Golf


The greenkeepers with the Les Ormes machinery fleet


What’s in the shed?


John Deere 220 pedestrian greensmower John Deere 2500E greensmower


John Deere 2500 used for verticutting and scarifying


John Deere 2653A tees and approaches mower John Deere 7700 fairway mower John Deere 7400A rough mower John Deere 2320 compact tractor


John Deere Eztrac 2425 general lawn area mower John Deere Gators x 3 Kubota L 3300 tractor Tru Turf greens roller Massey Ferguson front loader Yamaha maintenance buggies x 2 Allman power sprayer Turfmech SQRL 600 core harvester Blec topdresser Charterhouse Verti-Drain 7316 Sarrel Roller Kilworth TRIS H150 scariffier Ryan Junior sod cutter Honda rotovator Toro hover mowers x 2 Stihl chainsaws x 2 Stihl hedgecutters Hitachi blower Hitachi strimmers x 2


My wish list includes a Toro ProCore, Air 2G2, Graden Sand Injection, Smithco Roller, John Deere 2500E greens mower with groomers and brush attachment and a Hunter grinder.


Bunkers on the 7th have been returned to the revetted style of the original course design ... 36 I PC AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2015


can be different, so this is just a general rule of thumb. We also verti-cut and topdress every three weeks. We sarrel role every two weeks. The greens have a high organic matter


content. We are trying to reduce this by deep scarification in two directions, then coring with 16mm hollow tines at 50mm spacings twice a year - spring and autumn. We also regularly verti-cut and dust every three weeks to further dilute the OM. The greens are made up of Poa ssp which, in their current state, are quite disease prone. To combat this, we spray fungicides as and when required. Last year, we applied 96kg of nitrogen - 6kg applied every two weeks. During July and August, we get noticeable


nematodes damage on the greens, mainly from root knot and spiral nematodes; we have tried to suppress them by applying cold compressed seaweed this year. Next year, I hope to try a garlic nematicide to really try


to reduce the numbers. With nematodes, it is all about the timing of the application, so cores will have to be sent to the lab to try and establish when they will hatch and when is best to start applying to achieve optimum results.


Our cutting heights are as follows: Greens - winter 5mm, summer 3.75mm


Tees and approaches - winter 12mm, summer 10mm Fairways - winter 15mm, summer 14mm Rough - 30mm


We take soil samples in the winter which help me to determine which products to purchase for the coming season. For example, this past winter, we were low on sulphur, so I decided to go with a 50/50 ammonium sulphate/urea fertiliser. I am yet to take OM levels, but I know that they are really high. I am going to keep


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