TURFSOLV BLOG
Over the past 20 years I have developed an expertise in using plant biostimulants and soil microbes to help turfgrass managers optimise plant health and nutrition and to reduce/eliminate the use of pesticides. Enhancing the biological interaction between the plant roots and the soil microbiolgy is the key for optimising turfgrass nutrition but is little understood by many turfgrass managers who are under pressure to increase quality and reduce costs. I offer research based agronomy and products trial services for golf courses and sports pitches that find solutions to your challenges. Andrew Turnbull | Turfsolv’s resident expert.
Autumn Lawn Care
AUTUMN LAWN CARE Autumn is the time for lawn renovations. The soil is still warm and the grass has entered a vegetative growth stage, meaning it has finished trying to flower and is preparing itself for the coming colder weather by making more carbohydrates and...
It’s in the roots!
It’s what you can’t see Roots are hidden, but healthy roots are the key to high quality turfgrass surfaces, and a recent trial demonstrated that the addition of TurfSolv into your nutrition programme produces larger roots. All plots were fertilised with the same...
Regular & Effective Aeration
EFFECTIVE AERATION There can be no life without oxygen! As the picture above illustrates, air is essential if we are to encourage root zone biology and harness the energy and contribution to growth from a beneficial microbial population. Roots do not die due to too...
GARDEN MAINTENANCE
LAWN MAINTENANCE Creating and maintaining a lawn requires a range of operations, split between Primary and Secondary tasks. Primary tasks are those that make a lawn out of a field: Mowing Fertilising Watering Secondary tasks are those that mitigate the effects of...