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USED MACHINERY
Real grass is cooling during a heat wave, whereas artificial grass generates heat
“Let’s embrace all this new technology to advance further, and leave artificial grass to the hockey pitches and indoor venues where there’s really no alternative”
turf is proving resilient enough to weather three of four years in succession. Our own LT2 Low Maintenance
turf, containing Crested Hairgrass, was developed for drought situations and, at the moment, we’re developing a more shade tolerant turf - a mixture of Tufted Hairgrass with ryegrass and fescues - which is being trialled in one of London’s squares that is subject to shade from trees and buildings. Depending on the results, this new turf should be very useful on shaded golf courses and make a good tees turf. Looking at football stadiums, where the low light density problem has now been overcome with the introduction of special lighting rigs, a new breed of ryegrass has been developed that will germinate at 3.5 degrees, allowing turf managers to
Northamptonshire Derbyshire Buckinghamshire 01536 510515
Used Turfcare Machinery 01283 704664 01895 834411
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JOB FINDER
The new ryegrass that will germinate at 3.5 degrees at Falkirk FC
successfully overseed during cold periods and maintain grass cover. Bred by Barenbrug, this new ryegrass is now being used in the majority of football stadiums. The UK has the best climate in
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the world for growing grass, and we need to adapt the type of grasses we have so that they can withstand the demands made of them. We also need to adapt maintenance practices to suit these grasses (some might need longer mowing heights) and understand the importance of good soil structure. We’ve got improved genetics and improved breeding. Who knows where new biotechnology will lead us? Let’s embrace all this new technology to advance further, and leave artificial grass to the hockey pitches and indoor venues where there’s really no alternative.”
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