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In this article, Daniel Ratling, BSc Hons. PCert TSC, Head Groundsman at Whitgift School in London, considers plant-soil interactions and how we turf managers...
in Chemicals & Fertilisers - 1 day, 2 hours ago
In this article, Daniel Ratling, BSc Hons. PCert TSC, Head Groundsman at Whitgift School in London, considers plant-soil interactions and how we turf managers...
in Chemicals & Fertilisers - 1 day, 2 hours ago
Our journey navigating the last few months has seen us having to overcome massive challenges, alter our methods to fit a changing picture and, ultimately,...
in Tennis - 4 days, 2 hours ago
Equestrian sports have been as hard hit as any with major championships cancelled and racing and polo seasons put on hold. But turfcare regimes have continued...
in Equestrian - 6 days, 2 hours ago
Cricket is our summer game; just not this summer. The frustration is most apparent at county level, where all 18 clubs are without income, yet having to...
in Cricket - 1 week, 1 day ago
“You cannot put 30kg of fertiliser in a 20kg bag. Sooner or later it is going to spill out. I just did not know how much of a mess it was going to make.”...
in Football - 1 week, 4 days ago
June was a month where we saw warm and hot conditions give way to persistent rain and heavy thunderstorms in many areas, and with it much needed rainfall....
in General Interest - 1 week, 6 days ago
The pandemic continues but, very slowly, the economy is starting to get going. Currently, we can visit a showroom to buy a new car, or pop to a shopping...
in Editorial - 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Back in 2008 it cost around £1.7m to build Newclose on the outskirts of Newport — a magnificent ground adopted by Hampshire and one which has put the...
in Cricket - 2 weeks, 6 days ago
These days most of our work in Europe consists of remodelling older golf courses. Fortunately, we still design and supervise the construction of new courses,...
in Golf - 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Ramside Golf Club in County Durham comprises two 18-hole courses, but it wasn’t always that way. Tucked away in the middle of the older Prince Bishop...
in Golf - 3 weeks, 4 days ago
There has been over three months since Derby County's last Sky Bet Championship game, which has allowed the groundstaff to work hard on the pitch to ensure...
in Football - 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Banchory Golf Club, on Deeside in Scotland, won the Syngenta Operation Pollinator Award at the Golf Environment Awards, presented at BTME 2020. Course...
in Golf - 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Octavi Creus, Grounds Manager of FC Barcelona, explains how modern technology, agronomy and a rescheduled La Liga season are affecting the pitches under...
in Football - on 12/6/20
Jonathan Gaunt is under way with a multi-year renovation project at Cavendish Golf Club in Buxton, England, to be completed in time for the club’s centenary...
in Golf - on 10/6/20
For years, engine and machinery manufacturers across the outdoor power equipment industry have been working towards lower exhaust emissions and cleaner...
in Machinery & Mechanics - on 8/6/20
We first took a tour of the school grounds, pitches and facilities, chatting and taking photographs as we went. (How we managed a day without rain and...
in Schools & Colleges - on 5/6/20
In Part 2 of this article, Grounds Care Trainer and Conference Speaker Frank Newberry offers ten ways we can all reduce our tendency to procrastinate.
in Consultancy - on 3/6/20
