turf it in December\January? Approximately 200sqm. based between Basingstoke and Reading Serhad Koro http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/56441 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/56441 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:11:41 +0000 15 replies - Last reply at 6th Jan 12 20:11:41 - 1 corner of the main pitch is waterlogged, probably as a consequence of damage during the summer. Have dug down to the main drains to check if they are damaged. Fortunately they appear to be ok. However the top 10 cm is completely saturated but below this the soil is compact and dry. The pitch is too wet at the moment to get it vertidrained with a tractor. Does anybody have any ideas how i can get the water to drain so it will dry enough to get a tractor on. Is there a pedestrian deep spiker / vertid Phil Isherwood http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57041 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57041 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:39:54 +0000 4 replies - Last reply at 4th Jan 12 14:39:54 - I was wondering what the reaction would be if I suggested using diesel or other oil to control weeds on non grass areas? richard roberts http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57091 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/57091 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:32:50 +0000 26 replies - Last reply at 27th Dec 11 15:32:50 - I have a green that has 4 inches of root zone over very heavy clay and also sits around 8 feet below some tennis courts. the whole green sits in a sump, i have now managed to get drain pipes to run from the ditches, so i now need to get standing water from the green to the ditches, otherwise the sward just rots. I have made a small mole plough and done some trial work with it, but the surface does tear a bit. So to the questions. Can i back fill the runs with a coarse sand ? Does anyone have any has 2 mow http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/56481 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/56481 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:01:46 +0000 403 replies - Last reply at 23rd Dec 11 22:01:46 - Just had a look at the jobs on offer and cannot believe what I am reading. Vic Demain http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/49931 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/49931 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:42:29 +0000 2 replies - Last reply at 21st Dec 11 05:42:29 - Hi guys i was wondering if any body had any tips for cutting grass at the moment considering its damp or wet? the problem i have it that there is a football pitch that adjoins the cricket pitch i look after. We basically work as to separate clubs in term of maintenance of our pitches. The problem has now arisen that they aren't playing much football this season and the grass has got quite long. I need to cut it as we are having photos taken soon as part of a big press release about the work we are james webber http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/56461 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/56461 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:30:12 +0000 Mike Clegg http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/56451 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/56451 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:21:29 +0000 5 replies - Last reply at 18th Dec 11 12:21:29 - Pitches are getting heavily worn and obviously a dressing of sand helps with drainage but often leaves soil profiles a disadvantage of nutrient retention. Why question is wouldn't it be better to use a rootzone with a clay, slit and sand mix, with a high percentage in sand than just fine sand?. thoughts guys? villager http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/55141 http://www.pitchcare.com/message/message/55141