Fertilisation

We have to watch our nutrient levels in this weather as the rain has a tendency to flush, or leach, nutrients away from the roots of the turf. Obviously we don't want to literally bomb the place with fertiliser and watch it wash away into the waterways, so the majority of fertiliser applications are made via foliar means which sees it directly adsorbed into the leaf. There are occasions however, when the rain eases which allows us to use a granular slow release fertiliser. Slow release is fertiliser which gradually provides nutrients to the turf for a prolonged period, ensuring that we have no rapid growth which is very important for this time of year as we don't want occasions where the grass is growing furiously and we are unable to cut it due to the weather. Today we applied a slow release fertiliser to the greens to maintain their good health in the poor conditions.