Golf What’s in the shed?
Toro 4300 workman Toro 3100
sidewinders x2
Toro 4500 5 deck rotary
Toro 4700 7 deck rotary Toro 6500 5 cylinder Toro 6700 7 cylinder
Purchasing equipment was the least expensive option
(sheath) and Helicotylenchus (spiral). All nematodes pass through an embryonic stage, four juvenile stages (J1–J4) and an adult stage. Juvenile Meloidogynes hatch from eggs as vermiform second stage juveniles (J2), the first moult having occurred within the egg. Newly-hatched juveniles have a short free-living stage in the soil, in the rhizosphere of the host plant. They may reinvade the host plant of their parent or migrate through the soil to find a new host root. Colin’s research has shown that the ideal times of the year to apply products - the J2 stage of the nematodes life cycle - is in April/May and October/November so, based on this, Peter now aerates the greens and tees using the LiquiJect during the spring and autumn renovation programmes whilst, in the interim months, the greens are sprayed using the Toro Multi Sprayer with a shrouded hood fitted. Early season tests, last year, showed
severe nematode activity in February, much earlier that previously thought. It
may be the case that hatch times are dependant on ideal conditions Using the LiquiJect aerators seems to
ensure that any of the nematode suppressant products are getting straight to the target areas more effectively. Peter also sees the potential of the LiquiJect aerators being used at other clubs across all sports disciplines that currently suffer with nematode problems, and is offering his machines and methods for hire to local clubs.
Nematodes will remain a constant
problem on many of our modern sand based sports surfaces. Each year, we find out more about them and how to deal with them; they will never go away - it is knowing how to manage them that is important.
It’s good to see forward thinking
turfcare professionals, like Peter and Richard, continuing to come up with solutions for solving the some of the issues we, as an industry, face whilst striving to produce better playing surfaces.
TWENTYQuestions
Richard Roberts - not planning on joining Big Brother, but would like to be with the Barmies in the Windies
Who are you? Richard Roberts. Don’t think I have a title. Depends who’s asking.
Family status? Married to Steph with three children - Chloe 13, Reece 10 and Zac 1.
Who’s your hero and why? I don’t think I have one!
What is your dream holiday? I’d love to join the Barmy Army on a tour to the West Indies (the whole tour).
What annoys you the most? Those answers could fill this page.
What would you change about yourself? Not much, although Steph may disagree.
Who wouldn’t you like to be? Anyone that’s ever been on Big Brother!
Favourite record, and why? Anything by The Who.
Who would you choose to spend a romantic evening with? The wife, of course.
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Have a heart attack?
If you were to describe yourself as a musical instrument, what would you be and why? What sort of question is that?
What’s the best advice you have ever been given? You’re only here for a visit.
What’s your favourite smell? A BBQ, because it means the sun is shining
What do you do in your spare time? I’d love to say fishing, but it’s usually dad’s taxi service.
What’s the daftest work related question you have ever been asked? Probably being asked ‘how much air goes in?’ as the tyre explodes, but there are a lot.
What’s your favourite piece of kit? It was the Cat D6 that I drove whilst rebuilding the course. I put 10,000 hours and 40,000 miles on it in six years (nearly 20,000 of those in reverse). I wore out two sets of tracks and
wore through two blades. As that’s now gone. it’s the Toro 5800 sprayer, a fantastic piece of kit.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Hardworking, kind and fun.
What talent would you like to have? To be able to beat my ten year old son at any computer game - just once!
What makes you angry? People who think that the world owes them a living.
What law/legislation would you like to see introduced? An IQ test before some people are allowed to think for themselves!
Toro 3250 greens mowers x 4 (Greentech brush, power brush, spiker, scarifier and verticut units)
Toro 648 pro core Toro 5800 multipro sprayer John Deere 6110 with front linkage John Deere 5820 with loader John Deere 1200 bunker rake John Deere TC125 collector John Deere 220B cylinder mower Kioti X35 tractor
New Holland 27D tractor
New Holland TZ25D tractor with mounted LiquiJect 400 injector LiquiJect 760 injector Greens Iron
Grasshopper Zero Turn (flail and rotary decks) Lloyds 5 gangmower Hardi 300 sprayer BLEC Multiseeder Charterhouse 2 metre Verti-drain Dakota 410 topdresser Tycrop MH400 material handler 1.5m Richard Long topdresser JCB 801.4 excavator CAT 312 excavator
Baroness hand mowers x 3
Various trailers, rollers, spreaders, spikers, sweepers, blowers, cultivation equipment and hand mowers... and 20 tonnes of topdressing
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