FINE GRASS PROMOTION:Are you struggling to establish fine grass seedlings? Try going 'pottjft'

摘要

The reason for this article is to make the reader aware of an alternative, but not necessarily new, overseeding technique that has been more widely accepted in recent years in establishing fine grasses from seed, particularly in more trafficked situations.The promotion of the finer grasses on putting greens from seed has been met with good success in recent years For many it is still at an early stage as environmental conditions may not be good enough yet, while for others they are coming to terms with the maintenance requirements necessaryto promote the finer grasses. Usually the indicator that the corner is turned is when there is an increase in fine grasses from within the existing sward before any overseeding programme is started. That point is usually reached when profile drainage isgood enough, a non-competitive existing sward is present and disturbance pressures such as verticutting are relaxed.