GOLF
In the seventies, golf boomed and every five minutes there was a golf club being built - it was a licence to print
The Trimax Snake was purchased a couple of years ago
money. Now, the demand has dropped and I don’t believe prices have gone up
two weeks we will put the sorrel rollers over. Once a year we will overseed the greens with Limagrain’s MM10 Grass Seed, which is a mix of fescues and browntop bent; unfortunately, due to the pandemic, I cannot see us doing that this year.”
“Last year, we managed to get a second- hand Toro Procore 660 for the back of the tractor as our old Wiedemann is only good for deep aeration. It’s a great machine and is a lot quicker. We don’t really need to go too
deep being on sand. It does a good job, and has been a godsend.”
Tony uses a mix of granular and liquid feeds throughout the season and is a big believer in the use of lawn sand. “In autumn and spring, I like to use lawn sand to help strengthen everything and blacken the moss off. I just like the results it gives me. I will try and time the application around some rain. I will stick a granular base feed down in April and then use a mixture of seaweed, liquid
iron, humic acids, phosphates and nitrogen every two weeks.”
When Tony needs to replace machines, he has two options; he can put his case forward to the committee who will then inform the owner, or he can approach the owner direct as he has known him a long time. “The owner is responsible for the machinery and usually likes to purchase outright, whether that be ex-demo or second-hand. Last year, we bought the
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