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What is thatch and how to deal with it

As we discuss elsewhere, thatch is the number one enemy of putting greens and sports pitches across the country, making surfaces soft and spongy when...

The benefits of aerating grassed areas

One of the most important things to remember about your grassed areas, whether they are greens, tees, fairways, or football pitches, is that grass...

Voice of a Greenkeeper: March Tips

As we look to start moving things forward for spring and the beginning of the golf season, we are faced with some of the wettest ground.

Voice of a Greenkeeper: February Tips

Well here we are, February already. After such a wet end to 2019, we are now seeing some dryer days and temperatures above average for this time of...

World’s widest Sarel Roller on show at BTME!

GreenTek will be displaying their 5.4m wide Multi-Sarel at the BTME show in Harrogate. In recent years, golf courses have been working hard to raise...

Voice of a Greenkeeper: January Tips

It is time now to start the new year by planning your work programs, finalising fixture lists, and looking at new products to use this year.

Voice of a Greenkeeper: November & December Tips

We returned home after a couple of good days attending the IOG Saltex show at the NEC. There was plenty to see with over 100 exhibitors covering all...

Voice of a Greenkeeper: October 2019 Tips

This is probably one of the most difficult months of the year in greenkeeping. There was a lot of heavy rain through September for most areas.

Voice of a Greenkeeper: September 2019 Tips

As we move out of August into September the weather…