Grass Clippings

How to Scarify Your Lawn(s) This Autumn

Scarification or Scarifying is an essential part of cultured turf or lawn management. It is carried out with hand tools such as a Spring Bok Hand Rake or, for larger areas, purpose built machinery called a Scarifier. The aim of scarifying is to produce a healthy vertical type growth of desirable grasses, to improve the turf surface and appearance.

Very light scarification (like with a drag brush or rake on a cylinder mower) is used simply to raise the leaves of the grass in the sward before mowing, to leave a smarter looking finish.

Hiring a Professional Lawn Aerator

The time of year will soon be upon us when we might consider some Autumn Lawn Care. One key aspect of successful lawn care is availability of the right equipment whether a professional turf manager or amateur lawn owner.

Genetically Modified Turf Grasses - Nothing New Here.....

Oops, someone has pressed his buttons again! 'The mass development of genetically modified crops risks causing the world's worst environmental disaster', The Prince of Wales has warned the media yesterday.

I agree with his royal comments of the larger crop breeders squeezing out the small local farmers who are pressurised to buy the large crop breeders' crop protection chemicals such as fungicides at highly inflated prices. Still the EU are not exactly supporting British Farmers, preferring our EU Partner Countries to produce arable food crops instead.

In Turf Culture, we have been genetically modifying Turf Grasses for years so the concept is not new in our industry....

The 'New' Lawn Guide Review

We promised some feedback on The NEW Lawn Guide written by Philip Sharples. As this month is turning out to be so damn wet, plenty of time to sit back with a cool pint of ale and get to grips with what I promised to do..

'The Lawn Guide - your pathway to the perfect lawn' is the books strap line. My initial thought was that it lacked a personal Foreword by the Author.