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From: brooklyn1 on 17 Apr 2010 19:08 On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:23:39 +1000, "David Hare-Scott" <secret(a)nospam.com> wrote: >Fred Williams wrote: >> I've never seen weeds on greens, even on the >> cheapest of golf courses. So does that mean >> that the grass used for greens repels weeds >> or is it because of the skills of green-keepers? >> >> The reason I ask, is because I would like to >> make part of my lawn suitable for putting on. >> >> Would overseeding with green-type seed do, or >> do I have to clear a patch down to the earth (no >> big deal) and start afresh? >> >> What seed would you recommend for Southern >> Ontario (Canada)? >> >> tia >> >> Fred > >If you want a putting green be prepared for seeding, watering, fertilising, >spraying, watering, cutting, rolling, aerating, cutting, mowing, watering, >fertilising, seeding, paying, watering, fertilising, spraying, watering, >cutting, aerating, cutting, paying, mowing, rolling, watering, fertilising, >seeding, watering, fertilising, spraying, watering, cutting, aerating, >cutting, mowing, watering, fertilising and paying. > >And you will get to putt on it too. Sounds like fun. > >David Link from astroturf.com: http://www.synlawn.com/artificial_grass_systems/golf_putting_greens_system
From: Fred K. Gringioni on 17 Apr 2010 22:45 "Frank" <frankperiodlogullo(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:hqdbms$kb$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > http://www.putting-greens.com/types.html > > I think they cut these things every day. That's got to be a PITA. Just get a robotic mower. (like the ROOMBA vacuum cleaner)
From: despen on 18 Apr 2010 00:13 "Fred K. Gringioni" <kgringioni(a)hotmail.com> writes: > "Frank" <frankperiodlogullo(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > news:hqdbms$kb$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> http://www.putting-greens.com/types.html >> >> I think they cut these things every day. That's got to be a PITA. > > Just get a robotic mower. (like the ROOMBA vacuum cleaner) The topic is easily researched with Google. You need a reel type mower. The article I read says mow every other day. Not really practical for a home owner.
From: Fred Williams on 18 Apr 2010 07:23 brooklyn1 wrote: > On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:23:39 +1000, "David Hare-Scott" > <secret(a)nospam.com> wrote: > >> Fred Williams wrote: >>> I've never seen weeds on greens, even on the >>> cheapest of golf courses. So does that mean >>> that the grass used for greens repels weeds >>> or is it because of the skills of green-keepers? >>> >>> The reason I ask, is because I would like to >>> make part of my lawn suitable for putting on. >>> >>> Would overseeding with green-type seed do, or >>> do I have to clear a patch down to the earth (no >>> big deal) and start afresh? >>> >>> What seed would you recommend for Southern >>> Ontario (Canada)? >>> >>> tia >>> >>> Fred >> >> If you want a putting green be prepared for seeding, watering, >> fertilising, spraying, watering, cutting, rolling, aerating, >> cutting, mowing, watering, fertilising, seeding, paying, watering, >> fertilising, spraying, watering, cutting, aerating, cutting, paying, >> mowing, rolling, watering, fertilising, seeding, watering, >> fertilising, spraying, watering, cutting, aerating, cutting, mowing, >> watering, fertilising and paying. >> >> And you will get to putt on it too. Sounds like fun. >> >> David > > Link from astroturf.com: > http://www.synlawn.com/artificial_grass_systems/golf_putting_greens_system Thanks. I'll see if I can afford it.
From: Alan Campbell on 18 Apr 2010 07:39
In message <c66ecbb5-46fe-411f-8ab1-bb518758b7ce(a)q23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, Manco <musefan2009(a)gmail.com> writes >Of course golf course keepers use tons of chemicals to kill any weeds >on the greens and fairways. > Thats a bit of a myth, most diseases and weeds etc can be controlled by cultural practices. Furthermore, amenity ground comes under much stricter control than agriculture and horticulture. -- Alan Campbell |