This blog takes inspiration from a previous blog, “How Often to Water New Grass Seeds” but in a different context. With the UK experiencing a year of above-average rainfall (June 2023 to June 2024), it's important to understand how this extra water can impact your soil and new seedlings, and how best to care for them.
Understanding your soil type is crucial for proper watering, whether during dry spells or periods of heavy rain. This blog equips you with the knowledge to determine how much water your new lawn needs to thrive, using both simple and more technical methods.
Finding the perfect height for your lawn can be a tedious and time-consuming process, and with each species having its own requirements, it can be easy to feel left in the dark.
As a general rule of thumb, the recommended turf length in the UK lies between 2.5 to 4 centimetres. However, there are a few other things to bear in mind when maintaining your lawn. From seasonal demands to individual grass species, the team at Grass Science Seeds have picked out their top tips to ensure that your lawn stays in top shape all year round.
Moisture issues pose some of the most common problems troubling greenkeepers when managing their course. Whether the course is getting the average rainfall or it’s being supplemented by irrigation, finding the perfect moisture level can be a challenge.
The target moisture level of a UK golf green can depend on various factors, including local climate conditions and the species of grass. With winter on its way, it is more important than ever to monitor the soil regularly.
Golf course management is essential to enjoy your game on a maintained and playable course. The rough is one of the toughest areas to manage, and when done incorrectly, it can negatively affect your game.
No matter your job, understanding how to manage the rough can make significant changes to the overall quality of your golf course. The team at Grass Science Seeds have created this short guide full of our best tips to help you generate fine-stemmed rough grass to help optimise your golfing experience.
Now that No Mow May is over, it is time to resume looking after your green spaces and gardens with some careful cutting.
Here are our top tips for keeping your garden mower fit for purpose so that grass is cut cleanly and precisely, helping to reduce the risk of disease and improving its appearance.
At Grass Science Seeds we are all about science; understanding the variables and factors which affect grass seed germination and growth is what we do! Most people understand the basic formula of water + sun = growth but there is another important variable to consider: soil temperature.
