Pitchcare Classifieds SPORTS SURFACE CONTRACTORS Waterloo Bowls
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They were defeated - we won the war!
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Mobile: 07768 122577 The Waterloo Green on Pitchcare’s first visit on 11th February 2014
Philip Dixon Contractors Ltd Established 1978
Sportsturf Drainage Specialist Drainage Construction Renovation
Back in February of this year, Pitchcare were made aware of the plight of the Waterloo Bowling Green in Blackpool, home of the sport’s most prestigious championships since 1907 and regarded as ‘The Wembley of Crown Green Bowls’.
Extensive financial investment in the renovation of the historic Waterloo Hotel meant that new incumbent greenkeeper, Mark Audin, was facing a challenge to produce a green to the standard that he felt the venue should offer.
Pitchcare were approached by Mel Evans, a recent recipient of an MBE for his services to Crown Green Bowls, because he believed we had the expertise and products to return the Waterloo bowls green to the standard deserving of Crown Green bowling’s most prestigious championship.
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D W Clark DRAINAGE LTD
SPECIALIST SPORTSTURF CONSTRUCTION & DRAINAGE CONTRACTORS • Gravel Banding • Sand Slitting
• Top Dressing • Renovation • Irrigation Unit 7, Brailes Industrial Estate, Winderton Lane, Lower Brailes Banbury, Oxfordshire OX15 5JW
Tel: 01608 685800 Fax: 01608 685801 email:
jim@dwclarkdrainageltd.co.uk Web:
www.dwclarkdrainageltd.co.uk 148 l PC JUNE/JULY 2014 Contact: Melvyn Taylor
Office: 01283 551417 Mobile: 07836 259133 Email:
melvyn@turfdry.com
A visit from the Pitchcare team, including Technical Manager and Agronomist John Handley, was undertaken and Pitchcare set about working with a determined and energetic Mark Audin to improve the condition of the green. The green measures 1626.5m2 and was composed of 20% Red Fescue (Festuca rubra agg), 20% Browntop Bent (Agrostis capillaris), and 45% Annual Meadow-grass (Poa annua).
The remainder of the surface was dominated by a bright
pleurocarpous moss, Heath Plait- moss (Hypnum jutlandicum), a small portion of Silver Thread Moss (Bryum argenteum) and bare ground.
The cutting height was set at 7mm and there was evidence of an infestation of Fusarium (Fusarium nivale) and Red Thread (Laetisaria fuciformis). The Fusarium had been treated with a fungicide and was not currently active.
Drains were evident as the plants growing above the free-draining areas were thriving, whereas the green in general was struggling
because the surface was wet. Thatch was dense and tight, at >8mm, and retaining moisture at the surface. The green had not been verti- drained for several years and was compacted.
A PWS analysis was undertaken that indicated that potassium, magnesium, calcium and manganese levels were too low and would require amending. Iron levels were high, indicating that the previous feeding regime had focused on colour and not taken into account the broader nutritional needs of the sward.
Aeration was identified as a key component in tackling the levels of thatch and the dominance of the mosses. Sarrel rolling was undertaken as often as possible without disrupting the surface and the green was scarified in two different directions to physically remove a lot of the pleurocarpous moss.
The disparity in the growth rate of the different grasses was very evident on a return visit to the green at the end of March, with the Annual Meadow-grass sitting back and waiting for better temperatures, whilst the Browntop Bent was perfectly content and thriving, as was the Fescue.
This variations in the growth response of the different species, combined with remnants of the damage that Fusarium had wrought on the Annual Meadow-grass, was creating an inconsistent surface causing the wood to chatter over the surface.
When growth was able to mitigate against potential stress, the green was scarified to improve smoothness. Temperature
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