July 2005
So if you want a perfectly flat green with a glass like finish...why not flood it? Just makes bowling a tad slower!
Result of very heavy rain.
Photos by Mike Osborne
So if you want a perfectly flat green with a glass like finish...why not flood it? Just makes bowling a tad slower!
Result of very heavy rain.
Photos by Mike Osborne
2011
Late February and some time after treating the green for Fusarium it gets its first scarifying of the year. Carried out in two directions to make a diamond pattern in the green the scarifying resulted in a couple of truck loads of grass being removed.
The initial effect of scarifying looks quite damaging but once the mower has passed over it the green soon returns to normal. It takes about 1 1/2 hours to scarify in one direction and about the same to collect the grass. Thats a good 6 hours of walking up and down in a staight line to both directions. Not so easy!
The initial effect of scarifying looks quite damaging but once the mower has passed over it the green soon returns to normal. It takes about 1 1/2 hours to scarify in one direction and about the same to collect the grass. Thats a good 6 hours of walking up and down in a staight line to both directions. Not so easy!
A few photos of the green being re-laid in the late 1980's
End of season Sept/Oct 2010...a lot of work to ensure the green is fit for the next season
