Scarifying, The New Way |
The autumn lawn maintenance programme began in the quad on Monday. The Dennis mower, with the scarifying cartridge installed, was used to rip out the thatch that has built up since last September but, unlike previous years, the ride-on Iseki mower was used to cut the grass and collect the removed thatch. The Allett cylinder mower had been used in the past in conjunction with the Dennis mower, but this process of scarifying and cutting resulted in having to empty both of the mowers collecting boxes a vast amount of times. This new method, using the Dennis without its collecting box, results in the thatch falling back on to the grass which is then collected up by the ride-on mower. The high speed rotation of the two synchronised blades throw the grass through to the rear mounted low-dump collecting box removing the need to empty the heavy, awkward, thatch filled boxes in to tonne bags.
Scarifying With The Dennis |
The scarifying continued on Tuesday and, once completed, Joss aerated the turf using the 'Groundsman Turf Aerator' which plunges tines into it, making holes for air, nutrients and water to reach the roots.
Aerating With The Groundsman Turf Aerator |
Broadcasting The Grass Seed |
The final phase of the maintenance programme was completed today, overseeding and feeding. Grass seed was broadcast across the quad to cover the newly created bare patches, a result of the scarifying. Lastly ProTurf 12.5.20, a controlled release fertiliser, was applied to the turf using the Allen Spreadmaster.
Applying Fertiliser With The Allen Spreadmaster |
Rain in now needed to wash the fertiliser in and turn the grass a luxurious green again, here's hoping!
Grass Seed And Fertiliser |
The Lawn |
What seed do you use for this lawn?
ReplyDeleteHello. The seed used on this lawn is from a company called Sherriff Amenity who supply a range of grass seed, this one is MM10 consisting of
Delete40% NIKKY chewings fescue
40% CORSAIRE slender creeping red fescue
12% SEFTON browntop bent
8% EGMONT browntop bent,
Here's a link: http://www.sherriffamenity.com/products/MM10/375/
Hope this helps, Ali