I'm new to the maintenance team at our bowls club in Devon... Our green is not bowling very good at the moment as it's very bumpy and the bowls either track or stay straight on certain hands... can you give me some advice on what we should do please?
@raymondmilburn-hughes79457 ай бұрын
I am new to green keeping, trying to follow all the different methods of maintaining a bowling green is a bit daunting. Watching your videos will help a lot.
@davidmcroy41059 ай бұрын
When I tighten the nuts, the blades go tight against the bottom blade. What am I doing wrong?
@MatthewWhyers Жыл бұрын
Can we have more bowling green maintenance videos please
@raymonddawson7654 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic insight of how you both got into greens management. Just one question. I belong to a bowling club in surrey and I would be interested to know what essential machinery would you not do without in maintaining the green. We have a Toro Greenmaster 1000 lawn mower and a green iron. Bearing in mind our club is like a lot of bowling club not awash with funds. Cheers
@DavidJones-kg6pp Жыл бұрын
As a new greenkeeper I'm really enjoying and appreciative of your videos, thanks guys, they're informative & helpful
@edwardinnes8730 Жыл бұрын
When do you start doing the bowling green restoration And if the bowling green has been tested and found to be 89% sand what do you do then would adding some top soil improve the quality of the green and help the grass.
@benriddiford6762 Жыл бұрын
I was really stuck today. His video is really helpful 👍
@martintibbles3194 Жыл бұрын
Hi Thanks for the very informative video. Just one thing have you a video on levelling the green and the use of a drag-mat.
@kevinchesher98212 жыл бұрын
What is the seaweed product you mentioned for your monthly tonic
@alexandernoble32 жыл бұрын
You certainly put in lots of work. What's your speed mostly In the summer months. I play at craigentinny in Edinburgh and the green seems to have patches of lots of green grass it's like Islands and it's not consistent all over. There is some bare bits, the grass patches are closely knitted together. Hope to hear from you
@HAIRYBIKER7772 жыл бұрын
It's funny to see David again after all these years. We were good mates as kids - living a few doors apart on Houghton Road, attending Houghton primary school and mucking around together in Hadrians Camp which was behind our houses. I haven't seen him for 40 years! Good to see that things have gone well for him.
@darenmurphy49212 жыл бұрын
What do you use to roll your greens
@turfmenuk93632 жыл бұрын
Hi Darren, I’m not a great fan of rolling greens as we spend a lot of time aerating so don’t really want to compact the soil structure. If you think about it the green gets a roll every time we cut it.
@darenmurphy49212 жыл бұрын
@@turfmenuk9363 you guys spoke about the mats after the top dress what are you guys using a coir mat, steel, or brooms
@ryane90182 жыл бұрын
As a golf super intendant, blue dawn, 300ml/gal… seems crazy but it’s game changing
@ChrisSmith-rd6dm2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to use the Allen key trick myself just got a new Dennis my tutor has always used a ruler and that's the way I was trained he is 67 and retires this year well in 2 months time he is staying on for the start of the cricket season to help me with initial setup I will be very sad to see him go and wish I meet him years before I did he is a great guy and I love working with him he has said he will alway be at the end of the phone if I run into any problems great videos guys i will enjoy working my way through them in the coming weeks and have already picked up a few tricks and tips in the videos I have watched the ks again to all the team I will definitely be keeping a eye on your channel.
@stephenwilliamson61182 жыл бұрын
A great video with top tips. I live in Pilling nr Lancaster. We have a very sandy loam soil, that can be very wet and also dry. It’s tidal, but we do get moss and it can be a bugger to get shut of. It grows great pratas though. Take care fellas 👍🏻
@murtaghslawncare.3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating chat and not a bit boring. Can you tell me what concentration of Iron should be used to kill the moss and over what area it should be spread? Say for a lawn of 100m2--how much iron should i dissolve in what volume of liquid? Thanks for sharing your expertise..
@turfmenuk93633 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. On my lawns and bowling greens I aim for between 5-10g per m2. Now I’ve seen people put it on with a spreader but you must be sure that rain is imminent or you have irrigation. Personally I always put through a sprayer 5-10g per litre of h2o to be safe. If you require any more info the feel free to contact me. Have a great Xmas
@murtaghslawncare.3 жыл бұрын
@@turfmenuk9363 Great, thank you. You are the only one who gave me a straight honest answer to my question. It’s as if people want to keep the magic answer of how much iron we should use to kill moss. Thanks again. Can you apply it this time of year as my moss is thick with moss?
