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full rate blanket fungicides on the greens the season. Tees and approaches are outside my budget for control.” “The only mammal that we have a
problem with is moles, and this is a very minimal problem. This is because the team let the problem get out of hand and, as a Chafer grubs have been a problem in the
throughout the winter period. This allows year, has produced the best on record for wild orchids. Once we have cut it down, the rowing and bailing of the meadow rough is done by a local farmer.”
as the golf course itself. That is not just through interest in biodiversity, but the fact Temple has had various surveys completed fauna including, but not limited to, moths, Ben adheres to the Habitat and Woodland
Management policy and works closely with site ecology manager is always up to speed and forward thinking.
and plans for a further twenty in the near Pest and weed control is both chemical and biological on the course. Weed control consists of a blanket herbicide twice per year through tees, fairways, approaches and green surrounds, and then spot treat, Pest control also consists of chemical and biological methods. Chemical control is used for disease outbreaks on greens and worm control throughout the course during winter months. The biological and cultural to promote a healthier plant, whilst not throughout the year to create a free draining
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past, as have leatherjackets, and these were historically controlled chemically but, now that Chlorpyrifos has been withdrawn, it argued that worms are our biggest problem. per season coming into winter, and then spot treat further where necessary. Without this control, the golf course soon becomes prolonged damage into spring, whilst also Ben has strict budgets he has to adhere to for treatments and when planning which dictate what and how much is yearly, fully inclusive budget and then, on acceptance, the agreed budget is mine
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