Britain has over 700 different types of soil varying throughout the country. Understanding your soil will help you to care for your crops properly and enhance their prosperity. Depending where you are in the country and the pH levels of your soil, you will have special requirements to care for your plants.
We have gathered 7 of the main soil types that are found across the UK to give you some useful information.
Overseeding occurs when you plant grass seed directly into existing turf. This is a simple and natural way to fill in any bare areas, increase the density of the turf and get rid of any pesky weeds. Overseeding should never tear up the turf or the soil.
Here are some steps you can follow.
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.
Bees play a very important role in our ecosystem. Studies have found that it would cost farmers £1.8 billion a year to manually pollinate their crops, while our natural pollinators are helping our plants and flowers to flourish free of charge! Thank you, Bees!
Around 70 crops depend on bee pollination to survive, and with over 250 species of bees native to the UK, it is essential to limit the dangers that are putting our bees at risk.
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.
Hot and sunny weather is welcomed by many people in our uncertain summer climate but it can also provide a challenge to maintaining a healthy green sward.
With temperatures getting close to 30 degrees centigrade recently, the thoughts of homeowners are turning to how to keep lawns green and stop them turning beige.