@turfmenuk93633 жыл бұрын
@@murtaghslawncare. yes no problem applying now. When I worked in the golf industry we applied monthly throughout the winter, also good at keeping Fusarium in check. If you can verticut after application even better but probably better done in the spring. Good luck and hope you’ve a good Xmas
@murtaghslawncare.3 жыл бұрын
@@turfmenuk9363 great.. thanks very much.
@LM-ms1fx3 жыл бұрын
Great video How many greens do you look after I'm in Canada I take care of 4 clubs 5 greens in total keeps me busy . I only aerate in the fall 1/2 inch tine and topdress with 6 tonnes of sand Vertical cutting once a week in March before season starts every to weeks in April and season starts Once a month during the season depending how hot the summer is . Have a great season
@alnolan73743 жыл бұрын
Great video. How does the metal drive drum do on hills?
@nonamegiven20243 жыл бұрын
very informative. Is there a college course available to learn the skills or is this all passed down by the previous groundman? thank you all for posting
@957X993 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy learning about your program to maintain a bowling lawn. Looking for guidance with my own 120 x 20' lawn in Northeast USA. A couple of questions-- 1) Can you really get to sub 6 mm cuts with dwarf rye grass? In the NE USA golf greens are using bentgrass to get sub 3mm cuts. 2) Is your rye perennial or annual? What is your overseeding schedule and rate? 3) Your fertilizer application seems very high. Working thru your numbers -- 450 kg (2 x 225 kg) of fertilizer, lawn is 125' x 125', fert is 11% N. I calcuate nitrogen is 3.2 kg per 1,000 sqft (6.9lbs/1,000). Seems high. Is this for your initial spring application or for the entire year? 4) Do you have any knowledge or recommendations regarding using Dwarf Kentucky Blue Grass for a bowling lawn? Thank you for any response to the above and keep up the great videos. They are very helpful.
@canalboating3 жыл бұрын
Excellent, lot of hard work gone into that
@canalboating3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting thanks for the upload
@key88193 жыл бұрын
hear
@key88193 жыл бұрын
Did I here right, 60cm of rain In 4 days
@YourHomeTorontoRealEstate3 жыл бұрын
This is really my favourite Channel! Thanks for your nice Videos, it is very enlightening, Waiting for your latest update. Downsview Park and Lawn Bowling Greens
@dwthia3 жыл бұрын
keep up the good work.....
@turfcareblog3 жыл бұрын
Poa no one escapes that 🤷♂️😂
@turfcareblog3 жыл бұрын
Good stuff
@turfcareblog3 жыл бұрын
That crow behind you 😂
@superjohnmcginley3 жыл бұрын
A bit anal, you cut over 1600 m2 of grass to less than 6mm, that’s more than a bit lol, great work mate !
@superjohnmcginley3 жыл бұрын
Where have you been till now ? I’m going to watch everything, in the hope I can turn my new build lawn into something like that, ! It’s man against grass !!
@martinlogan83293 жыл бұрын
Nice vid, thanks for sharing. Can I ask what grass you have and what the soil is mainly like (sandy/clay etc) and what you use (if anything) to top dress?
@turfmenuk93633 жыл бұрын
Hi Martin, over the past 3 years we have been over seeding with dwarf rye grass. Traditionally rye would be frowned upon as it’s quite a waxy grass thick leaf. Now seed firms are producing more fine leaf varieties that are fine enough for bowing greens and also hard wearing. Our soil is quite sandy with a certain amount of river silt in it. For the past 5 years we have top dressed the green at leaf twice a year with Mansfield dressing which is an 80 sand 20 soil mix. Hope this helps and if you need any more info then don’t hesitate to contact me. Regards Mike Turfmenuk
@martinlogan83293 жыл бұрын
@@turfmenuk9363 mike that's brilliant info, I'll look in to the drg. Thank you so much for the reply. 👍
@turfcareblog3 жыл бұрын
Love the Allen key trick
@paulhardy30753 жыл бұрын
Great job 👍👌 Mike .
@turfcareblog3 жыл бұрын
Good stuff.
@Billlupton3 жыл бұрын
Very boring
@turfcareblog3 жыл бұрын
Great video
@turfcareblog3 жыл бұрын
Good work guys
@turfcareblog3 жыл бұрын
Great vid
@turfcareblog3 жыл бұрын
Good work chaps
@turfmenuk93633 жыл бұрын
Hopefully have some more content in the coming months👍